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CAREC conducted two national training sessions in Tashkent for specialists in Uzbekistan’s water management sector

CAREC conducted two national training sessions in Tashkent for specialists in Uzbekistan’s water management sector Tashkent, Uzbekistan – On February 26-27, CAREC conducted two national training sessions on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) for Uzbekistan’s water management organizations in Tashkent. The training was held as part of the project “Climate-responsive and

March 7, 2025

ADB allocates US$125 million to Uzbekistan for water sector reform

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$125 million loan to Uzbekistan to support reforms in water resource management. The funds will be directed towards enhancing water security, modernizing water supply systems, and improving sector resilience in response to climate change. The project focuses on implementing

March 4, 2025

Multi-level training of qualified personnel in the field of ecology in Uzbekistan

February 26, a briefing was held at the Agency of Information and Mass Communications (AIMC) with the participation of Lola Rakhmanbaeva, Head of the Information Service of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change. The briefing focused on the work carried out by the Ministry in the field

February 28, 2025

Uzbekistan: Environmental Aspects Must Be Considered in Mini-Hydropower Plant Construction

The construction of mini-hydropower plants is presented as a way to obtain “clean” energy from renewable sources, which contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigates climate change. However, it is also associated with serious environmental and social risks that could exacerbate climate change-related problems, according to environmentalists

February 28, 2025

Senate approves law on Uzbekistan’s accession to the Aarhus convention

At a regular plenary session, the Senate considered the Law “On the Accession of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus, June 25, 1998).” For reference: The Aarhus Convention is a key international document

February 26, 2025

Uzbekistan implements a FAO project on sustainable forest and rangelands management

A workshop on the implementation of a joint project by the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – “Sustainable Forest and Rangelands in the Dryland ecosystems of Uzbekistan” – was held in Tashkent.

February 25, 2025

Registration for training courses under the “Tree Registry” project is open in Tashkent

To conduct an inventory of trees in Tashkent and create an electronic database, the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change is organizing training courses as part of the “Tree Registry” project. Candidates aged 20 to 30 with basic ecological knowledge and skills in forestry (dendrology) are invited to

February 14, 2025

Priority areas of development in the “Year of Environmental Protection and “Green” Economy” were identified in Uzbekistan

On February 7, 2025, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan issued a Decree on the “State Program for the Implementation of the Strategy “Uzbekistan – 2030” in the Year of Environmental Protection and “Green” Economy”. The Decree outlines key priority areas for the country’s development in the Year

February 13, 2025

Uzbekistan signs memorandum of cooperation with leading international conservation organization

Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov held a meeting with S. Baumann, Director General of the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU). The negotiations took place as part of a high-level event promoting the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species

February 12, 2025

Uzbekistan unveils official logo of CITES COP20 in Switzerland

The government of Uzbekistan has unveiled the official logo for the upcoming 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which will be held in Samarkand from November 24 to December 5, 2025.

February 5, 2025