Asian Development Bank to Give Tajikistan $50 Million to Support Climate-Friendly Business Environment

Another $500,000 for political and legal reforms. The program supports reforms by prioritizing financing for women entrepreneurs. Photo: ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million policy-based grant to help the Government of Tajikistan create a climate-resilient business environment and support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country. The Climate Resilient …

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Regional Policy on Sustainable Consumption and Production

The challenges of adapting cleaner production practices at the regional level and enhancing regional cooperation in the green economy discussed in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Regional Policy Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) was held within the framework of the REAP project funded by the EU SWITCH-Asia programme. The event brought together representatives of international …

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Meeting of the Group of Friends of Glaciers at the UN Headquarters

On July 24, 2024, at the UN Headquarters, the meeting of the Group of Friends of Glaciers co-chaired by the Permanent Mission of Tajikistan and Argentina. The Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. Bahodur Sheralizoda took part in the meeting and delivered a statement. The …

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Forests absorb half of the carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels

An international team of scientists analyzed long-term data on carbon absorption by trees. It turned out that, on average, forests absorb 5 ± 0.4 billion tons of carbon per year — almost half of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with fuel combustion in 1990–2019. Although in some regions forests have reduced their absorption capacity by …

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Call for Application – “Drops of the Future” Youth Workshop Water-Food-Energy Nexus

The OSCE, together with Switzerland, is organizing the Youth Workshop “Drops of the Future” on the Water-Food-Energy Nexus. The workshop will take place in the margins of the 14th Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) on Environment for Sustainable Development. The primary objectives are to: Build capacity for young – particularly female – professionals in the water, energy …

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Creation of an environmental volunteer network discussed in Turkmenistan

The Regional Environmental Center of Central Asia (CAREC) and the public organization “Yash Tebigatchy” discussed the creation of a volunteer network within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding. The goal of creating a volunteer network is to unite the efforts of young people who are concerned about environmental protection issues and to involve them …

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Assessment of biomass potential for the Kyrgyz Republic

In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the experience of using biomass for the production of energy, biogas and biofuel in Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine and Kazakhstan was presented at the rround table “Assessment of biomass potential for the Kyrgyz Republic”. This event was held with the support of the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic within the framework …

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