An opinion piece by Rahat Sabyrbekov, a visiting scholar at Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harward University sheds light on climate change challenges and decarbonization efforts in Central Asia. The...
A new report by the World Bank titled “Greening the Economy of Europe and Central Asia” provides a detailed overview of the current state of carbon emissions and climate change preparedness of the emerging market and...
As discussed in “Central Asian Trade Corridor Gains Interest Amid Regional Tensions” by Voice of America (VOA) from December 8, 2023, Central Asia is becoming an alternative pathway to Russia dominated trade routes. The...
An article by Crude Accountability titled “The Middle Corridor: Repeating Colonial Practices of Prioritizing Profit Over People in Central Asia” brings attention to various concerns linked to the Middle...
Two authors from Uzbekistan, Rustamjon Urinboyev and Sherzod Eraliev recently published a book titled: The Political Economy of Non-Western Migration Regimes: Central Asian Migrant Workers in Russia and Turkey. The book...
In August, 2023 the IWPR Central Asia office organized an international meeting of experts to discuss Central Asia’s infrastructure and energy potential. The expert meeting was held to discuss the progress and...
The Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting has highlighted Kyrgyzstan’s deepening energy crisis. The country’s electricity deficit has worsened due to domestic power plants struggling to meet demand and...
A new report “Toward a Framework for the Sustainable Heating Transition in Europe and Central Asia” by the World Bank provides the results of the analysis of the heating sector of 23 developing countries of the Europe...
On 8th of September, 2023 the second political dialogue on “Global Methane Pledge: World Experience and Kazakhstan” was held in Kazakhstan. The meeting, organized by the Committee on Ecology and Nature Management, the...
The report by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) estimates that Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan may lose anywhere from 15% – 50% of their water supply when the construction of Qosh Tepa irrigation canal...
