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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $41.18 million grant to rehabilitate and expand climate-resilient water supply and sanitation infrastructure to improve the delivery of urban services in the southeast area of Dushanbe. The project is ADB’s first urban sector project in Tajikistan, ADB’s country office said on September 28. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The rapid growth and development of Kazakhstan’s capital Astana has been achieved largely at the expense of other regions of Kazakhstan and due to internal migration. We are republishing this article on the issue, written by Rafis Abazov*, originally published by the CACI Analyst: Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev's decision earlier this month to declare Shymkent a city of national significance is of historical international value. It will facilitate the practical implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Kazakhstan, including through viable urban management, providing housing to people and improving urban environmental planning of one of the largest Kazakh cities, the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan in cooperation with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and with financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) on May 18 organized a special session at the Global Challenges Summit (Astana Economic Forum) 2018 (AEF) called "Urban ratings of the quality of life in Kazakhstan". Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Representatives of 23 municipalities of Osh and Naryn provinces of Kyrgyzstan were awarded grant certificates in the amount of KGS 38 million at the ceremony held on March 23 in Bishkek. The grants will be used to solve priority issues identified by the citizens, such as construction of kindergartens and improvement of water services, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic reported. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — A company from the UK, Aggreko, has been implementing a pilot project to create an efficient heat and power supply system in Tashkent region’s Yangiyul city, the Jahon information agency reports. Continue reading
