Local youth conferences on climate change (LCOY) have started in Turkmenistan. The events are being held ahead of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-29), which will be held in Baku in November. A few days before COP-29, the Youth Conference on Climate Change …
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Land sustains life on Earth. Natural spaces such as forests, farmlands, savannahs, peatlands and mountains, provide humanity with the food, water and raw materials it needs to survive. Yet, more than 2 billion hectares of the world’s land is degraded, affecting more than 3 billion people. Vital ecosystems and countless species are under threat. In the face of more severe and …
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The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed two grant agreements totaling US$71 million. The documents were signed by Tajikistan Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda and ADB Country Director Shanny Campbell. The first grant, worth US$50 million, is aimed at improving the business climate in Tajikistan. It includes digitalization, reforms to increase exports, …
The organizers of the ECO Half Marathon are the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Association of Running and Marathons of Tajikistan. Registration of participants has already started and will end on September 1, 2024 at 08:00 hours or upon reaching the limit of allocated slots for …
September 7, 2024 in Haftkul: Mountain ECO Half Marathon Read More »
This article was originally published on 23 July 2024, and has been updated on 24 and 25 July 2024 to reflect the latest statistics and records. The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data. On 22 July 2024, the daily global average …
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New Phase of GEF Small Grants Programme Launches in Uzbekistan. UNDP to Continue Supporting Yashil Makon Project Minister of Ecology Aziz Abdukhakimov and Head of the UNDP Office in Uzbekistan Akiko Fujii signed two agreements on the launch of a new phase of the GEF Small Grants Programme in 2025 and continued support for the …
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov held a meeting in Almaty to prepare for the second phase of the project to restore the Northern Aral Sea. The meeting, held at the office of the Executive Directorate of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan, was attended by IFAS specialists and …
In the city of Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul region, the 34th meeting of the Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Kazakhstan on the use of interstate water management facilities on the Chu and Talas Rivers took place. The Kyrgyz delegation was led by Almazbek Sokeev, Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry …
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, in collaboration with the World Bank, is developing the second phase of the Northern Aral Sea Preservation Project. This was announced by the head of the ministry, Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, during a meeting with the residents of the Kyzylorda region. Currently, the necessary documentation for the project is being …
The issue of water security is one of the most acute in Central Asia. At the end of June, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) published a new study, according to which 13% of the region’s population does not have access to safe drinking water. In addition, the existing water supply systems are seriously outdated, which entails almost …
Water scarcity in Central Asia to reach 30% by 2030 – Aizhan Skakova Read More »
