We are announcing a competition for journalists and bloggers from UNDP! 🌡️ “Climate: Countdown” – time to act! We invite authors from Kazakhstan to show their talents and contribute to solving one of the most pressing problems of humanity – climate change and loss of biodiversity. How does this affect
Location Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Funding sources Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) Budget $ 767 360 Status Active Duration November 2021 – November 2024 Thematic area Transparency in climate action, UNFCCC reporting, Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems, calculation of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), Article 6 of the
Central Asian countries urgently need to adapt to droughts, melting glaciers and unstable rainfall or risks to water, agriculture and energy will increase, new reports from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warn. Threat of rising temperatures The World Meteorological Organization has published a long-term forecast , titled “Climate Outlook 2025–2029,” which
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research JUST IN: Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have peaked for the year at 430.5 ppm. The 2025 peak is 3.6 ppm higher than last year and the second largest May-May increase in the 67-year Mauna Loa record. In 2023, the CO2 peaked at
Photo: Evgeniy Sorochin / Gazeta.uz “Central Asia – 2050”. How do experts see cooperation between the countries of the region in the next 25 years? The first regional foresight seminar “Central Asia – 2050” was held in Tashkent. Experts from five countries proposed strategic solutions for the future of the
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) is actively supporting the implementation of the climate agenda across the region. Central Asian countries are moving from ambitious declarations to concrete actions aimed at reducing emissions, developing sustainable energy, and adapting to climate change. This was emphasized by Dilovarsho Dustzoda, Manager
The UN Green Climate Fund is to allocate $280 million for implementation of environmental projects in Kazakhstan. This was announced by Kazakh Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nyssanbayev, Kazinform News Agency reports. The UN Green Climate Fund is a key financial mechanism for supporting countries in the fight
A delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan, led by the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change Aziz Abdukhakimov, participated in the High-Level International Conference on Glacier Preservation held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The event gathered about 2,500 participants from 90 countries, including heads of states and governments, representatives of
On May 31, 2025, Mergen Kepbanov, Director of the Project Office of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) in Turkmenistan, spoke at the plenary session of the heads of delegations of the International High-Level Conference on Glacier Conservation. He delivered his address on behalf of CAREC, emphasizing the
In the first half of May, meteorologists from the Meteorological Journal publication recordedtemperature recordsin each of the five regions of Turkmenistan. And for Ashgabat the mosthotAndaridfor the entire history of observations, it may be the entire month. May continued the trendMarthaAndApril: then temperatures across the country were also abnormally high.
