China’s installed solar power capacity has surpassed that of coal-fired power plants for the first time, making solar power the country’s largest electricity source, according to the National Energy Administration. Community # China #solar energy # technologies # coal # energy Photovoltaic panels in Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province,
25 August 2026 A new full international document, “Financial and economic returns to investing in One Health: evidence and future directions,” has been published. The document focuses on the financial and economic returns of investing in the One Health approach. The document was prepared by the FAO Investment Centre in
https://cdn.orient.tm/storage/app/media/china/awgust%202026/31.08.2026/4–%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%20%20en%20%20%20%20.mp4 Devastating flash floods that struck Nepal’s border region on Wednesday have left buildings in ruins, roads destroyed and the Trishuli River bursting its banks in the worst affected Rasuwa district. About 50 kilometres from the China Nepal border crossing, a small town in Rasuwa suffered severe building damage, including
Photo: Acwa Korean capital is seeking new opportunities. Saudi Arabia’s Acwa and South Korea’s KOWEPO are starting with Uzbekistan, but the agreement includes exploring opportunities in renewable energy and energy storage systems with a broader regional focus, reports DKNews.kz . The companies signed a memorandum of understanding on August 25,
Source: UNICEF in Turkmenistan New solar station will light School No. 36’s sports ground and schoolyard and serve as a hands-on renewable energy learning lab for students across Mary Velayat Just days before children across Turkmenistan return to their classrooms for the Day of Knowledge on 1 September, UNICEF and
Climate change is creating new challenges for food safety in Central Asia. Extreme heat increases risks for products that require continuous refrigeration, while water scarcity forces agricultural producers to seek alternative sources for irrigation and food processing. As a result, food safety issues are becoming increasingly intertwined with the health
QAZAQ GREEN. Kazakhstan is planning to scale green-tech solutions across the country. This was announced during the presentation of the first fully autonomous solar-powered EV charging station in the CIS, where large-scale network expansion is now planned, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
At the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, a regional dialogue entitled “One Steppe Forward: Regional Dialogue on Land Restoration and Resilience in Northern and Central Asia” was held. The event focused on practical approaches
US$1.3 billion portfolio of finance for land restoration and drought resilience across 23 countries, with rangelands at its centre through a US$1.2 billion portfolio spanning 45 projects Progress toward Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), with Brazil presenting a new voluntary 2030 LDN target comprising 17 sub-targets, while Central Asia has already
QAZAQ GREEN. The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan has approved the professional standard “Digitalization and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Energy.” The document was developed in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Professional Qualifications” and is aimed at establishing modern professional requirements
