Zafar Makhmudov, Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), paid a working visit to Kyrgyzstan at the end of June 2024. During the working visit, Zafar Makhmudov held several meetings on cooperation with donor and government organizations in Kyrgyzstan. The Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic discussed the regional forum …
Emergency, risks, disaster risk reduction
Trainer to trainer on climate change adaptation
On July 9-10, a training of trainers “Climate Change Adaptation Measures” (ToT Session 2) is being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. According to Irina Bekmirzaeva, the National Consultant of the Climate Risk Assessment and Capacity Development (CRDA) project, this is the second training, the first was held in June, and the final training will be held …
CAREC signs memorandums of understanding with the public organization “Yash Tibagatchy” (Young Naturalist) in Turkmenistan
Memorandums were signed following the results of negotiations that took place on June 25, 2024. On July 4, 2024, at the Regional Environmental Center of Central Asia (CAREC) Project Office in Turkmenistan, the Director of the CAREC Project Office of Turkmenistan Mergen Kepbanov and the Chairman of the public association “Yash Tebigatcha” Leili Shykhmadova signed …
Take trainings and gain new knowledge on the Community of Practice platform!
The Community of Practice platform offers everyone to take online courses and trainings to improve their qualifications and professional skills. List of main courses: Academic writing course on the study of the Nexus approach “Water-energy-food-ecosystems” (with the possibility of obtaining a certificate). This course provides an overview of the necessary methodological knowledge and tools for …
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Gender, Water resources
Seminar of the project “Climate and Gender Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia”
Tashkent, July 2-4, 2024 – The kick-off meeting of the project “Climate and Gender Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia” (hereinafter – the Project) funded by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation …
Education, knowledge and training
Ben Jarihani: The Community of Practice unites academics, scientists and researchers of Central Asia
Representative of James Cook University (Australia) Dr. Ben Jarihani about the Community of Practice of Central Asia. During the last meeting of the Network of Academic Societies on June 12 at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan (Dushanbe, Tajikistan), one of the participants, Dr. Ben Jarihani, expressed his …
Climate change
Alexey Kokorin: “Remoteness from the ocean threatens Central Asian countries with more dire consequences of climate change”
The remoteness of Central Asian countries from the ocean, which is the largest absorber of excess heat and energy, threatens the region with more dire consequences of climate change. At the same time, Tajikistan, as a mountainous country, needs to approach this problem in a targeted manner. Alexey Kokorin, a Russian expert on climate issues, …
Climate change
CACCC-2024: The most important and the brightest. Brief overview
The degree of interest in the work of the Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2024, Almaty, May 27-29, 2024) was directly proportional to the increase in global temperature. This is evidenced by the unprecedented number of conference participants – over 1000 people in offline and online formats, and the rich program of the regional forum. …
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Energy
ReCATH is conducting a Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) training for professionals in the Central Asia and Caucasus region to improve energy policy analysis and climate change mitigation assessment
Dushanbe, Tajikistan – July 2, 2024 – A training workshop on the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP SEI) begins today and will take place July 2-4, 2024 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. This hands-on training, organized by the Regional Climate Action Transparency Hub for Central Asia (ReCATH) together with the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency – Global …
Emergency, risks, disaster risk reduction, mudflows and landslides
A mudflows in Nookat. The number of dead has reached ten people.
Local residents found the body of a boy in the Abshyr-Sai River in Nookat District. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reports this. The body was handed over to the police. Work is underway to establish the child’s identity. In total, ten people died as a result of the destructive mudflows. Let us note that on …
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