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...
According to UNICEF’s report published in 2023 on the Levels and Trends in Child Mortality in the world, the under-five mortality rate in Turkmenistan has declined from 79 deaths in 1990 to 40 deaths in 2022. Mortality...
The UNDP published its annual Human Development Report (HDR) for 2023-2024 titled: “Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarized world”. It highlights the widening human development gap between rich and...
This is the second article of the two on adolescent pregnancy that addresses the effects of adolescent pregnancy in Turkmenistan. In our first article we covered the causes and consequences of adolescent pregnancy, and...
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...
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov did not share any policy agenda, neither when he was running for presidency nor after his election in March 2022. He has not articulated any policy priorities, specific goals, and...
This is the first article of the two on adolescent pregnancy that addresses causes of adolescent pregnancy. In our second article we cover the effects of adolescent pregnancy and recommendations for the government of...
