From October 27 to November 1, 2024, significant educational events organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) were held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. As part of these events, the 3rd International Conference of Teachers, the 2nd International Festival of Schoolchildren and the 1st Climate School were held. Delegations from nine countries, including Turkmenistan, took part …
Annual losses of Central Asian countries from climate change will reach an average of 3.8 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP), according to an analysis by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In a new Asia-Pacific climate report, experts looked at the economic impacts of climate change through 2100. According to the modeling results, it was possible …
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A new set of models and field tests in cities in India, Australia, the United States and Europe have shown that placing solar panels on urban rooftops improves air mixing and makes air cleaner at ground level, and makes days warmer and nights cooler. Image source: University of Calcutta An international team of scientists from India, Australia, …
With support from the OSCE and international donors, the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) has facilitated critical dialogues on managing shared water resources in the transboundary Amudarya and Syrdarya river basins. Serving over 75 million people, these rivers face severe freshwater challenges by the 2050s due to climate change and population growth. Inefficient …
Tashkent hosted the EU-Central Asia Young Leaders’ Conference: Shifting the Paradigm for Sustainable Water Action on October 30-31, 2024. The conference was organized by the EU Special Representative for Central Asia and the Nordic International University in cooperation with the Youth Agency and the UzReportTV news agency. Supporting the implementation of the EU roadmap on …
At the panel session of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) “Green Energy” of the regional forum “Green Economy – 2024: Green Development Path for Central Asia 2024“, leading experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan discussed the development and prospects of cooperation between Central Asian countries in the field of green …
Balancing biodiversity at global UN summit in Colombia © Unsplash/Dulcey Lima A hummingbird hovers over an orange flower. By Greace Vanegas 29 October 2024 Climate and Environment Countries from around the world are meeting in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss how best to protect biological diversity and develop a lasting blueprint that will allow humankind …
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In just a few days, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP29 – will begin in Azerbaijan. For a fortnight, Baku will become the centre of the world and will host about 100,000 foreign guests. Kyrgyzstan will also present its vision of how …
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CAREC training on transboundary cooperation in the water management for specialists from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Osh Osh, Kyrgyz Republic – On October 24, the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) conducted a transboundary training on the Syrdarya river basin in Osh as part of Component 2 of the regional project “Climate-Resilient Water Resources …
Photo: Adlet Beremkulov/ Kazinform In April of this year, it was announced that Kazakhstan would participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), dedicated to climate finance. Managing Director of Zhasyl Damu JSC, Advisor to the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic …
