The Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) summed up the results of the regional project “Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin” (CAMP4ASB) for 2016 – 2024 during a World Bank mission to the CAREC office. Central Asian countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change in Eurasia. Average annual temperatures across the …
In Uzbekistan, there are plans to establish a specialized educational institution to train personnel in the field of drinking water supply and sanitation. Representatives of Uzbekistan’s Uzsuvtaminot, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the French Development Agency (AFD), the Islamic Development Bank, the German Development Bank (KfW), as well as Korean experts from the …
Photo: Presidential Press Service Uzbekistan calls on investors to join international projects The President of Uzbekistan called on foreign investors to join projects for the joint construction of hydroelectric power stations in neighboring Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan and Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railways. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in his speech at the opening …
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At a recent meeting in Tashkent, the energy ministers of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan approved a plan to develop a project to export “green energy” to Europe, UzA reports. As part of this event, a presentation of the Green Corridor project was presented. The parties drew attention to the approval of technical conditions for the …
Satellite image of the Kamal Khan dam, archive photo Photo: IRNA Afghanistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources reported that the reconstruction of the Kamal Khan Dam, along with the hydroelectric power station and reservoir, is 99% complete, and the hydraulic structure will soon be put into operation. As Matiullah Obid, spokesman for the Afghan Ministry …
Every year on May 5th the world celebrates International Saiga Day. The idea of creating a holiday arose in December 2010, when representatives of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia gathered in Uralsk at a seminar organized as part of the “SOS Saiga!” project. The saiga or saiga is a steppe antelope with an unusual proboscis. The …
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – On April 29, an interactive simulation of the Nexus Approach (Nexus Game) was conducted for students of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia’s (UNRCCA) Academy of Preventive Diplomacy by the USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity in cooperation with the Regional Environmental Centre for …
All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to an IQAir report, Zakon.kz reports. The vast majority of these cities – 83 – are in India, and all exceed World Health Organization air quality standards by more than 10 times, according to a report by IQAir, …
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The water level has risen in the Nurek reservoir in Tajikistan. This was reported by the press service of the state energy holding Barki Tojik. The company noted that over the past week the water level has risen by almost a meter. Previously it was 857.65 meters. “To date, the level of the Nurek reservoir …
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Rivers.Help! 04/20/2024 Afghanistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources reported that the reconstruction of the Kamal Khan Dam, along with the hydroelectric power station and reservoir, is 99% complete, and the hydraulic structure will soon be put into operation. According to Matiullah Abed, spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, the dam’s …
