The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its annual Global Methane Tracker 2024 report in March, 2024. The report provides the latest estimates of methane emissions from the energy sector. This article...
Turkmenistan has gained prominence due to significant methane releases and super-emitter events identified at its oil and gas fields, detected through satellite monitoring. Turkmenistan is not the only country with...
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington has revealed a significant increase in methane emissions from Turkmenistan following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Upon analyzing images obtained from...
As Central Asia is facing droughts, water scarcity, and aims to implement water-saving measures, Prof. Olli Varis from Aalto University, Finland has called for action in an article entitled “Resources: Curb vast water...
The Regional Approaches for Combating Sand and Dust Storms and Droughts project by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) presents recommendations to reduce the region’s vulnerability to the...
As part of the Regional Approaches for Combating Sand and Dust Storms and Droughts project by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), that took place between January 2020 and March 2023, a...
Turkmenistan’s president Serdar Berdimuhamedov has ordered the planting of 3 million trees across the country in 2024. This initiative is part of the National Forestry Program (2021-2025), one of the...
Central Asia is a home for several major sand and dust sources, among that is the Karakum Desert which makes up approximately 80% of the area of Turkmenistan. Low annual precipitation level coupled with predominantly...
In 2023 several international researchers in collaboration with researchers from Turkmenistan conducted an Assessment of Wildlife and Protected Areas of Turkmenistan. The assessment was done with the help of the...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) published an article recommending Four Ways to Adapt Roads in Central Asia to Climate Change. The average temperature in Central Asia is likely to increase between 2°C and 5.7°C by the...
