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Access to safe drinking water in Turkmenistan

Problems such as desertification, water shortage and droughts in Turkmenistan have been covered somewhat in the reports of international organizations. There is limited information available on the state of drinking...

Rangeland degradation in Central Asia

A new report by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), titled “Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralists”, highlights the significant issues related to the loss of rangelands and their...

Palaw Index June / 2024

June 2024: Palaw costs decline by 15%. Prices of carrot saw a slight increase. In June 2024, the cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat decreased to an average of 60.7 Turkmen manat, an 15.7% drop from 72.1 manat in June...

Palaw Index May / 2024

May 2024: Palaw costs decline by 18%. Prices of carrot saw a slight increase. In May 2024, the cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat decreased to an average of 60.2 Turkmen manat, an 18.0% drop from 73.4 manat in May 2023...

A Snapshot of Disability Rights in Turkmenistan

The purpose of this overview is to provide brief yet comprehensive information relevant to the situation of persons with disabilities in Turkmenistan including national laws and programs, international obligations and...

Darvaza gas crater: what do we know?

Darvaza (Derweze in Turkmen) is a famous gas crater in central Turkmenistan. There was once a settlement with the same name in that area, with a population of approximately 3,000 people. The people of the settlement...

Water security level in Turkmenistan

A scientific article published in the journal of Agricultural Water Management in 2020 by researchers from Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, titled “Development...