On October 19, 2026, a session dedicated to strengthening the capacity for safe transboundary water resources management and mitigating the consequences of transboundary mudflows and floods in Central Asia was held in Tashkent as part of the Regional Dialogue. The event gathered heads and representatives of national mudflow and flood
Today, environmental security and sustainable development are becoming increasingly important worldwide. As part of its efforts to achieve the National Sustainable Development Goals through 2030, Uzbekistan is consistently implementing measures to protect the environment, use natural resources efficiently, and promote the development of a green economy. Important reforms are being
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
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
On August 21, 2026, a meeting of the Sub-Grant Allocation Committee of the “Tajikistan Resilient Landscapes Restoration Project” (RESILAND Tajikistan) was held in Dushanbe. The meeting was attended by members of the Sub-Grant Allocation Committee representing the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the
In Tajikistan, degraded lands occupy approximately 30% of the country’s territory. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ More than 80 million hectares of land in Central Asia are degraded or declining, according to a new thematic report of the Global Land Outlook prepared under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report
Nature conservation and rural development are two areas that can and should go hand in hand. This is precisely the approach being implemented in Panjakent, Sughd Region, under the Tajikistan Resilient Landscapes Restoration project (RESILAND Tajikistan) . For three years, the project has been working in Panjakent and currently covers
We could be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. Timur Idrisov, independent environmental journalist, specially for asia+ Photo from vesti.ru The frequency and intensity of dust and sandstorms in Tajikistan have increased exponentially, but economic assessments of their impact remain limited, and in some cases, non-existent. Sand and dust
