The delegation of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan will participate in the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which will be held from 17 to 28 August 2026 in Ulaanbaatar,
Uzbekistan, Tashkent – Podrobno.uz News Agency. Representatives of Karakalpakstan discussed with Israeli experts the implementation of innovative solutions for arid regions and adaptation to climate change. The parties agreed to prepare a memorandum on joint projects. The online meeting was held with the participation of the leadership of the Israeli center DeserTech and
As part of the President of Kazakhstan’s environmental initiative “Taza Kazakstan,” JSC Zhasyl Damu allocated 16.9 billion tenge in recycling payments to strengthen the protection of the country’s forests, state-owned natural areas, and national parks from wildfires. The total funding amounted to 16,916,552,707 tenge. The funds were used to implement
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan are launching a $3 million joint project to help Kazakhstan respond to declining water levels in the Caspian Sea, Kazinform reports, citing the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Photo: Ministry of Ecology
Yesterday, May 16, a ceremony was held in the city of Turkestan to launch a project to artificially enhance precipitation. Kazakhstan became the first country in Central Asia to implement artificial rainfall technology. The project aims to increase water levels in reservoirs. It will also increase water resources for agricultural
Photo: Personal archive of Zinovy Novitsky Planting greenery on the dried bed of the Aral Sea has proven effective, but further work in this direction requires regional coordination, especially between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. For more details, see the column by Academician Zinovy Novitsky, who is working on greening the Aral
On May 29 of the current year, a technical meeting on “Integrating Human Mobility into the Global Adaptation Goals” was held with the participation of representatives from relevant ministries and agencies, higher educational institutions, research institutes, and other development partners. The event was organized and conducted at the initiative of
On May 29 of this year, in Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan), the Scientific and Information Center of the ICWC took part in a regional dialogue on drought issues. The event was organized by the World Bank under the Central Asia Water and Energy Program (CAWEP), jointly with the International Water
Temperatures in the region are rising faster than the global average. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ Iskandar Abdullaev. Photo: asia+ Droughts in Central Asia have become noticeably more frequent in recent decades. While at the end of the last century, major periods of low water levels were recorded approximately once per decade,
Central Asian countries are looking for ways to protect themselves from drought. Andrey Zakhvatov About the author: Andrey Vasilyevich Zakhvatov is an expert on Central Asia. Tags: Kyrgyzstan , poverty level , water , conservation in reservoirs , irrigation water fees , water-saving technologies This photo shows one section of Kyrgyzstan’s water distribution system. Photo: Reuters Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov proposed introducing
