From 4 to 6 September 2026, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is hosting the Regional Conference of Children and Youth, RCOY Central Asia 2026, themed “Central Asian Youth for Climate, Water and Sustainable Development.” The conference brings together young leaders, activists, experts and representatives of organisations from Central Asia, Türkiye and Azerbaijan
Source: UNICEF in Turkmenistan New solar station will light School No. 36’s sports ground and schoolyard and serve as a hands-on renewable energy learning lab for students across Mary Velayat Just days before children across Turkmenistan return to their classrooms for the Day of Knowledge on 1 September, UNICEF and
AQUA LAB, a laboratory where schoolchildren can conduct research, experiment, and develop their own STEAM projects in the field of water conservation, was unveiled in Astana, Kazinform reports, citing the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan. Photo: Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan. The project presentation
Early August, the International Summer School “Knowledge Transfer and Data Exchange” is being held at Issyk-Kul. The programme focuses on methodologies for data collection to support modelling of glacier evolution in the Inner Tien Shan. Practical training took place at the research facilities of the Tien Shan High Mountain Research
On 14 August, the Central Asian Climate Change Dialogue, entitled “Science, Innovation and Cooperation for a Climate-Resilient Central Asia,” was held at Green University in Tashkent. One of the key events of the opening was the report by Nobel Prize laureate, professor at Wageningen University and Research Centre (Netherlands) Rik
From 4 to 7 August 2026, within the framework of the project “EU4SustainableCentralAsia: Joint Action and Coordination on Water, Energy and Climate Change,” implemented by GIZ under the Green Central Asia initiative in cooperation with the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), a capacity-building training seminar on “Groundwater Monitoring and Data
The regular meeting of the Public Council under the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change was held at the Central Asian University for Environment and Climate Change (Green University). The main topic of the meeting was a presentation on the activities of the Committee’s departments and structural divisions, as
The Central Asian University of Environmental and Climate Change Studies (Green University) has announced a call for applications for 50 grants available to students from Turkic states. Green University provides special grant support for talented students from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye and Turkmenistan who are eager to be part of a
nterested in soil science, land degradation, climate change, and sustainable land management? Join the international ExSoil Summer School 2026 and gain hands-on experience in field and laboratory methods for assessing soil erosion and degradation in dryland environments. 📍 Astana & Shortandy, Kazakhstan 📅 25–31 July 2026 🗣️ Working language: English
Young scientists across Central Asia and Afghanistan are invited to apply for the Blue Peace Central Asia (#BPCA) Research Competition, supporting innovative, applied solutions to the region’s most pressing water challenges. The competition is organized under the Blue Peace Central Asia (#BPCA) initiative, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development
