A new article by researchers Rahat Sabyrbekov from the OSCE Academy in Kyrgyzstan and Indra Overland from Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, published in Environmental Research Letters examines the...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released the latest edition of the annual report on global renewable power capacity expansions around the world. The report tracks renewable energy development from...
According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Turkmenistan’s energy sector emitted 94.3 million tons of CO2 in 2021, a significant increase from 54.3 million tons in 2010. Buildings account for 29%...
A study published in the journal of Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences by researchers from Italy, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, presents a new catalogue of earthquakes in...
A new research by an international team of experts from the universities and scientific organizations in the UK, Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan published in the scientific journal...
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest Global Methane Tracker 2025 report highlights the significant contribution of methane emissions from the energy sector to global warming. Despite the cost-effective...
A new collection of satellite images from Methane SAT revealed significant variations in methane emissions across 12 oil and gas-producing regions worldwide, including two sites in Turkmenistan. The findings were...
A new textbook titled “Seismic Risk” by S. Tyagunov was published on January 21, 2025. Sergey Tyagunov is an international consultant on Seismic Vulnerability and Seismic Risk at UNDP. The textbook preparation is part...
A new study by researchers from Imperial College London, published in April 2025, highlights the extraordinary heatwave observed in March of this year in Central Asia. Recorded temperatures were up to 10 °C higher than...
In collaboration with national stakeholders, UNDP developed two policy briefs to identify climate adaptation priorities for Ashgabat and Dashoguz, Turkmenistan. These documents assess region-specific climate challenges...
