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ASTANA (TCA) — UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Kazakhstan Mr. Norimasa Shimomura and the Head of Cooperation Unit of the Delegation of the European Union (EUD) to Kazakhstan Mr. Johannes Stenbaek on 4-5 May visited the Aktobe region, where UNDP and EUD installed an early flood warning system within their joint pilot project called "Supporting Kazakhstan’s transition to a green economy model". The project is being fully financed by the EU to the amount of 7.1 million Euros. Continue reading
ALMATY (TCA) — A two-day ultra-marathon took place on April 27 and 28 in the Almaty Region to mark the creation of the new Ile-Balkash State Nature Reserve. The ultra-marathon was organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Agriculture Ministry’s Forestry and Wildlife Committee and the Marat#ON runners’ club of Marat Zhylanbayev, with support from Almaty Regional Administration, UNDP in Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — A multi-country program to support the forestry sector and manage natural resources in Central Asia will soon be underway, as representatives meet in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to finalize details, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. Continue reading
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
