n 2027, the Rogun HPP is planned to be brought to new capacity levels. The Tajik president’s official website reports that during a meeting with builders of the Roghun Hydropower Plant (HPP) that took place on August 21, President Emomali Rahmon noted that Tajikistan has built and reconstructed thousands of
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 21 August 2026 — About 30 mayors, governors and other local and regional leaders gathered this week at the UNCCD COP17 Mayors’ Forum adopted the Ulaanbaatar Declaration, committing to advance local action on sustainable land management and drought resilience, and calling for a stronger, more permanent role for
More than 160 pieces of equipment are involved in the construction of the dam every day. The Rogun Dam. Photo: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan During a working visit, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon inspected the construction of the Rogun Hydroelectric Power Station dam. He was
Early August, the International Summer School “Knowledge Transfer and Data Exchange” is being held at Issyk-Kul. The programme focuses on methodologies for data collection to support modelling of glacier evolution in the Inner Tien Shan. Practical training took place at the research facilities of the Tien Shan High Mountain Research
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
On August 18, 2026, an International Scientific and Practical Conference was held in Dushanbe on the topic “35 Years of State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan: Development and Strengthening of Weather and Climate Monitoring and Glacier Protection in the Context of Climate Change.” The conference was attended and addressed
Since the Aral Sea began drying out, approximately 748 million tons of carbon dioxide have been released into the atmosphere. Another 605 million tons may be released in the future. Carbon accumulated in seabed sediments over decades has begun to return to the air. As NG24 reports , the Aral
The state of glaciers in Central Asia has become increasingly important in the context of climate change. Monitoring the region’s main source of freshwater requires regular measurements and analysis of meteorological and hydrological data, combined with satellite observations and modern glacier surveying techniques in remote mountain areas. The data collected
Scientists will study the processes of ice and snow melting, weather, and runoff. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ 13.08.2026 15:09 Scientists have launched long-term monitoring of Glacier No. 431 in the Murgab River basin, conducting the first comprehensive field expedition to the glacier in early August. The expedition was carried out jointly
Household mobility responses to weather extremes in Kyrgyzstan. A new article, “Household mobility responses to weather extremes in Kyrgyzstan,” has been published in Nature Communications. The study was developed within the Volkswagen Foundation-funded project “Rural Community Resilience in Central Asia (CARe)” at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition
