As part of his first official visit, the new Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), Batyr Mamedov, held a meeting with Serik Bekmaganbetov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS), on June 4, 2025, in
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan has signed a decree “On measures for the consistent continuation of reforms within the nationwide project “Yashil Makon”, forest management system development and the expansion of green areas.” According to the decree, starting from January 1, 2026, the following measures will be implemented
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia opens registration for the 15th Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) on Environment for Sustainable Development. Registration will run from 02 June to 02 July. To register, please go to https://calp.carececo.org/ The programme invites young professionals from civil society organisations, governmental organisations and academia from the
The operating mode of the Tajik Sea for the summer period has been agreed upon. Bahri Tojik Photo: from autosprite.ru Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have agreed on a joint regime for the operation of the Bakhri Tochik reservoir for the summer of 2025, formalizing the agreements in a trilateral protocol. On May 30,
On June 2, a grand opening ceremony of the Central Asian Office of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took place at the Central Asian University for Environmental and Climate Change Studies (Green University) in Tashkent. The high-level event was attended by representatives of the governments of Central
A delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan, led by the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change Aziz Abdukhakimov, participated in the High-Level International Conference on Glacier Preservation held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The event gathered about 2,500 participants from 90 countries, including heads of states and governments, representatives of
Climate change requires all countries to take drastic measures to protect and rationally use natural resources, especially to protect and preserve glaciers. This was discussed today at the Ministerial Dialogue Forum on Climate Resilience, Glacier Conservation and Water Cooperation, which took place in Dushanbe as part of the International High-Level
The Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Switzerland Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Regional Water Cooperation under Blue Peace Central Asia Initiative Tashkent, Uzbekistan – May 27, 2025 – The Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Swiss Confederation have signed a
Minister of ecology, environmental protection and climate change of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov held a meeting with the Chair of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Council, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. During the meeting, Ban Ki-moon expressed great interest in the wide-ranging environmental and climate reforms being carried out under
Turkmenistan is actively developing its partnership with the OSCE, focusing on the energy transition, the training of qualified personnel, and the development of the necessary educational infrastructure. These issues were discussed at an inaugural meeting held on May 22-23. Currently, only a limited number of educational institutions in the region
