A two-week training course entitled “The Caspian Sea – Sustainable Development and Management” kicked off in the Turkmen capital on Monday. The organizers of this important event were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Fuel and Energy Complex and the Caspian Sea Institute, as well as the International Ocean Institute
Photo: mfa.gov.tm Turkmenistan has put forward an initiative to hold a summit of the heads of Caspian states to discuss current issues in the region and to intensify work to ensure environmental security in the Caspian Sea. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan following talks between Foreign
It is very difficult to prevent the decline in the Caspian Sea level because it is a natural phenomenon associated with changes in the global and regional climate, Vladimir Shevchenko, acting director of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RIA Novosti , Lada.kz reports . Photo: Lada.kz
The project faces environmental, political and financial challenges. Russia and other countries are demanding detailed justification and consent, and are concerned about the negative impact on the ecosystem. In 2025, a project was presented that envisages the creation of a 700-kilometer tunnel between the Black and Caspian Seas. However, this
The Kazakh authorities are concerned about the rapid shallowing of the Caspian Sea, the level of which is at a historical minimum. The country’s main ports, where dredging work is regularly carried out, are having a particularly hard time. Astana sees a way out in cooperation with Moscow, from which
Since the institute for studying the reservoir has not actually started working in Kazakhstan, Lada.kz turned to specialists from the Caspian Marine Research Center for clarification. Acting Director Denis Shipilov prepared a detailed response for the editorial board based on research and historical facts. Photo: Lada.kz archive According to Denis Shipilov, the
Photo: primeminister.kz Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mansur Oshurbayev spoke about plans to study the Caspian Sea at a meeting in the Majilis on April 22, 2025, reports a correspondent for Zakon.kz. Mansur Oshurbayev noted that in order to combat pollution of the Caspian Sea and preserve its
International and Kazakhstani experts have studied the problem of the Caspian Sea shallowing. In their study, they voiced possible catastrophic scenarios for the development of the situation and put forward a number of proposals for solving the problems, Lada.kz reports . Photo: Lada.kz The Caspian Sea is shrinking at an alarming rate
The Caspian House has been created, uniting environmental public organizations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. According to Report , the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan and the Agency for State Support of Non-Governmental Organizations provided financial support for the creation of the Caspian House, organized on
The 63rd meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on Caspian Sea Issues was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, which was attended by deputy prime ministers, the director of the Caspian Sea Institute, heads of a number of ministries and relevant departments of the country. According to the Ministry
