Dmitry Belikov, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Expert for the Enhancing Uzbekistan’s Methane Inventories (UzEMI), discusses methane’s role in climate change, the potential of satellite monitoring, and the importance of emissions assessment in Central Asia. For many years, research on greenhouse gases focused primarily on carbon dioxide (CO₂), whose emissions
The Kyrgyz Republic branch of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) is participating in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), taking place in Yerevan from October 19 to 30, 2026. COP17 is one of the most important international forums for
On October 19, 2026, a session dedicated to strengthening the capacity for safe transboundary water resources management and mitigating the consequences of transboundary mudflows and floods in Central Asia was held in Tashkent as part of the Regional Dialogue. The event gathered heads and representatives of national mudflow and flood
Turkmenistan – Ashgabat – 19 October 2026 – Mergen Kepbanov, Director of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Project Office in Turkmenistan, discussed strengthening cooperation with national partners and promoting regional knowledge exchange on climate policy and sustainable development at a project development capacity-building workshop. The workshop is
QAZAQ GREEN. National 2030 energy storage targets have nearly tripled since COP29 but still fall well short of the global 1,500 GW pledge, according to an analysis by energy think tank Ember. Ember assessed the targets of 98 countries and the European Union, which together account for 97% of global
Environmental risks we live in. The republic’s ecology remains one of those areas where problems are visible in several areas at once—from the state of glaciers and water quality to waste, pasture degradation, and air pollution. Glacier coverage has significantly decreased in recent decades. Meanwhile, access to centralized water supplies
Every year, Kyrgyzstan welcomes about 13 million tourists, but the vast majority of them visit the same places: Issyk-Kul, Ala-Archa, and the valleys around Bishkek. Dozens of villages, where production workshops operate with the support of the “One Village, One Product” (OVOP) program, are usually left off the tourist itineraries—even
The 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) was held in the capital of Azerbaijan yesterday , bringing together heads of state and senior diplomats to discuss regional security, economic cooperation, and strengthening international trust, according to the event’s official website. The meeting was
nnovative climate and disaster risk reduction solutions to improve the resilience of Petropavlovsk (North Kazakhstan region, Republic of Kazakhstan) CALL FOR APPLICATIONS ORGANIZER UNDP in Kazakhstan PROJECT #01004067 — Regional project “Strengthening Cities’ Resilience to Disaster Risk and Climate Change in Central Asia” DONOR Government of Japan COMPETITION AREA The
Uzbekistan, Tashkent – Podrobno.uz News Agency. Uzbekistan is among five countries that will benefit from international experts’ assistance in developing climate projects to attract investment. This work will be carried out as part of the Climate Implementation Bridge (BRIDGE) initiative, launched with the participation of UNDP. The initiative’s launch was
