Nukus, Uzbekistan – On February 2, 2024, the Faculty of Biology of Karakalpak State University hosted a scientific seminar on “Wetlands and human welfare” dedicated to World Wetlands Day. The participants of the seminar were party organization members of the Ecological Party of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, specialists
On February 20, a regional seminar on “Climate Risk Analysis and Capacity Development” was held in Tashkent, dedicated to the launch of a large six-month study to assess climate risks for five river basins in Central Asia. For information: based on the results of the assessment, issues related to climate
Experts believe that this reserve is the only place in the world where tugai jungle has been preserved. “Tiger Beam” Photo: Bakhriddin Isamutdinov, Shukhrat Khoshimov The first nature reserve in Tajikistan, Tigrovaya Balka, was created on November 4, 1938. In September 2023, the Tugai forests of the Tigrovaya Balka Nature
Aini, Tajikistan – Experts from the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) acted as trainers on the Water-Energy-Food interconnection approach (WEP Nexus) for representatives of the Zarafshan River Basin Council. The training was held within the framework of the Integrated Rural Development Project/TRIGGER, co-funded by the European Union (EU)
The Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of Karakalpakstan, under the leadership of Chairman of the Zhokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan Amanbai Orynbayev, the Forestry Agency, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and eco-active youth, started sowing haloxylon seeds on the dried bottom of the Aral Sea.
For the first time in the last 10 years, Uzbekistan has prepared a national report on the state of the environment. A working group created by the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the republic with the support of international organizations worked on the review. “This issue
On February 5, Aziz Abdukhakimov, the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change, met with Ali Al-Dhaheri, the director of “Tadweer”, the biggest waste management company in Abu Dhabi. At the meeting, information was presented on the reforms being implemented in the field of waste management in our country. In particular, Aziz Abdukhakimov
Within the framework of the Plenary Session of CMS COP14 in Samarkand, a memorandum of cooperation in the field of wildlife conservation on the Ustyurt Plateau was signed between the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Aziz Abdukhakimov, and the Deputy Minister of Ecology and
The Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Country Office in the Kyrgyz Republic, Kuban Matraimov, informed about CAREC’s contribution to Central Asian countries in adapting to the impacts of climate change, and the successful consolidation of Central Asian countries at the UNFCCC COP28 during the discussion
On February 15, 2024, a webinar on the updated version of the GACMO (Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Model) emission projection tool presented by the Copenhagen Climate Center of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-CCC) was held online. The webinar presented a new version of the GACMO emissions projection tool to
