The team of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) took part in the coordination meeting of the international Erasmus+ LESLIE project, “Land Management, Environment & Solid-Waste: inside education and business in Central Asia”, held on 4–5 December 2025 in Almaty at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The event brought
26112025 LEAP: Connecting Nature and Humanity 180 The name of the Food and Agriculture Programme (FAO)’s extensive platform, with a fund for implementing projects in relevant areas, translates as “Partnership for Assessing and Improving Environmental Performance in Livestock.” This year, faculty and students at the S.A. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural
The 9th meeting of the Commission for the Conservation, Rational Use of Aquatic Biological Resources of the Caspian Sea, and Management of Their Shared Stocks was recently held in Ashgabat at the Caspian Sea Institute. On the sidelines of the five-party forum, the head of the Kazakh delegation, Deputy Chairman
Today, December 5, the world celebrates World Soil Day, highlighting the importance of protecting and restoring fertile soils for a sustainable future. In Central Asia, this issue is particularly urgent: land degradation, soil erosion, and climate change directly affect ecosystems, agriculture, and local communities. In this context, the RESILAND CA+ projects, implemented with
Volunteers embody the best of humanity. On this important day, let’s draw inspiration from their example, and resolve to do our part to help shape a better world for all. António Guterres Diverse volunteers, stronger communities For the International Volunteer Day 2024, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) demonstrates its commitment to
On 2 December 2025, the second expert meeting under the OSCE Regional Task Force on Education for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition in Central Asia (RTEET initiative) brought together regional specialists to refine the structure and content of the new regional course on the integration of variable renewable energy
Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage Our planet’s survival depends on the precious link with soil. Over 95 percent of our food comes from soils. Besides, they supply 15 of the 18 naturally occurring chemical elements essential to plants. However, in the face of climate change and human activity,
The Kerki River control point is a control point on the Amu Darya River used for monitoring and managing water resources in the Amu Darya basin. Photo: arzuw.news In 2026, Tajikistan will receive 9,821 million cubic meters of water from the Amu Darya River and 365 million cubic meters from
Almaty — 28 November 2025 — The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC-Central Asia) actively participated in the dialogue “Green Impulse: Towards the Regional Environmental Summit 2026”, held on 28 November at the Central‑Asian Institute for Environmental Research (CAIER) in Almaty. The event, organized within the framework of the national
On November 26, 2025, an interregional seminar was held in Tashkent, bringing together women experts from Central Asia and the South Caucasus working in the field of water resources management. The participants represented relevant ministries and water management agencies, non-governmental organizations, as well as academic and research institutions. The event
