Central Asia – On March 18, 2024, a meeting of the Central Asian Network of Academic Societies (NAS) was held online with the joint support of the USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity and Switzerland, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in cooperation with the …
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Experts discussed ways to preserve wild cats in Central Asia Announcement: Turkmenistan is home to the Central Asian leopard, lynx, manul, caracal, jungle cat, sand cat and steppe cat, which are “Red List” and require special protection. Careful attitude towards the flora and fauna of Turkmen nature is the basis of the environmental policy of …
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The short documentary film “Shygys: zher, su, aua” (“East: land, water, air”) is already available on YouTube! The film talks about current environmental issues and problems in East Kazakhstan. The authors of the film, the Adamdar/Central Asia team, visited different areas of the East Kazakhstan region. The authors met with experts, activists and local residents …
DUSHANBE WATER PROCESS. Every child has the right to grow up in a clean and safe environment DUSHANBE, 03/10/2024 /NIAT “Khovar”/. The Third High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” will be held from June 10 to 13 in Dushanbe as part of the Dushanbe Water Process. The Dushanbe Water Process …
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The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia Country Office for Kyrgyzstan participated in a meeting of donor organizations. The meeting took place with the assistance of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic on March 19. It discussed projects of international development partners covering the areas of environment, climate …
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On April 23 in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and May 3 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), the REAP project will hold a National Authorities Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policy Solutions. The event will bring together policymakers from various national authorities in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. They will thoroughly discuss the current landscape of SCP policies within Uzbekistan …
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March ecodates On March 21 and March 22, the world will celebrate two significant environmental dates dedicated to forests and water resources. Whereas forests are the planet’s lungs, water is its blood vessels. It is symbolic that forests and water, like yin and yang, give life to the planet in their harmonious interaction. On March …
Nowruz celebration in Turkey PHOTO: © Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) In these times of great challenge, Nowruz promotes dialogue, good neighborliness and reconciliation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres What is Nowruz and why do we celebrate it? The word Nowruz (Novruz, Navruz, Nooruz, Nevruz, Nauryz), means new day; its spelling and pronunciation may …
Bird’s eye view of a green forest in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, South America. PHOTO:Adobe Stock/Curioso.Photography Forests and Innovation Innovation and technology have revolutionized forest monitoring, enabling countries to track and report on their forests more effectively. A total of 13.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide forest emission reductions or enhancements have been reported to …
The Coordinator of the Central Asia Climate Information Portal (CACIP) of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), Azamat Kauazov, conducted a master class covering various aspects of climate change in the media. According to Azamat Kauzov, the media should cover not only the problems of climate change, which are natural and have precedents …
