Uzbekistan can optimize its water resource management by focusing on exporting products with lower water consumption in production (e.g., pharmaceuticals, processed foods, electronics, machinery et al.) while importing water-intensive products (e.g., cotton, beef, nuts, rice, wheat, almonds, sugar, textiles et al.). An estimated 8,46 trillion liters of virtual water have
Vanishing glaciers According to Amerindian legend, the highest peaks of the Merida mountain range in Venezuela owe their snow-covered summits to the beating wings of five white eagles. But over the last few decades, the birds of prey seem to have deserted the cordillera, which is now covered in stony
Author(s) Steffen Zuther Stefan Michel Dilys Roe Zairbek Kubanychbekov Khalil Karimov Sergey Sklyarenko Stephanie Ward Published Date March 2024 Publication Language English Publisher CMS Secretariat City Bonn Country Germany Type Technical Reports CMS Instrument Central Asian Mammals Initiative, CMS Attachment Size Potential for Community-based Wildlife Management in Central Asia – English
Published Date February 2024 Publication Language English Publisher CMS Secretariat Type Technical Reports CMS Instrument CMS Community Participation and Livelihoods 1.59 MB Description: This report aims to address Decision 13.119 to further understand the role of community-based conservation in the conservation of CMS-listed migratory species. Existing principles for successful community
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
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
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
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
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
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
