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
Within the framework of the 4th High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018–2028, GIZ, through the EU4Sustainable Central Asia project, together with international and national development partners, supported the organization of the International Forum “Women and Water.” The event was organized by the
Yesterday, May 16, a ceremony was held in the city of Turkestan to launch a project to artificially enhance precipitation. Kazakhstan became the first country in Central Asia to implement artificial rainfall technology. The project aims to increase water levels in reservoirs. It will also increase water resources for agricultural
As part of the 4th International High-Level Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018–2028, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), through its Green Central Asia (GCA) regional programme and the EU4SustainableCentralAsia project, supported the organization of the side event “Women Parliamentarians of Central Asia:
Ecology 05/21/2026, 21:56 9 The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre published a report finding that Uzbekistan has been in a protracted drought zone, which has affected all of Central Asia and the Middle East since 2021. Statistics show that the period from 2021 to 2025 was the hottest in the past
As part of the 4th International High-Level Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018–2028, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), through its regional programme “Green Central Asia, Phase II”, in cooperation with the Agency for Hydrometeorology under the Committee for Environmental Protection under the
