Astana hosted the National Forum GCIP Kazakhstan 2024, the final of the prestigious acceleration program Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP), organized with the support of UNIDO. The forum became an important event for startups in the field of sustainable technologies, where unique environmental projects aimed at solving urgent environmental problems
Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change Aziz Abdukhakimov met with Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). At the meeting, the parties discussed priority areas of bilateral cooperation, the implementation of joint existing projects, and preparations for the launch of
“Regional cooperation is not just a strategic choice for CA, but rather it is a necessity. By working together, sharing knowledge, and mobilizing financial resources, we can transform our agrifood systems into sustainable and climate-resilient engines of growth. The initiatives of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) prove
Tashkent, Uzbekistan—On September 5-6, 2024, Tashkent is hosting the International Forum on Landlocked Developing Countries: Food Security and the Sustainable Development Goals. The event is attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov, the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ibrahim Abdurakhmanov, the Director-General
REAP project will participate in the 23rd International Exhibition on Food, Ingredients and Food Technologies – UzFood 2024 which will be held on March 26-28 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. UzFood is an annual, international exhibition of great importance for the food industry and food products. Exhibitors include manufacturers, suppliers and distributors
Understanding Uzbek cleantech finance ecosystem for MSMEs in agri-food production and processing sector The Resource Efficiency in Agri-food Production and Processing (REAP) project will be implemented along two dimensions, direct industry support and stakeholder engagement. The primary activity of the project will be targeted towards direct support provided to micro,
NEXUS NEWSLETTER (FINAL ISSUE No. 18) We are pleased to share the final issue of the newsletter published by the Global Nexus Secretariat (GNS), which summarizes the results of Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus based projects: Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme, which covered 5 regions of the world: Latin America and the Caribbean,
Nexus Training was created by the Regional Nexus Dialogues Program, co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), together with the independent think tank Adelphi in 2022, with the aim of promoting the implementation of the WEP Nexus approach worldwide. The
This report presents the results of one of the first practical applications of the Water Footprint Assessment methodology in the Central Asian region. The Water Footprint is a measure of the water used for the production of goods and services. The Blue Water Footprint refers to the consumption of surface
Publications on climate change issues in the context of countries of Central Asia and the region as a whole
