21 August 2023 ICAT is hosting a webinar on 20 September 2023, 11:00-12:30 CEST on the topic of Article 6 and transparency. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement regulates the approaches for voluntary cooperation between countries to achieve the targets set out in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). It has strong interlinkages with other elements …
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The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has been established in Kazakhstan President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his Address to the people of Kazakhstan on September 1, 2023, outlined a series of strategically important issues related to water policy. He expressed the belief that water resources are of the same importance to the country …
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Impact of dams on biodiversity in Central Asia: experts assess risks Sourse: Public foundation “Rivers Without Borders” Almaty, Kazakhstan – On September 4-5, 2023, Environmental Management Programme Manager (EMP) of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Ludmila Kiktenko and EMP Assistant of the CAREC Aysha Mukhamedrakhim participated in the international expert seminar “Hydraulic …
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Food Security of Central Asia: Current Situation Overview “Climate-resilient practices in agriculture will ensure sustained rural development, food security and improve the quality of life for rural populations,” the Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Zafar Makhmudov stated at the International Conference on Food Security in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The Conference started on September …
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Ramsar Convention: 62nd meeting, results, dynamics of implementation and prospects Source: Ramsar Convention’s Facebook account The 62nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands is being held in Switzerland in a hybrid format from 4 to 8 September 2023. Participants address a number of strategic matters, including the report of the Working …
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Astana – Kazakhstan – On September 4-5, 2023, the third meeting of the Advisory Council of the Interstate Commission on Sustainable Development of Central Asian Countries (ICSD) was held. In his welcoming speech, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Yerlan Nysanbayev, stressed the importance of this meeting. “Since its …
The article presents the results of a study on the assessment of modern space–time trends of extreme values of air temperature and precipitation in 42 meteorological stations throughout Kazakhstan for the period from 1971 to 2020. Spatial and temporal analysis of the distribution of specialized climatic indices was recommended by the WMO climatology commission and …
Ashgabat – Turkmenistan – The National Workshop on the Robust Decision Support (RDS) Process for the Amu Darya River Basin took place at the Archabil Hotel on August 29-30, 2023. The workshop is a part of the USAID Regional Water and Environment Project (WAVE), implemented in Turkmenistan by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia …
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Research on Assessing the Livelihood Vulnerability of Herders to Changing Climate in Chui Oblast, Kyrgyz Republic analyzed the livelihood vulnerability of herders in the pilot region of Chui Oblast in Kyrgyzstan. Sensitivity, adaptability, and exposure were the main categories of analysis, where the dependency on natural resources showed the highest vulnerability in all four pilot …
The final of the Republican Festival of Environmental Ideas and Projects, within the framework of the National Social Eco-Campaign “TURAQTY JOL,” took place in Almaty on August 23, 2023. The top 10 teams that successfully passed the selection and online training presented a wide range of environmental initiatives that attracted the attention of both the …
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