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Water shortage: Can desalination help Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan is experiencing water shortage and it is expected to get worse over time because of global warming. Future projections show that severe droughts are expected up to 9 out 10 years by the 2090s. Water demand...

Who has been left behind in Turkmenistan?

Leaving No One Behind Country Brief: Turkmenistan, October 25, 2022, by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific highlights many opportunity gaps as well as high rates of inequality between various...

On being young in Turkmenistan

Progres.online’s recommendations for revising the State Youth policy Program in Turkmenistan On August 19, 2022 the state media shared the news that the council of the Youth Organization of Turkmenistan named after...

Opinion: Clean energy jobs for Turkmenistan 

Turkmenistan’s economy and the labor market have been in a bad shape for a good decade now due to the volatility of the hydrocarbon prices (Al Jazeera), government mismanagement (Human Rights Watch) and corruption (GAN...

Turkmen emigration: Low pay, lack of opportunities

Young people and working age adults, especially women are the most likely group to emigrate from Turkmenistan in search for better educational and employment opportunities. Turkey and Russia are the top two destination...