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UNRCCA PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY ACADEMY ANNOUNCES APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 COHORT

UNRCCA sees youth engagement as the key to making preventive diplomacy more effective. Youth Initiative: In 2019, UNRCCA launched a Preventive Diplomacy Academy (PDA) for young people in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Objectives of the Preventive Diplomacy Academy: UNRCCA is building connections with the region’s youth, creating a culture of conflict prevention. Preventive Diplomacy Academy tasks:

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February 22, 2025
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In Tashkent, water management specialists from Central Asian countries discussed aspects of sustainable water use

Representatives of Turkmenistan took part in a regional workshop for Central Asian countries on the results of the third reporting cycle, the use of such data as a tool for developing transboundary cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2). The meeting was held on 12-13 February in Tashkent and brought together water sector workers from five Central Asian

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February 21, 2025
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Applications are now open for the Climate Story Fund 2025!

 views 1 Applications are now open for the Climate Story Fund 2025! 🎥🎙️✨ The Doc Society Climate Story Fund team is looking for 6-8 powerful documentary projects – films, podcasts and radio programs – that tell important climate stories from around the world. WHAT DO THEY OFFER? ✅ Grants from $50,000 to $125,000 for production and

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February 20, 2025
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III Caspian Economic Forum opened in Tehran

The 3rd Caspian Economic Forum opened in Tehran 17 February, bringing together delegations from the five Caspian states of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. The key topics of discussion were the development of transport cooperation, ecology, healthcare, tourism, transit transportation, trade relations and cooperation in the banking sector. At the fourth thematic session “Environmental,

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February 19, 2025
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Experts: Water security in Central Asia requires joint efforts

Rivers.Help! 16.02.2025 Central Asia is experiencing population growth, increasing economic needs and severe water shortages. Experts on the region say that closer coordination between Central Asian governments and international aid organizations is needed to develop critical water infrastructure. Rivers of Central Asia. Image by Researchgate Wesley Alexander Hill, a senior policy analyst at the International Center on

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February 18, 2025
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Expert Opinion: Alexey Kokorin on COP29, Results, and Prospects

International consultant and Nobel Peace Prize laureate as part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Alexey Kokorin, believes that COP29 was even more of a financial and organizational meeting than previous conferences. Its main feature was the dominant role of developing a new Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG). Excerpts from the Report:

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February 14, 2025
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CAREC announces a competition for the position of Executive Director

The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) announces a vacancy for the following position: Name of the Position:  CAREC Executive Director  Location:  Almaty, Kazakhstan Closing date: 28 February 2025     Overview The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) is an independent, non-political and non-for-profit international organization was created to assist the Central Asian governments,

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February 14, 2025
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CAREC will Participate in Webinar on the Role of Knowledge Hubs in Circular Economy Transition

On February 27, 2025, the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)  Programme of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) will take part in the Circular Economy Knowledge Hubs webinar series, organized by the EU SWITCH-Asia Policy Support Component and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP). The webinar will focus on the role of knowledge

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February 13, 2025
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GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS IN CENTRAL ASIA

☝️ Application deadline: March 14, 2025 (until 24:00, Almaty time) 📣 The program accepts applications from public environmental organizations (NGOs) and initiative groups with the active participation of women, youth, people with disabilities and traditional communities, whose activities are aimed at solving specific environmental problems and protecting environmental justice* at the local, national and regional

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February 10, 2025
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Students and staff of universities in Central Asia studied the fundamentals of sustainable energy through an SECCA online course

Students and staff of higher education institutions in Central Asian countries (CA), including Turkmenistan, have completed an online course on “Introduction to Sustainable Energy: Theory and Practice”. The course was specifically designed by the European Union (EU) for the winners and participants of student debates organized as part of the campaign “European Union – Central

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February 8, 2025
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