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
Photo: Committee on Ecology Uzbekistan is launching a project to restore ecosystems across an area of over 1.3 million hectares. The Global Environment Facility is allocating $6 million to Uzbekistan to restore over 1.3 million hectares of landscapes, from forests to pastures. The national EcoLand project is part of the
Urumqi, China – November 28, 2025 –Azamat Kauazov, Programme Manager for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy at the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), presented the experience of the Central Asian region at the international seminar “Scientific Report on Measures to Combat Desertification along the Belt and Road.”
QAZAQ GREEN. The National Investment Agency of Kyrgyzstan and Electron Holding have signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop solar power plants with a combined capacity of up to 300 MW and planned investment of USD 300 million, the agency reported. The agreement was concluded at the Hungarian-Kyrgyz Business Forum
