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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Project results have been finalised containing detailed plans for the sustainable remediation of the uranium mining and processing legacy sites at Degmay and Istiklol in Tajikistan. It is now clear what type of work needs to be done to effectively improve the situation for the local population and to stop spreading the contamination, the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan has said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Extreme weather risk is rampant across Central Asia. In Tajikistan, as much as 36 percent of the country’s territory is under threat from landslides. In Kyrgyzstan, avalanches pose a growing threat to communities, with more than 330 recorded avalanches occurring between 1990 and 2009. In remote areas, the threats from mountain hazards are exacerbated by existing conditions of poverty, insufficient infrastructure, and poor resources, the World Bank reported on its website. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Project results have been finalized containing detailed plans for the sustainable remediation of the uranium mining and processing legacy sites at Degmay and Istiklol in Tajikistan. It is now clear what type of work needs to be done to effectively improve the situation for the local population and to stop spreading the contamination, the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Prior to 2016, no country in the Caucasus or Central Asia had developed indicators to monitor sustainable forest management on a national level. Two years later, five countries – Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan – are on board with a project from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to establish accountability systems for forest management. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Representatives of the Government and international community gathered in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on February 19 to raise awareness of the challenges faced by the people of the Aral region and to look for ways of solving them together. The meeting was convened by the administration of Kazakhstan’s Kyzylorda region and was supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — An online platform for monitoring, reporting and verifying emission sources and greenhouse gases (GHG) was officially launched on February 5 by the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan and the World Bank. Continue reading
