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Inception of UNDP’s Regional Initiative to Enhance Urban Resilience in Central Asia

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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December 13, 2024
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Restoring Degraded Lands in Central Asia: What Have Countries Achieved?

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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December 12, 2024
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The III Open International Internet Olympiad on Ecology was held in Turkmenistan

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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December 12, 2024
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Forest – at the bottom of the sea. Aral: the story of one eco-transformation

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

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December 10, 2024
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How Central Asian countries distributed water for the non-growing season

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

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December 9, 2024
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Deutsche Welle Training: Social Media and Disinformation

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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December 5, 2024
Regional News

Business Leadership: Raising the Circular Economy Ambition

The Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) programme team on December 13, 2024 will take part in the webinar hosted by the ASEAN Circular Economy Business Alliance (ACEBA). The session, titled “Business Leadership: Raising the Circular Economy Ambition,” will focus on exploring how businesses in Southeast Asia can lead the transition toward a circular economy. The

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December 5, 2024
Regional News

The Caspian Sea may split into two seas if the situation with the drop in water level in it follows the worst-case scenario.

The Caspian Sea may split into two seas if the situation with the drop in water level in it follows the worst-case scenario. This was reported by journalist Artur Shakhnazaryan, citing the words of Artem Stepanchuk, an employee of the company “KMG Kashagan B.V.”, who spoke at the panel session of the “Caspian Technical Conference”

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November 28, 2024
Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan to purchase energy from Rogun hydroelectric power station

A draft agreement between the governments of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Republic of Kazakhstan on cooperation in the field of electric power has been published. 500 kV power transmission line “Roghun – Dushanbe” Photo: Asia-Plus The Government of Tajikistan, by its resolution, instructed the relevant structures to approve and sign a draft agreement

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November 26, 2024
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