On December 13–14, 2024, the Fergana Polytechnic Institute hosted a onsite meeting of the LESLIE project (Land Management, Environment & Solid-Waste: Inside Education and Business in Central Asia), funded under the Erasmus+ program, established by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). The project aims to advance sustainable land management and environmental practices in …
Central Asian cities face exceptional challenges due to rapid climate change and swift urbanization. Floods, droughts, and other natural disasters require new technical solutions, such as sustainable infrastructure projects and water management systems, to adapt Central Asian cities to the effects of climate change. Cooperation between government agencies and private and non-governmental organizations and climate …
Bukhara, Uzbekistan – On December 5, a transboundary training on capacity building for basin organizations on climate-resilient integrated water resources management in Central Asia was conducted by CAREC in the city of Bukhara. The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) held these training sessions as part of the project “Climate-Responsive and Gender-Sensitive Basin Management” …
Khiva, Uzbekistan – The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) held a transboundary training on the Amu Darya River basin for water sector specialists from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. On 3 December 2024, CAREC organized this training within the framework of the project “Climate-Responsive and Gender-Sensitive Basin Management” (hereafter referred to as the Project). The …
Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan: transboundary training on the Amu Darya River basin in Khiva Read More »
Photo: UNDP Uzbekistan Tashkent, December 12 – Central Asia is among the world’s most vulnerable regions to natural hazards and climate-induced challenges, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, avalanches, and landslides. Over the past decade, these disasters have claimed thousands of lives and impacted millions of people across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. With the added pressure …
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Representatives of the five Central Asian countries presented their achievements in restoring degraded lands at the second meeting of the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) of the Sustainable Landscapes of Central Asia (RESILAND CA+) program in an online format. The event took place on December 10, 2024, and was attended by implementing agencies from Central Asian …
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On December 5, 2024, the III Open International Internet Olympiad on Ecology among students of universities of the country and abroad was held at the S.A. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural University. The participants of the opening ceremony of the Olympiad first got acquainted with the research and design works prepared by young scientists and students. The …
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The dried-up Aral Sea has gone down in history as an unprecedented ecological disaster. Now a new ecosystem is being created on the seabed. DW reports on the planting of saxaul in Aralkum, possibly the youngest desert in the world. https://p.dw.com/p/4n5gy The dried bottom of the Aral Sea in the Butakova Bay areaPhoto: Ekaterina Venkina/DW During …
Forest – at the bottom of the sea. Aral: the story of one eco-transformation Read More »
The Aral Sea received 41% less water in 2024. Nurek Reservoir Photo: Asia-Plus At the 87th meeting of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC), held in Ashgabat on November 6 of this year, water intake limits were approved for the non-growing season of 2024-2025. Recently, detailed information emerged about how the countries of the region distributed …
How Central Asian countries distributed water for the non-growing season Read More »
Almaty, Kazakhstan – On December 2-3, 2024 the final session of a series of media trainings by Deutsche Welle Academy was held at the headquarters of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC). The training targeted young scientists and professionals working in sustainable development, environmental protection, and climate change, and focused on social media …
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