In 2025, the water inflow into the country’s reservoirs was below normal Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ 18.09.2026 09:47 Central Asia is experiencing declining river runoff, reduced terrestrial water storage, and some of the largest glacier mass losses on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) new report, “State of Global
On 11–12 September 2026, the second consultative meeting of delegations from the Central Asian countries was held in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza”. The meeting was dedicated to the development and identification of an implementation mechanism for the Special Programme of the United Nations (UN) for the Aral Sea Basin
Photo: Gov Kazakhstan strengthens its BRICS agenda. A week before the summit in New Delhi, Astana outlined several areas where it hopes to expand cooperation: energy, critical minerals, transport corridors, and global water security, DKNews.kz reports . Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to India, Azamat Yeskarayev, presented the country’s position at the
Uzbekistan, Tashkent – Podrobno.uz News Agency. The Aral Sea in Kazakhstan continues to gradually fill. The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan reported a significant increase in the total water volume in the Northern Aral Sea, which has received large flows via the Syr Darya River over the
The initiative is jointly implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The project, entitled “Conservation and Sustainable Management of Lakes, Wetlands and Riparian Corridors as the Basis for a Sustainable
Since the Aral Sea began drying out, approximately 748 million tons of carbon dioxide have been released into the atmosphere. Another 605 million tons may be released in the future. Carbon accumulated in seabed sediments over decades has begun to return to the air. As NG24 reports , the Aral
P Pictured: The Central Asia Water-Land Nexus (CAWLN) programme has the potential to transform the region’s approach to managing its most vital natural resources. Photo: © FAO The countries of Central Asia are united not only by a long and eventful history, but also by landscapes of significant ecological significance.
Water levels in the Caspian Sea continue to fall. According to recent expert estimates, this vast inland body of water could become significantly shallower in the coming decades, which will lead to serious environmental and economic difficulties for all countries in the region. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) issued
Photo: Personal archive of Zinovy Novitsky Planting greenery on the dried bed of the Aral Sea has proven effective, but further work in this direction requires regional coordination, especially between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. For more details, see the column by Academician Zinovy Novitsky, who is working on greening the Aral
On June 2, within the framework of the Eco Expo Central Asia 2026 international exhibition, a side event titled “Islands of Resilience: Conserving Ecosystem Services in the Lower Amu Darya and Aral Sea Basin” took place. The event was dedicated to the restoration of ecosystems in the Aral Sea region,
