Agriculture and rural development

World Bank to allocate $59m for green finance development in Kyrgyzstan

  QAZAQ GREEN. Kyrgyzstan is set to receive $59 million under the Green Guarantees component of a World Bank project. The corresponding subsidiary agreement was signed on June 11, 2026, between the Guarantee Fund JSC and the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic. The funding is channeled through the International Development Association

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The Water Problem: A Global Challenge at a New Level

Photo: Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto via Getty Images Moscow, May 30. INTERFAX.RU – A roundtable discussion on “The Water Problem: A Challenge to Global and Regional Security” was held as part of the First International Security Forum in Moscow. Our political observer, Vyacheslav Terekhov, reports. The planet is facing water bankruptcy.

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Tajikistan

The Tajikistan Resilient Landscape Restoration Project Helps Families Gain New Sources of Income and Build a Sustainable Future for Their Children

n the Nosiri Khusrav district Khatlon region the Tajikistan Resilient Landscape Restoration Project has helped families not only gain a new source of income but also build a foundation for a more sustainable future for their children Juraev Alisher Ergashovich, 52, together with his wife Chuturova Nodirakhon, 48, are raising

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Tajikistan plans to plant 2 billion trees by 2040

The Republic of Tajikistan continues to implement a large-scale environmental program aimed at planting 2 billion trees by 2040. This was announced by the Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, Bahodur Sheralizoda, during his speech at the Regional Environmental Summit 2026

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Kamal Kishor Highlights the Need to Move Beyond Ndcs to Their Implementation

Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), highlighted Astana as a fitting venue for advancing regional climate dialogue, noting the city’s practical efforts to address climate and disaster risks while strengthening resilience through

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The World Bank assessed the damage to Central Asia from land degradation.

Photo source: ElDala.kz Land degradation costs Central Asia’s GDP by 6 % annually, including through reduced agricultural production, hydroelectric power generation, and deteriorating public health due to air pollution, said Asferachyu Abate , Senior Environment Specialist at the World Bank, speaking at the Central Asian Media Lab in Astana on April 21. “This is

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