Water resources

Central Asia faces chronic water shortages if nothing is done – EDB

The EDB proposed consolidating efforts to overcome water stress in Central Asia. This became known on June 27. EDB Chairman of the Board Nikolay Podguzov shared possible ways to resolve this issue. The countries of Central Asia are facing serious challenges, one of which is overcoming water shortages, the leadership of the Eurasian Development Bank …

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Forests absorb half of the carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels

An international team of scientists analyzed long-term data on carbon absorption by trees. It turned out that, on average, forests absorb 5 ± 0.4 billion tons of carbon per year — almost half of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with fuel combustion in 1990–2019. Although in some regions forests have reduced their absorption capacity by …

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Climate change

ReCATH is holding a summer academy on adaptation research, agricultural policy assessment, greenhouse gas inventory and climate finance

ReCATH is holding a summer academy on adaptation research, agricultural policy assessment, greenhouse gas inventory and climate finance for participants from Central Asian countries. July 23, 2024 – Istanbul, Turkey, today kicked off an enhanced technical support training for experts from Central Asian countries on adaptation, agricultural policy assessment, greenhouse gas inventory and climate finance. …

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Greenhouse gas

Передовая практика нормативного регулирования выбросов парниковых газов в Туркменистане

В Ашхабаде, Туркменистан, состоялся двухдневный семинар «Передовая практика нормативного регулирования выбросов парниковых газов (в т.ч. метана), инвентаризация и расчет» в Центре ОБСЕ.   В его работе участвовали государственных концернов «Туркменгаз» и «Туркменнефть», государственной корпорации «Туркменгеология», Министерства охраны окружающей среды Туркменистана, Министерства энергетики и проектного офиса Регионального экологического центра в Центральной Азии (РЭЦЦА) в Туркменистане.   …

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Adoptation, Climate change

How to Enhance Agriculture Resilience to Climate Change in Turkmenistan: GEF Ideas

Turkmenistan hosted a seminar on “Stimulating a Positive Transformation of the Agricultural Sector of Turkmenistan to Increase Resilience to Climate Change” in Ashgabat on July 18, 2024.   The seminar is organized within the framework of the Agreement signed between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Regional Environmental Centre …

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Drinking water, Water resources

US is bottling water ‘squeezed’ from the air

After 10 years of research and development, a group of American engineers from the Source company have created a hydropanel – a solar panel-based device that can extract water directly from the air.   .”> Author: created with the help of the neural network kandinsky  Source: fusionbrain.ai Externally, the Hydropanel device resembles a classic solar …

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Water resources

Call for Application – “Drops of the Future” Youth Workshop Water-Food-Energy Nexus

The OSCE, together with Switzerland, is organizing the Youth Workshop “Drops of the Future” on the Water-Food-Energy Nexus. The workshop will take place in the margins of the 14th Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) on Environment for Sustainable Development. The primary objectives are to: Build capacity for young – particularly female – professionals in the water, energy …

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Culture, science art, Public associations

Creation of an environmental volunteer network discussed in Turkmenistan

The Regional Environmental Center of Central Asia (CAREC) and the public organization “Yash Tebigatchy” discussed the creation of a volunteer network within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding. The goal of creating a volunteer network is to unite the efforts of young people who are concerned about environmental protection issues and to involve them …

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