UNRCCA sees youth engagement as the key to making preventive diplomacy more effective. Youth Initiative: In 2019, UNRCCA launched a Preventive Diplomacy Academy (PDA) for young people in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Objectives of the Preventive Diplomacy Academy: UNRCCA is building connections with the region’s youth, creating a culture of conflict prevention. Preventive Diplomacy Academy tasks: …
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Representatives of Turkmenistan took part in a regional workshop for Central Asian countries on the results of the third reporting cycle, the use of such data as a tool for developing transboundary cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2). The meeting was held on 12-13 February in Tashkent and brought together water sector workers from five Central Asian …
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has published a new analytical report that provides a diagnostic of the drinking water supply and sanitation infrastructure in Central Asia. The bank’s specialists have concluded that the financing gap needs to be significantly reduced for the sustainable development of water supply and sanitation in the countries of the region, …
Call for participants: ESEH 2025 Summer School in Environmental History Anthropocene Histories KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden August 25-28, 2025 The ESEH and the Centre for Anthropocene History at KTH Royal Institute of Technology are inviting applications for the 2025 ESEH Summer School to be held in and around Stockholm on the topic …
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Scientists at the University of Berkeley and the Weizmann Institute have developed a mutant version of the Rubisco protein that absorbs CO2 more accurately than its natural counterparts. Researchers around the world are working on new technologies to capture carbon from the atmosphere, but many approaches fall short of one key metric: they don’t scale. …
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Photo Depositphotos.com The forecast for spring is not ready yet. They promise to provide it in early March. The Tasqyn flood forecasting system has been launched in Kazakhstan, the press service of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation reported. “Tasqyn is integrated into the global flood warning system GloFAS. Tasqyn will provide the final …
views 1 Applications are now open for the Climate Story Fund 2025! 🎥🎙️✨ The Doc Society Climate Story Fund team is looking for 6-8 powerful documentary projects – films, podcasts and radio programs – that tell important climate stories from around the world. WHAT DO THEY OFFER? ✅ Grants from $50,000 to $125,000 for production and …
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The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is holding seminars for farmers on the implementation of water saving technologies in Almaty, Zhetysu, Zhambyl, Turkestan and Kyzylorda regions. During the meetings, the best water saving practices in the country will be presented, as well as information on government support measures. “The Ministry of Water Resources and …
A chemist from the University of Cambridge has developed a reactor that extracts CO2 from the air and converts it into synthesis gas. A group of scientists led by chemist Erwin Reisner from the University of Cambridge have developed a new device. It collects (captures) CO2 and converts it into fuel. Instead of electricity, sunlight is used …
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Dushanbe, Tajikistan – On February 11-12, CAREC conducted national training sessions for Tajikistan’s water management organizations in Dushanbe. The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) held these training sessions as part of the project “Climate-Responsive and Gender-Sensitive Basin Management” (hereafter referred to as the Project). This initiative is a component of the Regional …
