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...
“SUSTAINABLE CITIES IN TURKMENISTAN” PROJECT RECEIVES POSITIVE RATINGS The UNDP-GEF Project “Sustainable Cities in Turkmenistan: Integrated Green Urban Development in Ashgabat and Awaza” that took place in June 2018 –...
Capacity is insufficient to safeguard the long-term survival of wildlife in Turkmenistan. A new report by several international organizations and the government of Turkmenistan, “Assessment of Wildlife and Protected...
Climate change and reduced water inflow from Volga River have caused the Caspian Sea level to drop by more than two meters since the mid-1990s. This article presents key points raised in the recent articles by Clément...
The UNDP report titled “Risks from Climate Change for Water and Agriculture in Turkmenistan”, November, 2024 has been developed as part of a national adaptation planning (NAP) process to address climate-related risks...
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) project titled “Strengthening national capacity for Seismic Risk Assessment, Prevention and Response to Potential Earthquakes” has completed in December 2024. The project’s...
