Young scientists across Central Asia and Afghanistan are invited to apply for the Blue Peace Central Asia (#BPCA) Research Competition, supporting innovative, applied solutions to the region’s most pressing water challenges. The competition is organized under the Blue Peace Central Asia (#BPCA) initiative, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development
The document aims to support joint efforts to conserve the Amu Darya River basin ecosystems, including runoff formation and dispersion zones, by proposing practical solutions for sustainable natural resource management. The document was prepared within the framework of the “Water Resources Management in Central Asia with due regard for climate
Water levels in the Caspian Sea continue to fall. According to recent expert estimates, this vast inland body of water could become significantly shallower in the coming decades, which will lead to serious environmental and economic difficulties for all countries in the region. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) issued
Majilis deputy and AMANAT party faction member Dyusenbay Turganov sent a parliamentary inquiry to Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov regarding the decline in the Caspian Sea level. According to the deputy, the shallowing of the Caspian Sea is gradually transforming from an environmental issue into a matter of state management of
The EIB’s portfolio includes potential projects in Uzbekistan worth around €1 billion in the areas of transport, climate, energy, digital connectivity and critical raw materials. The European Investment Bank has opened a regional office for Central Asia in Tashkent. This will allow the bank to more effectively interact with partners
UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Li Junhua stated that approximately 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to clean drinking water, and 3.5 billion people lack safe sanitation, TASS reports. He announced this at a press conference in Dushanbe following the Fourth High-Level International Conference dedicated to the
Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) discussed the project “Efficient Water Resource Management of the ‘Bahri Tojik’ Reservoir” (Tajik Sea, or Kayrakkum Reservoir). The meeting took place on June 12 in Ulaanbaatar as part of the Tajik delegation’s working visit to Mongolia, reports the press service of the Ministry
Young scientists across Central Asia and Afghanistan are invited to apply for the Blue Peace Central Asia (#BPCA) Research Competition, supporting innovative, applied solutions to the region’s most pressing water challenges. The competition is organized under the Blue Peace Central Asia (#BPCA) initiative, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Japan are launching a $3 million joint project to help Kazakhstan respond to declining water levels in the Caspian Sea, Kazinform reports, citing the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Photo: Ministry of Ecology
Within the framework of the 4th High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018–2028, a side event titled “Scientific Foundations for Glacier Monitoring in Central Asia for Sustainable Water Resources Management” was held as the 5th meeting of the Regional Working Group on Glacier
