Dilorom (not her real name), who lives in a remote village in the Dehkanabad district of the Kashkadarya region, starts every morning worrying about water shortages. She wakes up at 5 a.m. because the water truck arrives early. If she’s late, there could be a water shortage. Dilorom, a mother
Experts from the international team at Global Factor have shared their perspective on Kazakhstan’s transition to a low-carbon future. In an interview with QazaqGreen, they discussed the country’s major challenges in decarbonization, highlighted notable achievements, and explored opportunities to attract investment in green energy. Additionally, they proposed practical solutions to
In India, the veterinary use of diclofenac led to a catastrophic collapse of vulture populations. In Kazakhstan, researchers have documented a sharp decline in breeding griffon vultures, and a scientific study identified signs of toxic effects from the drug on the steppe eagle. Does this mean Central Asia faces the
Climate change has already changed the lives of Uzbekistan’s cities. Rising temperatures, prolonged periods of heat, water shortages, heavy rainfall, dust storms, and environmental degradation are placing new demands on urban infrastructure. This issue is particularly relevant for Uzbekistan. Over the past six decades, the country’s average annual temperature has
How is climate change affecting Uzbekistan? Is there cooperation between government agencies to combat it? What awaits Uzbekistan in the future? Adrian Neil, the head of the European Union’s Agriculture Support and Knowledge Facility (ASK) program in Uzbekistan, answered these and other questions to the correspondent of the Ekolog.uz website.
As heatwaves battered countries across the world this summer, the urgency to act on climate change is clearer than ever before. The reduction of CO2 emissions forms the core of necessary action but the mitigation of methane emissions is an important parallel endeavor. Methane is a much stronger greenhouse gas
Blue Peace Central Asia is a regional initiative launched and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. It is implemented by IWMI and IUCN in partnership with CAREC across Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The initiative supports countries turn shared water challenges into practical cooperation, stronger institutions and joint
We are very pleased to share our latest research article, now published in Progress in Disaster Science (Elsevier): “GIS-based flood risk assessment in the Zhabay River Basin, Kazakhstan” The study results from an international collaboration between researchers from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty – Kazakhstan) and the Universitat Politècnica de
“Improved forecasting of spring flood volume and low-flow discharge in the Buktyrma River (Kazakhstan) using hydrometeorological and soil–water indicators.” The article is the result of a fruitful collaboration with colleagues from Kazakhstan, involving researchers from Kazhydromet, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, the Institute of Geography and Water Security, and the Universitat
What makes scientific evidence actionable for decisions on land, drought and resilience? At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar this August, the Committee on Science and Technology (CST) examined how scientific evidence can help countries monitor land degradation, plan for drought and make informed choices about land management. As the COP’s scientific
