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...
Soil salinization is a pressing environmental issue in Turkmenistan. Estimates on its extent vary with the World Bank reporting that more than 60% of the agricultural land in the country is salinized, while some...
Children growing up in poverty face worse outcomes in health, education, and future success compared to wealthier peers. Poverty hinders physical and cognitive development, limiting access to education and healthcare...
Perhaps it thinks that free-thinking is contagious. On November 21, 2024 the government of Turkmenistan forcefully hospitalized one of its most prominent critics, Ms. Gurbansoltan Achilova, in Ashgabat so she will not...
A new report “Flaring Accountability. Global gas flaring by major oil and gas companies and their partners” by the Clean Air Task Force highlights the impact of gas flaring by global operations of ten large...
A study published in Nature Communications by researchers from the University of Minnesota, introduces a method to measure ethane in the troposphere using satellite observations. Tracing ethane emissions can assist in...
The ESCAP report, Targeting Transformative Disaster Risk Resilience in North and Central Asia, highlights urgent climate-related threats in Turkmenistan and surrounding regions. The Economic and Social Commission for...
NPR’s report, Central Asia’s Ticking Time Bomb: Water, paints a stark picture of the region’s water crisis. Once the world’s fourth-largest saltwater lake, the Aral Sea has lost 85% of its surface area since 2011...
While Turkmenistan reports positive changes and investments toward children’s rights, there are significant gaps in data accessibility and transparency. Consequently, experts, researchers and journalists heavily rely on...
The OSCE Gender Issues Programme with the Regional Office of the UNFPA for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CA) published a study on domestic violence (DV) perpetrator programmes in CA countries, in September 2024 as...
