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
In May 2026, the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13) was held in Baku — the first time the forum had ever come to our region. On the sidelines of the event, the SPECA Cities Forum — bringing together Almaty, Arkadag, Bishkek, Dushanbe, Ganja, and Samarkand — officially became fully operational.
Available in English and Spanish Summary Young people’s rights to a healthy environment, safe home, decent job, health care, food and learning are all under threat from the climate crisis. As the largest generation in history, today’s young people, in all their diversity, have crucial roles to play in tackling
August 12, 2026 Today, Caspian Sea Day was solemnly celebrated in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. Ensuring environmental well-being is one of the priority areas of the Fatherland’s foreign policy, initiated by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, Hero Arkadag, and now
From 4 to 7 August 2026, within the framework of the project “EU4SustainableCentralAsia: Joint Action and Coordination on Water, Energy and Climate Change,” implemented by GIZ under the Green Central Asia initiative in cooperation with the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), a capacity-building training seminar on “Groundwater Monitoring and Data
Spot spoke with Ziedullo Parpiev, Senior Manager of the ESG Practice at PwC Uzbekistan, about how this market works, why banks need it, and when getting a green loan will become as easy as getting a regular one. Photo: CCEF Uzbekistan faces an annual shortfall of approximately $9.4 billion to
Scientists will study the processes of ice and snow melting, weather, and runoff. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ 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 by specialists
