As part of the Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project (KG RESILAND), the “Report on Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement in the Use of the Regional Roadmap for Mitigating the Impacts of Transboundary Mudflows and Floods” has been prepared. The document covers the Central Asian region and identifies key government institutions
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
As part of the “Resilient Landscape Restoration in the Kyrgyz Republic” (KG RESILAND) project, a Review of Financing Mechanisms for Addressing the Causes and Impacts of Debris Flows in Central Asia has been prepared. The review covers Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan and examines existing financing mechanisms
Immediately after the conclusion of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), held in Ulaanbaatar on 17–28 August 2026, the 3rd Central Asian Organic Forum & Expo – 2026 took place in the capital of Mongolia. The Forum, organized on 29–30
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — At the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) presented mechanisms for consolidating the region’s countries in the face of growing climate threats and land degradation. This year’s COP17 marked a critical
At COP-17, stone terraces and sunken greenhouses of Tajikistan were noted. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ As part of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP-17) in Ulaanbaatar, Tajikistan’s practices were presented as examples of sustainable land management. Among them are the creation of stone terraces
As part of the Resilient Landscape Restoration Project in the Kyrgyz Republic (KG RESILAND), an Analytical Review of debris flows and floods of a transboundary nature in Central Asia has been prepared. The Review covers 13 major transboundary river basins in the region, grouped by pairs of countries sharing common
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
Caption: Pastures are not only important from an environmental perspective but also play a vital social and economic role for rural communities. Photo: © FAO/Evgeniy Pechurin The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of the Parties (COP) begins this week under the theme, “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.” As rangelands
