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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109
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SUMMARY:2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC\, more commonly known as COP31\, is the upcoming 31st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference\, to be held at the Expo Center in Antalya\, Turkey from 9 to 20 November 2026.
URL:https://centralasiaclimateportal.org/event/2026-united-nations-climate-change-conference/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109
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SUMMARY:The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia's programme at the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Program of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia \nat the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change \nNovember 9-20\, 2026\, Antalya\, Türkiye \n  \n\n\n\nNo.\nDate\nTime\nName\nThe role of CAREC\nEmployees\n\n\n1.\nNovember 9\, 2026\n11:00-11:30\nTitle: Signing of a memorandum with Kazhydromet  \nVenue: Kazakhstan Pavilion \nLink to the news: https://www.carececo.org/main/news/news/cop31-retstsa-i-kazgidromet-ukreplyayut-sotrudnichestvo-v-oblasti-klimaticheskoy-prozrachnosti/\n● Signatory\n● Mamedov B.K.\n\n\n2.\nNovember 9\, 2026\n11:30-12:30\nTitle : “Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems as an Adaptation Measure: The Experience of the Northern (Small) Aral Sea’s Revitalization and International Cooperation”  \nLanguage of the event: Russian and English \nOrganizers: Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan \nVenue: Kazakhstan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Participation\n● Mamedov B.K.  \n● Kauzov A.\n\n\n3.\nNovember 10\, 2026\n11:00-12:30\nTitle: “From climate data to technology: Strengthening the capacity of Turkmenistan to comply with the enhanced transparency framework under the Paris Agreement” and related activities of Central Asian countries  \nLanguage of the event: Russian \nOrganizers: Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and FAO \nVenue : Turkmenistan Pavilion / Zone D3 Meeting Room 11 \nLink to the news: …\n● Speaker\n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n4.\nNovember 10\, 2026\n13:00-13:30\nTitle: Bilateral meeting with the Agency for Hydrometeorology of the Committee on Environmental Protection of the Republic of Tatarstan  \nLanguage of the event: Russian \nOrganizers: CAREC and Tajik Hydromet \nVenue: Tajikistan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Negotiation\n● Mamedov B.K.  \n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n5.\nNovember 10\, 2026\n13:30-14:00\nTitle: Signing of a memorandum with Tajik Hydromet  \nVenue: Tajikistan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Signatory\n● Mamedov B.K.\n\n\n6.\nNovember 11\, 2026\n12:00-13:30\nTitle : “From Commitments to Implementation: A Partnership Framework for the Circular Economy in Central Asia”  \nLanguages ​​of the event: Kazakh\, Turkish and English \nOrganizers: MENR RK\, Zhasyl Damu \nVenue: Kazakhstan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Moderator\n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n7.\nNovember 11\, 2026\n13:15-14:15\nTitle : “Towards More Coherent Global Water Governance  \nfor Climate Adaptation and Resilience” \nLanguage of the event: English \nOrganizers: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan\, CAREC \nVenue : Side-event room Blue (UNFCCC Shared Space ) \nLink to the news: …\n● Co-organizer  \n● Introductory remarks\n● Mamedov B.K.  \n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n8.\nNovember 12\, 2026\n14:30-15:30\nTitle : “Concepts on Leveraging Climate Finance with Circular Economy Investments and Market Transformation”  \nLanguage of the event: English \nOrganizers: SWITCH-Asia\, CAREC \nVenue: Uzbekistan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Co-organizer  \n● Participant\n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n9.\nNovember 13\, 2026\n10:30-11:30\nTitle : “Central Asian Carbon Standard for Arid Lands: Scientific Integrity\, Verification and Climate Finance”  \nLanguage of the event : \nOrganizer : Green University \nVenue : Uzbekistan Pavilion (Blue Zone\, Antalya Expo Center). \nTopic of the paper: “Region: Common needs of the Central Asian drylands and rationale for a common methodological framework.”  \nLink to the news: …\n● Speaker\n● Kiktenko L.K.\n\n\n10.\nNovember 13\, 2026\n11:00-12:00\nTitle: Signing of a memorandum with TSIH  \nVenue: Kazakhstan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Signatory\n● Mamedov B.K.\n\n\n11.\nNovember 13\, 2026\n14:30-15:30\nTitle : “Regional Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes in Central Asia”  \nLanguage of the event: Russian and English \nOrganizers: CAREC\, NCEIC RuZ \nVenue: Uzbekistan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Organizer  \n● Introductory remarks\n● Mamedov B.K.  \n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n12.\nNovember 14\, 2026\n10:30-12:00\nTitle : “Accelerating Methane Action in Central Asia: Regional Cooperation\, International Partnerships and Investment Opportunities”  \nLanguage of the event: Russian and English \nOrganizers: CAREC \nVenue: Kyrgyzstan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Organizer  \n● Introductory remarks \n● Speaker\n● Mamedov B.K.  \n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n13.\nNovember 14\, 2026\n10:30–11:15\nTitle: “Climate Transparency in Central Asia: National Experience\, Common Challenges\, and Prospects for Regional Cooperation”  \nLanguage of the event: … \nOrganizers: JSC “Zhasyl Damu” \nVenue: Kazakhstan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Speaker\n● Kauzov A.  \n● Kiktenko L.K.\n\n\n14.\nNovember 14\, 2026\n12:45-13:30\nTitle: Bilateral Meeting with ICAT  \nLanguage of the event: Russian and English \nOrganizers: CAREC and ICAT \nVenue : Turkmenistan Pavilion / UNOPS Office Space \nLink to the news: …\n● Negotiation\n● Mamedov B.K.  \n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n15.\nNovember 14\, 2026\n14:00-15:30\nTitle : “Five Years of ReCATH in Central Asia: From climate transparency capacity to stronger national systems”  \nLanguage of the event: Russian and English \nOrganizers: CAREC \nVenue: Turkmenistan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Organizer  \n● Introductory remarks \n● Speaker\n● Mamedov B.K.  \n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n16.\nNovember 16\, 2026\n14:30-15:30\nTitle : “Unlocking Climate Finance for Central Asia: From Pledges to Bankable Projects”  \nLanguage of the event: Russian and English \nOrganizers: Green University \nVenue: Uzbekistan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Speaker\n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n17.\nNovember 17\, 2026\n09:00-12:45\nTitle : Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management  \nLanguage of the event : English \nOrganizers : Department of Climate Change\, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China \nVenue: China Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Speaker (Oil and gas methane mitigation progress in Central Asia)\n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n18.\nNovember 17\, 2026\n09:30-11:00\nTitle: “Nature as an Adaptation Infrastructure: Innovative and Nature-Oriented Solutions”  \nLanguage of the event: English \nOrganizers: JSC “Zhasyl Damu” \nVenue: Kazakhstan Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● participant\n● Kiktenko L.K.\n\n\n19.\nNovember 17\, 2026\n11:30-13:00\nTitle : “Scaling up Sustainable Infrastructure through NBS for Climate Adaptation: the NBS-IA Initiative”  \nLanguage of the event: English \nOrganizers: UNEP \nVenue: UNFCCC Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Speaker\n● Kiktenko L.K.\n\n\n20.\nNovember 18\, 2026\n09:30-10:15\nTitle : “Regional Hubs for Climate Action Transparency: Empowering climate action through regional transparency hubs”  \nLanguage of the event: English \nOrganizers: ICAT \nVenue: Canada Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n● Speaker\n● Dustzoda D.S.\n\n\n21.\nNovember 19\, 2026\n\n\n●\n●\n\n\n\nNovember 20\, 2026\n\n\n●\n●\n\n\n22.\n\n\nName: …  \nLanguage of the event: … \nOrganizers: GiZ \nVenue: Germany Pavilion \nLink to the news: …\n●\n●\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://centralasiaclimateportal.org/event/the-regional-environmental-centre-for-central-asias-programme-at-the-31st-conference-of-the-parties-to-the-united-nations-framework-convention-on-climate-change/
CATEGORIES:Climate change,Energy
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
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SUMMARY:World Recycling Day
DESCRIPTION:     Over the past 30 years\, humanity has consumed a third of the Earth’s available resources. Resource consumption increases by 1.5 percent each year. Therefore\, conserving natural resources\, exploring alternative resources\, and recycling raw materials are becoming increasingly important. \n     In recent years\, the world’s population has quadrupled\, and industrial production has grown nearly 20-fold. However\, modern technology cannot adequately purify air and water or recycle industrial waste. Currently\, approximately 80 billion tons of waste have accumulated in landfills. And these mountains are growing because only a third of byproducts are recycled. Every year\, people throw away more and more packaging\, tires\, and household appliances. Today\, waste recycling is once again on the agenda. Giving waste a second life helps save significant amounts of raw materials and energy.  \n      Waste paper\, packaging\, glass\, wood\, metal\, and household appliances are recycled worldwide—waste recycling has become one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States. Yet\, we generously send it all to landfills. \nRecycling Day is held to raise public and industrial awareness of the problem of waste recycling. This day is an appropriate time to hold recycling events for non-ferrous and ferrous metals\, used tires\, plastic bottles\, and paper. On this day\, Russian cities are hosting the “Ecology-Recycling” campaign\, “Forest Guardians\,” and “Attack on Plastic.”\n      Paper recycling can help protect forests from deforestation\, as wastepaper is an alternative to paper production. In Western countries\, executives seeking to cultivate an environmentally friendly image have long used recycled office paper\, which is produced without the use of living trees.\n      Of course\, this problem cannot be solved by volunteer efforts. Scientists see a way out of this critical situation in the creation of a national waste management strategy\, the involvement of scientists and industrialists in this process\, and the development of environmental and economic incentives to transition production to low-waste technologies. In many regions of the country\, the insufficient number of landfills for waste disposal remains a problem – household and industrial waste\, especially large-tonnage waste from the energy and chemical industries. Issues regarding the use of ash and slag from thermal power plants by regional enterprises remain unresolved\, and there is a lack of glass recycling capacity. Polymer waste\, including polyethylene waste\, etc.\, is practically not recycled. 
