Blue Peace Central Asia is a regional initiative launched and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. It is implemented by IWMI and IUCN in partnership with CAREC across Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The initiative supports countries turn shared water challenges into practical cooperation, stronger institutions and joint
Lawmaking in the field of ecology and the implementation of international obligations adopted by the state to reduce climate risks today constitutes one of the most important areas of legislative activity of parliamentarians in the countries of the Central Asian region . The dynamics of development and gradual improvement of
The flow of the Amu Darya has decreased by 54–77%, mainly due to human activity. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ Water flow in the middle and lower reaches of the Amu Darya has declined by 54–77% over the past several decades, with human activity—not climate change—identified as the primary cause, according to
Image source: orient.tm ECOWORLD | ORIENT. In today’s media landscape, the topic of freshwater shortages is surrounded by a multitude of polarized opinions. On the one hand, environmentalists and politicians regularly warn of a threatening decline in the planet’s water resources; on the other, anyone who remembers their high school physics and
From June 1 to 2, 2026, the countries of Central Asia, together with the World Bank, held a two-day virtual regional meeting dedicated to reviewing the results of the third year of implementation of the large-scale multi-country project “Pandemic Preparedness and Response through the One Health Approach in Central Asia,” financed under
The 2026 update of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Ecosystem Profile for the Mountains of Central Asia has been published – we have a visual summary on our website: https://zoinet.org/product/cepf-summary-2/ Full report and technical summary: https://www.cepf.net/…/biodivers…/mountains-central-asia
At the end of April, the Regional Environmental Summit (RES 2026) and the Central Asian Climate Change Conference (CACCC) were held in Astana. A wide range of topics were discussed, including the most pressing for Central Asia: the water and energy complex. On topic: Central Asia is losing glaciers: what
Session 2.5. Water Resources Management under Climate Impact
This article investigates historical water management practices in Turkmenistan and the development of canal construction technology, comparing the operation of traditional irrigation canals with Soviet water management policies.
