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...
An article “Green transition in Central Asia: who transitions faster” by Kursiv Media, a publication based in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, provides insight into the green transition of Central Asian republics. The author...
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) conducts environmental performance reviews in the UNECE region upon the government’s requests. There are 30 countries that have had at least one cycle of review...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its fourth International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) report, highlighting progress in reducing global methane emissions. Human-caused methane...