URL:https://centralasiaclimateportal.org/event/world-recycling-day/
CATEGORIES:Climate change,Water resources
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SUMMARY:The United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
DESCRIPTION:     UNESCO  \, the United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization\, was established on November 16\, 1945\, in London by the governments of 37 states and was the formal successor to the International Institute for Intellectual Cooperation\, established in 1925. \n     The purpose of the creation of UNESCO was: “To contribute to the strengthening of peace and security by enhancing cooperation among peoples in the fields of education\, science and culture in the interests of ensuring universal respect for justice\, the rule of law and the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed for all peoples without distinction as to race\, sex\, language or religion in the Charter of the United Nations.” \n     UNESCO Headquarters are located in Paris. UNESCO currently has 191 Member States and six Associate Countries. The UNESCO Moscow Office was established in 1994 and became fully operational in 1996. It currently actively participates in projects such as: supporting the reform and development of education systems; discussing science policy reform and a culture of innovation\, strengthening biosphere reserves; promoting human rights and democratic principles\, taking into account the situation of youth as a target group for this activity; supporting cultural diversity\, promoting the preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage; HIV/AIDS prevention education; promoting universal access to knowledge\, and strengthening democratic norms in the field of information and communication. \n     UNESCO’s mission goes beyond building schools in war-torn countries and publishing scientific discoveries. Building on education\, science\, culture\, and communication\, the organization strives to achieve a higher goal: instilling in people the idea of ​​peace.
URL:https://centralasiaclimateportal.org/event/the-united-nations-educational-scientific-and-cultural-organization-unesco/
CATEGORIES:Culture, science art, Public associations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261122
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SUMMARY:World Fisheries Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:On November 21\, 1997\, a meeting of public organizations representing the interests of fishing communities in developing countries was held in New Delhi. Participants proclaimed the creation of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples. In honor of this event\, local fishing communities celebrated World Fisheries Day on November 21 the following year . \n\nThe forum brings together 29 local organizations from 23 countries and represents the interests of over 10 million ordinary fishermen worldwide. The organization defends the rights of small communities to their traditional way of life and livelihoods. Large commercial fishing vessels and poachers are depleting the fish stocks that traditionally sustain coastal communities. Regional infrastructure development often ignores community interests\, destroying fishermen’s habitats and polluting rivers and seas. In recent years\, threats from climate change have increased. \nThe Forum maintains international contacts with other fisheries associations\, the UN\, the FAO\, and the Committee on World Food Security. In 2016\, the FAO and representatives of the Vatican held their first official World Fisheries Day. The Holy See has observers at UN European organizations\, and the Church traditionally supports the hungry\, so this alliance is not surprising. \nFish is a high-quality and affordable animal protein that is easily digestible and helps combat micronutrient deficiencies. Eighty-eight percent of all fish caught globally is used directly for human consumption\, and the world’s ocean resources are indispensable in combating poverty and ensuring food security. This is especially true for small-scale fisheries. Fishing and fish farming provide livelihoods for 12% of the world’s population. Workers of large fishing companies and their crews generally enjoy decent working conditions\, adequate wages\, and the ability to protect their rights. The situation is much worse in small communities and for people forced to work illegally. \n\nSmall-scale fisheries employ up to 90% of all fishers and fish workers worldwide\, half of whom are women. Communities living on