Youth, Women, and the Future of Water Resources: CAREC at “Drops of the Future” in Vienna Austria hosted the final event of the “Drops of the Future” series in Vienna on February 26-27, 2025. Organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in collaboration with Switzerland and
During his visit to Uzbekistan, Zafar Makhmudov, the executive director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), held a series of meetings with representatives of international financial organizations and donor institutions. The discussions focused on the activities of CAREC’s country office in Uzbekistan and the official introduction of
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported on the X network that following a review of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), it was decided to close 83% of its programs. The rest will be transferred to the State Department. Rubio said the government had decided to cancel 5,200 of the
CAREC conducted two national training sessions in Tashkent for specialists in Uzbekistan’s water management sector Tashkent, Uzbekistan – On February 26-27, CAREC conducted two national training sessions on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) for Uzbekistan’s water management organizations in Tashkent. The training was held as part of the project “Climate-responsive and
EDB experts have calculated the amount needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 – clean water and sanitation in the Central Asian region The Eurasian Development Bank conducted a diagnostic of drinking water supply and sanitation infrastructure in Central Asia. Thus, EDB specialists found out that for sustainable development in
Discussion club experts suggest that the Central Asian region consider cooperation with Africa to resolve the water issue The water situation for Central Asian countries is worsening due to climate change. This was stated by the Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and Politics at the Higher School of
Almaty. March 4. KazTAG – The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the establishment in Almaty of the UN Regional Centre for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan, the press service of Akorda reports. “Today, with the co-authorship of 152 countries, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus
The seal is on the verge of extinction. Environmental activists have proposed ways to preserve the marine mammals, reports a correspondent for the Kazinform agency. Photo: Fisheries Department of Mangistau Region According to an independent ecologist, the number of seals has decreased by 90 percent over the past 100 years.
On 25 February, the second meeting the Second Steering Committee Meeting of the “EU for a green Turkmenistan: Policy Dialogue and Climate Action for 2024–2028” project took place in the Conference Hall of the Natural Gas Research Institute in Ashgabat. The EU funded project is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für
As part of the Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2025), Panel Session 1: “Climate Finance and Innovation” will bring together leading international and national experts to discuss cutting-edge financing mechanisms for climate initiatives. Sub-session 1.1. Representatives of climate funds (Green Climate Fund, Loss and Damage Fund, Climate Investment Funds, etc.),
