Life interlaced: wetlands and people Wetlands are ecosystems, in which water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and marine and coastal ecosystems, such as all lakes and rivers, underground aquifers, swamps and marshes, wet grasslands, peatlands, oases, estuaries, deltas …
In Central Asia, science and education in the region has been hindered by a lack of cooperation among universities, a situation that has similarly influenced multi-country solution building in water management and environmental protection. To address these needs, USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia …
The document provides for a number of urgent measures for the construction of 20 new reservoirs, the reconstruction of 15 reservoirs and more than 14 thousand km of irrigation canals, as well as the modernization of hydraulic structures in order to ensure the country’s water security and reduce water shortages. The implementation of a comprehensive …
Under the Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan intends to address the issue of joint water use in transboundary rivers. Joining this convention in 2024, Kazakhstan has become a participant in an international document aimed at ensuring the fair …
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DUSHANBE, 01.29.2024 /NIAT “Khovar”/. The third high-level international conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” will be held in Dushanbe in June as part of the global initiatives of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, respected Emomali Rahmon, on water and climate issues. The conference is planned to be …
Currently, more than 250 million trees throughout the republic have been digitized. Trees will be certified in Tashkent in a test mode. This is provided for by Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated November 23, 2023, No. 199, “On measures to ensure environmental sustainability by further increasing the level of landscaping in …
The Caspian Sea Research Institute will be created in Kazakhstan. The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved the resolution developed by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation on the creation of the institute, the press service of the department reports. The research institute will study the environmental problems of the Caspian Sea, the problem …
On January 25, 2024, the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands held the Annual Planning Meeting of Ramsar Regional Initiatives (RRI), where RRIs members presented their achievements and exchanged ideas on future activities. The meeting was attended by 40 representatives of 21 RRIs around the world. The discussion was based on a theme of “Capacity Building” …
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The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, held a meeting with representatives of the International Financial Corporation (IFC) in Kazakhstan to explore prospects for future collaboration. During the meeting, the focus was on discussions related to attracting foreign investment into Kazakhstan’s water sector. IFC, specializing in consultations aimed …
Clean energy: for all… Energy lies at the core of a double challenge: leaving no one behind and protecting the Planet. And clean energy is crucial to its solution. In a world grappling with climate change, clean energy plays a vital role in reducing emissions, and can also benefit communities lacking access to reliable power …
