Three out of four crops across the globe producing fruits, or seeds for use as human food depend, at least in part, on bees and other pollinators. PHOTO:Photo FAO/Greg Beals We all depend on the survival of bees Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. …
UN Development Programme’s new initiative: Climate Promise 2025. This ambitious endeavor is designed to bolster developing nations as they gear up to enhance their climate action plans within the framework of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Set against the backdrop of the upcoming round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) due in 2025, Climate Promise …
World Water Day, celebrated on March 22 every year, is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of the importance of clean water and sustainable water management. It was established by the UN General Assembly in 1992 and was first celebrated in 1993. World Water Day provides an opportunity to discuss issues related to access …
World Water Day in Central Asia: Сooperation of universities Read More »
A team of scientists in the United Kingdom say they’ve discovered a porous material that has the potential to store large quantities of greenhouse gases, making it a possible new tool in the arsenal to fight climate change. The scientists detailed how they used computational models to develop this material in a newly published paper …
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On May 7, 2024, the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan (CEP RT) hosted the final meeting of the project “Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for the Aral Sea Basin, Additional Financing” (CAMP4ASB AF) at the National Library. At the meeting, the CEP RT Deputy Chairman Mavlodod A.M. noted …
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Plants are life – we depend on them for 80 percent of the food we eat and 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe. But international travel and trade have been associated with the introduction and spread of plant pests. Invasive pest species are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss and threaten the delicate web …
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, May 2, 2024 – Today, on the banks of the Karakum River near Ashgabat, USAID and the State Committee for Water Resources organized the grand opening of a new metering system to measure water flow on this important waterway. The system will provide real-time data to the State Committee for Water Resources, enabling the …
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On May 2, the Central Asian University for the Study of the Environment and Climate Change (Green University) launched a national seminar within the framework of the projects “Climate Education to promote the SDGs and combat climate change” and “Eco-Schools Uzbekistan”. The event, organized by the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change, the …
A program on climate education was presented in Tashkent Read More »
Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to India, Nurlan Zhalgasbayev, met with Vice President of JWIL Infra Ltd., Akshay Bhardwaj. During the meeting, discussions revolved around projects related to water supply, irrigation, wastewater treatment, and industrial effluent management, as well as exchanged opinions on investment cooperation in the development of water resources. Possible sources of financing for infrastructure projects …
Kazakhstan and India: Prospects for Cooperation in Water Resources Sector Read More »
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic – On May 30, another Nexus game event was held at the Department of Water Resources and Engineering Disciplines of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. Yeltsin. This time, the fourth-year students transferred their skills to the second and third-year students of the direction “Integrated use and protection of water resources”. …
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