According to the head of the Russian Business Center in Afghanistan, a number of Russian companies are signing long-term leases of land plots for agricultural purposes next to this canal. Photo: Russian Embassy in Afghanistan RFfoundcreate jobs in Afghanistan and invest in projects, Rustam Khabibullin, head of the Russian Business Center in Afghanistan, told RIA …
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According to experts, Kyrgyzstan has a great potential in development of renewable energy sources. However, many issues need to be solved to have this sector function in full. The practicability of accelerated development of renewable energy sources in Kyrgyzstan is driven by several factors. In particular, by global pledge signed at the climate change conference in Dubai …
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Can artists stand up for natural boundaries, preserve lakes or plant forests? It turns out they can. Aigerim Kapar, contemporary art curator, founder of the contemporary art and public interaction platform ‘Artcom Platform’, co-initiator of the movement to preserve lakes in Astana ‘SOS Taldykol’, and the project on care about Lake Balkhash ‘Balqashqa Qamqor’, told about …
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On May 20-21, the Resource Efficiency in Agri-Food Production and Processing» (REAP) project team will participate in the 6th SWITCH-Asia annual conference to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. More than 130 participants from Europe, Asia and the Pacific region are expected at the conference, including representatives of ongoing projects funded by SWITCH-Asia, representatives of government …
Three out of four crops across the globe producing fruits, or seeds for use as human food depend, at least in part, on bees and other pollinators. PHOTO:Photo FAO/Greg Beals We all depend on the survival of bees Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. …
UN Development Programme’s new initiative: Climate Promise 2025. This ambitious endeavor is designed to bolster developing nations as they gear up to enhance their climate action plans within the framework of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Set against the backdrop of the upcoming round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) due in 2025, Climate Promise …
World Water Day, celebrated on March 22 every year, is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of the importance of clean water and sustainable water management. It was established by the UN General Assembly in 1992 and was first celebrated in 1993. World Water Day provides an opportunity to discuss issues related to access …
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A team of scientists in the United Kingdom say they’ve discovered a porous material that has the potential to store large quantities of greenhouse gases, making it a possible new tool in the arsenal to fight climate change. The scientists detailed how they used computational models to develop this material in a newly published paper …
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On May 7, 2024, the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan (CEP RT) hosted the final meeting of the project “Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for the Aral Sea Basin, Additional Financing” (CAMP4ASB AF) at the National Library. At the meeting, the CEP RT Deputy Chairman Mavlodod A.M. noted …
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Plants are life – we depend on them for 80 percent of the food we eat and 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe. But international travel and trade have been associated with the introduction and spread of plant pests. Invasive pest species are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss and threaten the delicate web …
