Addressing the waste crisis Humanity’s unsustainable production and consumption practices are driving the planet towards destruction. Households, small businesses and public service providers generate between 2.1 billion and 2.3 billion tons of municipal solid waste every year – from packaging and electronics to plastics and food. However, global waste management services are ill-equipped to handle this, with …
XI’AN, March 30 (Xinhua) — The launch ceremony of the secretariat of the China-Central Asia Cooperation Mechanism was held in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, on Saturday. On this occasion, congratulatory letters were sent by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan …
China-Central Asia Cooperation Secretariat opens in Xi’an Read More »
The UNDP/GEF project “Conservation and sustainable management of land resources and high nature value ecosystems in the Aral Sea basin for multiple benefits” in Turkmenistan, on the occasion of the International Day of Forests, March 21, launches an infographic competition “Forests and Innovations” Objective: The purpose of the competition is to attract public attention to …
Infographic contest“Forests and Innovations” in Turkmenistan Read More »
On April 26 in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and April 29 in Bukhara (Uzbekistan), the REAP project will hold a Stakeholders Event – Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Replication Workshop. The REAP project has been successfully implementing sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices within the Agri-food Micro-, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMES) sector in Uzbekistan. “To share …
In an era of growing climate change challenges, the emergence of the innovative tool SnowMapper Central Asia is gaining increasing significance for snow cover analysis and monitoring in Central Asia. The SnowMapper Central Asia tool represents a unique web-based tool, developed with support from SDC. This tool, a result of the fruitful collaboration between SAPPHIRE …
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On March 28, 2024, were held a series of celebratory events dedicated to the World Water Day in Dashoguz, Turkmenistan, to highlight the need for improved transboundary cooperation in water resources management. Organizer – USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity together with State Committee of Water Management of Turkmenistan and Regional Environmental Center of …
Central Asia – On March 18, 2024, a meeting of the Central Asian Network of Academic Societies (NAS) was held online with the joint support of the USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity and Switzerland, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in cooperation with the …
Meeting of the Network of Academic Societies: results and main agreements Read More »
Experts discussed ways to preserve wild cats in Central Asia Announcement: Turkmenistan is home to the Central Asian leopard, lynx, manul, caracal, jungle cat, sand cat and steppe cat, which are “Red List” and require special protection. Careful attitude towards the flora and fauna of Turkmen nature is the basis of the environmental policy of …
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The short documentary film “Shygys: zher, su, aua” (“East: land, water, air”) is already available on YouTube! The film talks about current environmental issues and problems in East Kazakhstan. The authors of the film, the Adamdar/Central Asia team, visited different areas of the East Kazakhstan region. The authors met with experts, activists and local residents …
DUSHANBE WATER PROCESS. Every child has the right to grow up in a clean and safe environment DUSHANBE, 03/10/2024 /NIAT “Khovar”/. The Third High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” will be held from June 10 to 13 in Dushanbe as part of the Dushanbe Water Process. The Dushanbe Water Process …
UNICEF – on the role of youth in solving water problems Read More »
