Rakhmon also proposed building a regional oil refinery Asia+ Photo by the press service of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan The President of Tajikistan proposed creating a list of priority energy projects, identifying mechanisms for their joint financing, and developing a regional strategy for a “green” transition. He
A meeting was held between Aziz Abdukhakimov, Adviser to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Environmental Issues and Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, and Kanokpan Lao-Araya, Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Uzbekistan. The parties discussed prospects for cooperation on
What makes scientific evidence actionable for decisions on land, drought and resilience? At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar this August, the Committee on Science and Technology (CST) examined how scientific evidence can help countries monitor land degradation, plan for drought and make informed choices about land management. As the COP’s scientific
Aziz Abdukhakimov, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Environmental Issues and Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, participated in the Korea–Central Asia Ministerial Forum on Forests and Climate and the Ministerial Dialogue, both held in the Republic of Korea. The forum highlighted
Aziz Abdukhakimov, Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of Uzbekistan, held a meeting with Yasmin Fouad, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). At a meeting held in Mongolia on the sidelines of the COP17 conference, issues of further development of regional
On 27 August 2026, a meeting of the Expert Working Group of the Regional Forum – Meeting of the Heads of Emergency Authorities of Central Asian Countries was held in Almaty. One of the key outcomes of the meeting was the agreement on the draft Regional Roadmap for Mitigating the
At the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, a regional dialogue entitled “One Steppe Forward: Regional Dialogue on Land Restoration and Resilience in Northern and Central Asia” was held. The event focused on practical approaches
US$1.3 billion portfolio of finance for land restoration and drought resilience across 23 countries, with rangelands at its centre through a US$1.2 billion portfolio spanning 45 projects Progress toward Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), with Brazil presenting a new voluntary 2030 LDN target comprising 17 sub-targets, while Central Asia has already
ajikistan Proposed New Financial Mechanisms to Combat Land Degradation at COP17 Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ At the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP17), taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Central Asian countries advocated for expanded international cooperation, attraction of new financial mechanisms, and