the banks of rivers\, lakes\, and seashores are often so closely tied to fishing that it becomes part of their traditional culture. Fish farming is typically regulated centrally at the legislative level\, and the interests of these communities are often simply ignored. In developing countries\, these communities typically live in remote areas with poor infrastructure\, education\, and healthcare. Local fishers are unable to compete with industrial aquaculture\, leading to declining living standards and rising unemployment. \nMany are forced to work illegally\, which only exacerbates the problem—illegal\, unreported\, and unregulated fishing further depletes fish stocks\, and the working conditions of illegal fishermen are often little different from slavery. The value of illegally caught fish reaches $23 million annually\, and one in five fish sold worldwide is caught illegally. Countries around the world are working to strengthen international legislation to ensure that only authorized species are caught in authorized areas. One of the most effective tools has become the Agreement on Port State Measures . \n\nIn Belarus\, pond fish farming accounts for the largest share of aquaculture. The vast majority of fish on the market is caught in artificial reservoirs. Fish farming is carried out by state-owned and jointly owned fish farms. Private entrepreneurs can also lease ponds. These ponds are used not only for commercial fish farming; some natural reservoirs are adapted for ecotourism and recreational fishing. Fish stocks in lakes and rivers are restored using broodstocks raised at fish farms. These ponds can be considered biodiversity reserves\, gene banks for rare and endangered fish species. \nCollection in the library\nThe Institute of Fisheries of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus provides scientific support for the industry. The institute specializes in the selection of fish species and breeds\, the development of technologies and automated devices for feeding and keeping fish\, technical documentation\, and methodological recommendations. The institute annually publishes a collection of scientific papers\, “Issues of Fisheries in Belarus\,” which presents the results of ichthyological\, fisheries\, and hydrobiological research conducted in the Republic of Belarus and other countries. Issues of the collection from 1995 to 2020 are available for review in the library of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus\, and some issues are publicly available on the institute’s website .
URL:https://centralasiaclimateportal.org/event/world-fisheries-day-2026/
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Climate change,Water resources
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SUMMARY:Day of the establishment of the All-Russian Society for Nature Conservation (VOOP)
DESCRIPTION:On the initiative and with the participation of prominent Russian scientists\, public figures\, and government officials\, the All-Russian Society for Nature Conservation—Russia’s largest public environmental organization—was founded in 1924.\n      The purpose of the All-Russian Society for Nature Conservation was the need to voluntarily unite scientific efforts and the most progressive-minded public to restore and rationally manage the country’s natural resources\, which had been undermined by ruthless exploitation\, civil war\, and devastation. \n     Since 1960\, VOOP has been a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In 1984\, the society was awarded the Silver Medal of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for its active environmental work.\n      VOOP is a member of the Coordinating Council of Public Organizations of Russia\, a member of the Roundtable of Public Environmental Organizations\, and a founder of the Russian Green Cross Organization\, the Ecological Congress\, and the Russian Ecological Movement (RED).\nThroughout its development\, the Society has assisted government agencies\, primarily environmental protection agencies\, in addressing a variety of environmental and ecological issues.\n      The Society’s current goal is to organize a public movement for a healthy and favorable environmental situation in Russia and to create conditions conducive to its sustainable\, environmentally safe development. Its main areas of activity include: environmental education and public awareness; dissemination of environmental knowledge; scientific\, technical\, and practical environmental activities; and public oversight of compliance with environmental legislation. The Society has organizations in all constituent entities of the Russian Federation\, with over 3 million members.\n      VOOP places great emphasis on developing the amateur club movement. Approximately 2\,400 clubs specializing in natural sciences (floriculture\, aquaristics\, pigeon breeding\, etc.) operate within VOOP organizations.\n     VOOP calls on the population of Russia to join its ranks to jointly address environmental issues and provide the Society with the necessary support in protecting the constitutional rights of Russian citizens to a favorable environment.
URL:https://centralasiaclimateportal.org/event/day-of-the-establishment-of-the-all-russian-society-for-nature-conservation-voop/
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