Tashkent hosted the EU-Central Asia Young Leaders’ Conference: Shifting the Paradigm for Sustainable Water Action on October 30-31, 2024. The conference was organized by the EU Special Representative for Central Asia and the Nordic International University in cooperation with the Youth Agency and the UzReportTV news agency. Supporting the implementation of the EU roadmap on …
CAREC training on transboundary cooperation in the water management for specialists from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Osh Osh, Kyrgyz Republic – On October 24, the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) conducted a transboundary training on the Syrdarya river basin in Osh as part of Component 2 of the regional project “Climate-Resilient Water Resources …
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – On October 29, 2024, a meeting of the Network of Academic Societies (NAS) was held, organized by the USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity (WAVE) in collaboration with the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC). The event was conducted in a hybrid format, with representatives from universities, international …
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will coordinate actions to solve the problems of the Aral Sea basin. At a meeting of the Senate of the Parliament, an agreement between the countries on cooperation in the field of ecology and environmental protection was ratified, MIR 24 correspondent Alena Gracheva reported. The Aral Sea basin currently contains 110 billion …
In the Uzbek FEZ “Navoi” equipment that has no analogues in the world was successfully tested. Water extraction plant Photo: SEZ “Navoi” The world’s first installation for extracting drinking water from air in hot and dry climate conditions has been successfully tested in the Navoi Free Economic Zone (FEZ). The equipment, developed and manufactured by …
The Second Youth Forum of the Syr Darya River Basin was held within the framework of the Green Patrols program, which brought together more than 150 participants from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The event was a continuation of last year’s forum, which laid the foundation for the creation of a platform for regional cooperation in the …
A training session on sustainable water resource management for specialists from basin organizations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan has concluded in Shymkent Shymkent, Kazakhstan – Ten senior and mid-level specialists from the Aral-Syrdarya Basin Inspection (ASBI) of Kazakhstan and the Lower Syrdarya Basin Irrigation Systems Authority (LBIISA) of Uzbekistan have successfully completed a one-day training …
The small nuclear power plant will be owned by Uzbekistan, said the head of the NPP construction directorate, Otabek Amanov. He also spoke about the stages of the project. According to him, domestic uranium is planned to be used for the production of nuclear fuel, and the spent fuel will be exported to the Russian …
Photo: Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan The next meeting of the Ministers of Energy and Water Management of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan took place in Tashkent, reports the Kazinform agency’s own correspondent. Photo: Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan From the Kazakh side, the event was attended by Minister of Energy Almasadam Satkaliyev and Minister of …
The story of Ruzigul Safarova, the only female head of a regional environmental department. She worked for 35 years protecting nature and was recently fired. Ruzigul Safarova. Photo from personal archive According to the annual ranking of the Yuksalish movement, the percentage of women in leadership positions in Uzbekistan is 33 per cent. Currently, the share …
Women and the Environment: Why are their contributions underestimated in Uzbekistan? Read More »
