The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) has commenced in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. The event is taking place from 17 to 28 August under the theme “Restore the Land. Restore the Hope.”The Prime Minister of Mongolia,
n Ulan Bator, financing for projects to combat desertification and land restoration is being discussed — areas relevant to Tajikistan. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ The UN climate and land conference COP17 is underway in Ulaanbaatar, with financing for land restoration, drought resilience and sustainable land management among its key topics. For
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
The state of glaciers in Central Asia has become increasingly important in the context of climate change. Monitoring the region’s main source of freshwater requires regular measurements and analysis of meteorological and hydrological data, combined with satellite observations and modern glacier surveying techniques in remote mountain areas. The data collected
Scientists will study the processes of ice and snow melting, weather, and runoff. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ 13.08.2026 15:09 Scientists have launched long-term monitoring of Glacier No. 431 in the Murgab River basin, conducting the first comprehensive field expedition to the glacier in early August. The expedition was carried out jointly
We could be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. Timur Idrisov, independent environmental journalist, specially for asia+ Photo from vesti.ru The frequency and intensity of dust and sandstorms in Tajikistan have increased exponentially, but economic assessments of their impact remain limited, and in some cases, non-existent. Sand and dust
On 14 August, the Central Asian Climate Change Dialogue, entitled “Science, Innovation and Cooperation for a Climate-Resilient Central Asia,” was held at Green University in Tashkent. One of the key events of the opening was the report by Nobel Prize laureate, professor at Wageningen University and Research Centre (Netherlands) Rik
Turkey will hold its first offshore wind Renewable Energy Resource Area (YEKA) tender in the first quarter of 2027, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday. The tender will cover four areas in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s northwestern coast, near Saros Bay and the islands of
At an environmental conference in Turkmenistan, Uzbek Ambassador Ravshanbek Alimov announced the transition of regional dialogue to a more trusting and systemic level. For our republic, the Caspian Basin remains a key factor in stability and transport logistics. The climate in Central Asia is warming twice as fast as the
An international roundtable discussion, “Clean Caspian: Interregional Cooperation,” was held in Atyrau. At the Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University, scientists, environmentalists, and activists from Kazakhstan and Russia discussed key threats to the region’s ecosystem: sharp sea level decline, climate change, water shortages, and biodiversity conservation. Welcoming the participants of the plenary
