The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development at the One Water Summit

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The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation signed a memorandum of cooperation with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The document was signed at the One Water Summit, held in Saudi Arabia with the participation of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. The …

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Increasing the potential of farmers-water users in Kyrgyzstan

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Today, December 20, 2024, the Branch of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia in the Kyrgyz Republic, as part of the implementation of the project ” Increasing economic independence and improving the status of women in Central Asia through access to irrigation water and infrastructure” held a training session for members of the water …

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Water shortages and management errors: Tajikistan is increasingly becoming unsuitable for sowing land

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Growing the same crops, drought in some places and excessive watering in others – these and other reasons lead to the withdrawal of land from crop rotation. Potato sowing in Gorno-Badakhshan. Photo: Jorge Fernandez / Alamy Stock Photo In recent years, the problem of land falling out of crop rotation has become increasingly acute in …

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Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan: transboundary training on the Amu Darya River basin in Khiva

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Khiva, Uzbekistan – The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) held a transboundary training on the Amu Darya River basin for water sector specialists from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. On 3 December 2024, CAREC organized this training within the framework of the project “Climate-Responsive and Gender-Sensitive Basin Management” (hereafter referred to as the Project). The …

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Preparation of the Caspian Sea ecosystem restoration project has begun as part of the World Bank’s pre-assessment visit to Kazakhstan

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В период с 4 по 6 декабря т.г. в г. Астана состоялись встречи в рамках предоценочного визита Всемирного банка по подготовке проекта «Восстановление экосистемы Каспийского моря: создание потенциала в области управления загрязнением и сохранения биологического разнообразия» (“Blueing the Caspian Sea”), финансируемого за счет грантовых средств Глобального экологического фонда. Данный проект планируется к реализации в трех …

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Russia and Kazakhstan discussed joint improvement of common rivers

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Agreement signed 30 years ago needs updating Photo from open sources Russia and Kazakhstan discussed the joint improvement of transboundary water bodies. In particular, the discussion concerned the rivers flowing through the territory of both countries. The agreement on the joint use and protection of water bodies was signed by the parties at the government …

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Forest – at the bottom of the sea. Aral: the story of one eco-transformation

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The dried-up Aral Sea has gone down in history as an unprecedented ecological disaster. Now a new ecosystem is being created on the seabed. DW reports on the planting of saxaul in Aralkum, possibly the youngest desert in the world. https://p.dw.com/p/4n5gy The dried bottom of the Aral Sea in the Butakova Bay areaPhoto: Ekaterina Venkina/DW During …

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What Kazakhstan will spend a billion dollars from the Islamic Development Bank

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Photo: primeminister.kz The Islamic Development Bank is investing $1.15 billion in the water sector of Kazakhstan. The government explained what the money will be spent on, Zakon.kz reports. The parties signed the corresponding agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), which is taking place in Baku. Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy …

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How Central Asian countries distributed water for the non-growing season

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The Aral Sea received 41% less water in 2024. Nurek Reservoir Photo: Asia-Plus At the 87th meeting of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC), held in Ashgabat on November 6 of this year, water intake limits were approved for the non-growing season of 2024-2025. Recently, detailed information emerged about how the countries of the region distributed …

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