PRESS RELEASE Astana, May 21, 2025 Untimely transition to the IER will result in multiple fines: environmental regulation reform discussed in Astana Today, members of the Committee on Agrarian Issues, Nature Management and Rural Development of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The plenary session of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis considered the Law “On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan”. During the discussion, it was emphasized that in recent years the country has been consistently implementing reforms aimed at the effective
The Zhogorku Kenesh Committee on Agrarian Policy, Water Resources, Ecology and Regional Development adopted the draft Water Code in the third reading. The draft of the new Water Code proposes to exclude the right of private and municipal ownership of water management structures located in rural districts, with the gradual
The President signed the Water Code of Kazakhstan Earlier, the Majilis deputies agreed with the Senate’s proposed version of certain articles of the Water Code, Kazinform reports with reference to Akorda. Photo: Akorda The first block of the Code’s innovations is aimed at introducing new mechanisms for water conservation and protection
Ecology AKIpress – President Sadyr Japarov, by decree dated March 27, 2025 No. 105, approved the Concept of Environmental Safety of Kyrgyzstan until 2040. The concept was approved to ensure the security of the individual, society and the state from challenges and threats in the field of climate change, environmental protection and natural
At the plenary session of the chamber on March 26, 2025, the deputies of the Majilis agreed with the amendments made by senators to the draft Water Code. Thus, the document is considered adopted as a whole by the Parliament and is sent to the president for signature, reports a
The Senate of the Oliy Majlis reviewed and approved the Law “On approval of the Water Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan”. Photo: SENATE OLIY MAZHLIS This document is intended to systematize legal norms in the field of water relations and ensure the rational use, effective management and protection of the country’s
The main problem for Tajikistan in the fight against climate change is the problem of financing, says independent expert Muhammad Shamsuddinov. Due to the lack of sufficient resources, the government of Tajikistan is mainly trying to attract foreign funding. Glacier Vanjakh (Fedchenko). Photo by: Kamoliddin Nazirov. The consequences of climate
March 10, the FAO Representative Office in the Kyrgyz Republic hosted a meeting of the parties to the CAREC-FAO project “Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in the Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety”. The parties discussed some important terms of the agreement signed between CAREC
At a regular plenary session, the Senate considered the Law “On the Accession of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus, June 25, 1998).” For reference: The Aarhus Convention is a key international document
