01 March 2024 Report Global Resources Outlook 2024 Authors: UNEP, International Resource Panel (IRP) The world is in the midst of a triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution and waste. The global economy is consuming ever more natural resources, while the world is not on track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Download …

How the USSR tested biological weapons on animals and people in the middle of the Aral Sea
Island of Infection How the USSR tested biological weapons on animals and people in the middle of the Aral Sea The Aral Sea in Uzbekistan is a ship graveyard in the sandy Aralkum desert. Ulf Mauder / dpa / picture-alliance / TASS In the middle of a desert steppe covered with brown thorns and surrounded …

Global Waste Management Outlook 2024
28 February 2024 Report Global Waste Management Outlook 2024 Authors: UNEP In response to Resolution 2/7 from the second session (UNEP/EA.2/RES.7) of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and reaffirmed in Resolution 4/7 from its fourth session (UNEP/EA.4/RES.7), the Global Waste Management Outlook offers an updated assessment of global waste management and an analysis of data concerning …

Emissions Gap Report 2024
24 October 2024 Report Emissions Gap Report 2024 Authors: UNEP As climate impacts intensify globally, the Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air … please! finds that nations must deliver dramatically stronger ambition and action in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions or the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal will be gone within a few years. The report …

Climate Vulnerabilities in Central Asia: Universities and Policy Mainstreaming
Climate Vulnerabilities in Central Asia: Universities and Policy Mainstreaming Year: 2024 Collections: Policy Briefs Topics: Climate Authors: Zhakenova Saltanat, Arsen Tleppayev, Nodir Djanibekov, Viktoriya Krylova Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan Source: Universities and academia in Central Asia play a crucial role in addressing climate change impacts, including rising temperatures, diminishing water resources, and increased frequency of extreme weather events …
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Volume 10, Issue 2 of the Central Asian Journal of Water Research (CAJWR)
We are pleased to announce the release of Volume 10, Issue 2 of the Central Asian Journal of Water Research (CAJWR)! This issue covers a range of important topics in water research, from irrigation management and groundwater quality to climate change impacts on water systems. https://water-ca.org/issues Check out the latest research: Water Tales from Turkistan: …
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Training Course on Renewable Energy, Energy Transition and Energy Efficiency in Central Asia
This training course, originally delivered for young female specialists and students from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia, was developed to equip young specialists with the necessary skills for the energy jobs of the future and encourage them to pursue careers and promote this change among their communities. It was prepared within the framework of the …

Training course “Water resources”
The curriculum includes the basic concepts related to the discipline Water Resources. The content of the curriculum for studying the discipline Water Resources meets modern requirements. The sections included in the curriculum are planned to be described in accordance with the Water Code of Turkmenistan, the main directions of development of the agricultural and water …

Training course on rational use of water resources, safety of hydraulic structures and transboundary water cooperation
The course provides information on the current state of water resources in Turkmenistan, their rational use and protection, in the context of climate change. A separate section provides information on transboundary water cooperation, the concept and legislative basis of “Integrated Water Resources Management”, water resources management according to the basin principle, as well as the …

Report 14 th CALP« Glacial Horizons and Climate Sensitive mountains disaster risk management in Central Asia»
In 2024 the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) in cooperation with partners conducted the 14 th Central Asian Leadership Programme on Environment for Sustainable Development (14 th CALP) «Glacial Horizons and Climate Sensitive mountains disaster risk management in Central Asia» for environmental young leaders of Central Asia. CAREC is grateful to all partners …