Climate change

Climate crisis: What does ‘net zero’ mean?

A new commitment to reduce fossil fuel use to tackle climate change was agreed at the COP28 summit in Dubai. The deal emphasises the importance of reaching “net zero” by 2050 to avoid the worst consequences of global warming. What does ‘net zero’ mean? Net zero means no longer adding

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Kazakhstan heads International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea

Since 2024, the chairmanship of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea has passed to the Republic of Kazakhstan. Our country will lead the organization for the next three years. Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was elected President of IFAS until the end of 2026. The International Fund for

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2023 confirmed as world’s hottest year on record

The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by the natural El Niño weather event. Last year was about 1.48C warmer than the long-term average before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels, the EU’s climate service says. Almost

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COP28: Results and Lessons for Central Asia

Unified Region with a Unified Approach The climate summit in Dubai that drew global attention has become a new milestone in the world community’s opposition to global climate challenges, including for the countries of Central Asia. For the CA states, UNFCCC COP28 started with a presentation of the most important

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Presentation: Climate Action in Central Asia

Dubai – UAE – The COP28 Central Asia Pavilion hosted the presentation of Climate Action Initiative Central Asia Presentation on December 6, 2023. Presentation in pictures:     Video recording – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCaVnxQkdN0

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