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A vacancy for the position of Uzbekistan Country Office Director is open at the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia

The Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change has announced a competitive selection process for the position of Country Office Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) in the Republic of Uzbekistan. For reference: The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) is an independent, non-political,

January 17, 2025

Uzbekistan Signs Memorandum of Cooperation with ICBA

Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change Aziz Abdukhakimov and the Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) Dr. Tarifa A. Alzaabi signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in Dubai, UAE. The Memorandum outlines provisions for the exchange of expertise, information, best practices and modern technologies in

January 17, 2025

Uzbekistan Submits Its First Biennial Transparency Report

Uzbekistan has officially submitted its first Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) in accordance with its international climate commitments. The document has been published on the official website of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Biennial Transparency Report is Uzbekistan’s first submission detailing the country’s fulfillment of its

January 13, 2025

Uzbekistan to become first country in Central Asia where household waste will be converted into energy

After the commissioning of waste-to-energy plants built by Chinese partners, Uzbekistan will become the first country in Central Asia to practice waste-to-energy recycling, Podrobno.uz correspondent reports. This statement was shared by Tom Shi, vice president of the Chinese company Shanghai SUS Environment, which entered the waste-to-energy market in Uzbekistan in 2024. Shi

January 9, 2025

Uzbek government expands support for small hydropower plants

The government of Uzbekistan is expanding support for projects to build new small hydroelectric power plants on the republic’s rivers. Now the country’s commercial banks can issue so-called “green” consumer loans for the construction of hydroelectric power plants. At the end of last year, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted Resolution

January 7, 2025

Uzbekistan will host the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the CITES Convention in 2025

The 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will be held in the historical city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from November 24 to December 5, 2025. The agreement was signed by Minister of Ecology,

December 23, 2024

The issues of determining and monitoring the amount of carbon dioxide in the forests of Uzbekistan were discussed

On December 20, a seminar was held in Tashkent on determining the amount of carbon dioxide in the forests of Uzbekistan and monitoring it using modern technologies. The event was organized within the framework of the project “Sustainable Management of Mountain and Valley Forests of Uzbekistan”, implemented by the Forestry

December 23, 2024

Uzbekistan intends to join the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

The delegation of Uzbekistan, consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change, took part in the 44th session of the Executive Body for the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP), held in Geneva, Switzerland. The Convention unites more than 50 countries in Europe, North

December 17, 2024

USAID and CAREC Promote the Integration of the Nexus Approach in Uzbek Universities

Tashkent, Uzbekistan – December 10–11, 2024. USAID’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment (WAVE) Activity, in collaboration with the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), conducted a training-of-trainers session on the interactive Nexus simulation game. The training took place at the “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers” National

December 11, 2024

Sustainable financing: 1 billion USD has been mobilized for the transition to the “green” economy of Uzbekistan

On November 27, Tashkent hosted a seminar dedicated to the launch of the investment project for the green rehabilitation of the Republic of Karakalpakstan to overcome the consequences of the Aral Sea crisis (Aral Sea GRIP), implemented jointly with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) with funding from the Korean

December 6, 2024