NDC assessment, implementation and tracking can be a daunting task. However, a number of guides and tools are available to help countries navigate the challenges. One of these is the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Model (GACMO), an excel-based tool developed by UNEP-Copenhagen Climate Centre, and updated for ICAT. GACMO allows countries to carry out rapid, …
Russian media fellowship CRIC2
A competition has been announced for the opportunity to take part in the Russian-language press service of the first UNCCD conference in Central Asia on land resources and drought More details
Green Central Asia Bulletin#5
The countries of Central Asia are parties to a significant number of international environmental conventions. All five countries are parties to such key conventions as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention to Combat Desertification, etc. Central Asia is also fully represented as parties to the Vienna Convention …
Linking sustainable development and climate action
Climate change affects every aspect of society today, and many countries are continuing to respond to both the global and domestic challenges posed by a warming planet. Adapting to the effects of adverse weather conditions, enacting new policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and changing infrastructures to ensure smooth implementation of climate actions are only …
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Webinar: Transparency for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
21 August 2023 ICAT is hosting a webinar on 20 September 2023, 11:00-12:30 CEST on the topic of Article 6 and transparency. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement regulates the approaches for voluntary cooperation between countries to achieve the targets set out in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). It has strong interlinkages with other elements …
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Climate change, Sanitation, wastewater and waste, housing and communal services, Water resources
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has been established in Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has been established in Kazakhstan President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his Address to the people of Kazakhstan on September 1, 2023, outlined a series of strategically important issues related to water policy. He expressed the belief that water resources are of the same importance to the country …
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Impact of dams on biodiversity in Central Asia: experts assess risks
Impact of dams on biodiversity in Central Asia: experts assess risks Sourse: Public foundation “Rivers Without Borders” Almaty, Kazakhstan – On September 4-5, 2023, Environmental Management Programme Manager (EMP) of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Ludmila Kiktenko and EMP Assistant of the CAREC Aysha Mukhamedrakhim participated in the international expert seminar “Hydraulic …
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Food Security of Central Asia: Current Situation Overview
Food Security of Central Asia: Current Situation Overview “Climate-resilient practices in agriculture will ensure sustained rural development, food security and improve the quality of life for rural populations,” the Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Zafar Makhmudov stated at the International Conference on Food Security in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The Conference started on September …
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Ramsar Convention: 62nd meeting, results, dynamics of implementation and prospects
Ramsar Convention: 62nd meeting, results, dynamics of implementation and prospects Source: Ramsar Convention’s Facebook account The 62nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands is being held in Switzerland in a hybrid format from 4 to 8 September 2023. Participants address a number of strategic matters, including the report of the Working …
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Central Asia to consolidate efforts in solving problems of the environment and sustainable development
Astana – Kazakhstan – On September 4-5, 2023, the third meeting of the Advisory Council of the Interstate Commission on Sustainable Development of Central Asian Countries (ICSD) was held. In his welcoming speech, the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Yerlan Nysanbayev, stressed the importance of this meeting. “Since its …