Central Asia is a region where agriculture and waste management contribute significantly to methane emissions – a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide COâ‚‚ over a 100-year period. Methane accounts for nearly 30% of global warming. In our countries significant methane emissions come from livestock manure, and
Ashgabat, August 2 – Arzuw.news. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held an online meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Inger Andersen. The information is reported by Arzuw.news with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Communications
The authoritative scientific journal Nature has officially acknowledged that a high-profile study on the economic consequences of climate change contains a serious error caused by incorrect data on Uzbekistan. Initially, the work, published in 2024, predicted a reduction in global GDP by 19% by 2050 and by 62% by 2100
At a national inception workshop held at the Hyatt Regency Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the country formally began updating its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. As reported by Dilovarsho Dustzoda, Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Programme Manager at the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC). According to him, the
Rising average annual temperatures, droughts and declining water resources pose the challenge of deep structural transformation for Kazakhstan’s agricultural sector, reports a correspondent for the Kazinform agency. Collage: Kazinform / 1-ofd.ru / Freepik / Pexels In response to these challenges, the country is consistently introducing modern systems of efficient water
Climate is not only about nature. It is about economics. And about very big money. How do Central Asia and Kazakhstan react to climate change? Experts looked for answers to these questions in the new edition of the program “Big Diplomacy” on the Jibek Joly TV channel, the correspondent of
Interview with Shattyk Tastemirova , Deputy Director of the Department of Climate Policy of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan The interview was conducted by Alimkhan Abulkhan , Chairman of the youth organization Climate for Us, member of the regional youth network of UNDP Generation Nexus for Climate,
The 7th training on the greenhouse gas emissions calculation system is being held in  Almaty  from 15 to 18 July 2025 ,  organized by ESCAP jointly with UNOSD, UNFCCC, IPCC ,  CBIT – GSP  with the support  of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic  of Kazakhstan . The event brought together participants from more than 20 countries and aimed to increase capacity
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – July 10, 2025 representatives from five Central Asian countries gathered in Tashkent for the first meeting of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) under the Central Asia Capacity Building for Methane Emission Reduction (CA CBMER) project. The meeting marked a significant milestone in regional cooperation to address methane
On July 7, 2025, a regional training on methane emissions inventory from oil and gas systems, based on the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, kicked off in Tashkent. The event is organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) with support from the Global Methane Hub (GMH), within the framework
