Aini, Tajikistan – Experts from the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) acted as trainers on the Water-Energy-Food interconnection approach (WEP Nexus) for representatives of the Zarafshan River Basin Council. The training was held within the framework of the Integrated Rural Development Project/TRIGGER, co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry …
Forest, Water resources
The planting of desert plants has begun on the dried-up bottom of the Aral Sea
The Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of Karakalpakstan, under the leadership of Chairman of the Zhokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan Amanbai Orynbayev, the Forestry Agency, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and eco-active youth, started sowing haloxylon seeds on the dried bottom of the Aral Sea. “This year we plan to …
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Climate change, Environment, hydrometeorology and ecosystems, Strategic documents
The National Report on the State of the Environment in Uzbekistan was presented in Samarkand
For the first time in the last 10 years, Uzbekistan has prepared a national report on the state of the environment. A working group created by the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the republic with the support of international organizations worked on the review. “This issue has been raised to the …
Energy
UAE will help Uzbekistan get energy from waste
On February 5, Aziz Abdukhakimov, the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change, met with Ali Al-Dhaheri, the director of “Tadweer”, the biggest waste management company in Abu Dhabi. At the meeting, information was presented on the reforms being implemented in the field of waste management in our country. In particular, Aziz Abdukhakimov noted that the Decree adopted …
Biodiversity
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan will cooperate to preserve the wildlife of the Ustyurt Plateau
Within the framework of the Plenary Session of CMS COP14 in Samarkand, a memorandum of cooperation in the field of wildlife conservation on the Ustyurt Plateau was signed between the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Aziz Abdukhakimov, and the Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic …
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Strategic documents
A discussion of the UN Framework Program for Cooperation for Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2023–2027 took place in Bishkek.
The Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Country Office in the Kyrgyz Republic, Kuban Matraimov, informed about CAREC’s contribution to Central Asian countries in adapting to the impacts of climate change, and the successful consolidation of Central Asian countries at the UNFCCC COP28 during the discussion of the United Nations Cooperation …
Biodiversity
Dilovarsho Dustzoda on the problems of the snow leopard population
Dilovarsho Dustzoda on the problems of the snow leopard population Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Program Manager/Project Coordinator CAMP4ASB AF of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Dilovarsho Dustzoda spoke about the problems of the snow leopard population as a migratory species of the transboundary areas of Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan …
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Climate change, Greenhouse gas
ICAT, in cooperation with UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, held a webinar on the GACMO emission projection development tool
On February 15, 2024, a webinar on the updated version of the GACMO (Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Model) emission projection tool presented by the Copenhagen Climate Center of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-CCC) was held online. The webinar presented a new version of the GACMO emissions projection tool to strengthen global climate policy and …
wetlands
In Uzbekistan a National Strategy for the Protection of Wetlands will be developed
In Uzbekistan a National Strategy for the Protection of Wetlands will be developed Within the framework of the CMS COP14 international conference in Samarkand, the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Aziz Abdukhakimov, met with the Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Musonda Mumba. The Minister expressed gratitude to …
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Drinking water, Water resources
Differentiated Water Tariffs Introduced in Kazakhstan
By the order of the Acting Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, amendments and additions have been made to the rules governing tariff formation. The tariff for individuals will be directly proportional to the volume of consumption. During a roundtable discussion in the Majilis on issues related to the secondary use of …
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