Mountain solutions for a sustainable future – innovation, adaptation and youth Over centuries, mountain communities have developed solutions to adapt to their harsh environments, deal with climate change, reduce poverty and protect or restore biodiversity. This International Mountain Day 2024 (IMD 2024) focuses precisely on the capacity and needs of
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
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,
World Sustainable Transport Day, celebrated on 26 November, is a special occasion to reflect and make transport safer, more efficient, more sustainable and greener. Sustainable transport connects people, communities and economies in harmony with the environment, improving social equity and development while reinforcing safety and resilience. The United Nations General
Belém – Brazil – November 18, 2025 – A thematic event dedicated to the strategic nexus between climate change, public health, and labor productivity in Central Asia was held on the sidelines of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP-30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The side
On the sidelines of the COP30 Brasil negotiations, a trilateral meeting was held between Mr. Mansur Oshurbaev, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. Ranga Pallawala, Key Expert of SWITCH-Asia on Circular Economy Integration issues, and Mr. Dilovarsho Dustzoda, Advisor to the
This year’s climate summit is set to spotlight Indigenous peoples, forests and how to adjust course on the Paris Agreement. As this year’s UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil, the stakes are higher than ever. The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate
Belém, November 6, 2025 – Under the Brazilian Presidency, the official opening of the Leaders’ Summit of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) took place. Heads of state and government, parliamentary speakers, foreign ministers, and heads of sectoral ministries and
“The UN Climate Conference as a Moment of Truth” The Brazilian President on the goals of his country’s presidency of the UN Climate Change Conference, exclusively for Kommersant On November 6, the World Climate Leaders Summit opens in Belém, Brazil. Ahead of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), which
