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BISHKEK (TCA) — All said, nothing done. Yes – the Aral Sea must be restored; no – not at our expense. This was roughly the goodbye message Kyrgyzstan gave to one of the (many) paper tigers bearing the banner of Aral preservation before slamming the door. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan has attracted more than $300 million from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to implement projects to provide drinking water supply to rural areas and restore irrigation systems, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The First Interactive Dialogue on Climate Change in Turkmenistan was organized on April 22 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to mark the Earth Day and the first day of signing the Paris Agreement, the UNDP in Turkmenistan reported. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Tashkent and held talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov on April 15. The two leaders stated that water resources of trans-boundary rivers in Central Asia are a common heritage and good of the region’s nations and that stability and wellbeing of the entire region is largely dependent on their rational and fair use, the press service of the Uzbek President said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The opening ceremony of three socially significant infrastructure sites was held last week in Samarkandek aiyl aimak (rural community) in the Batken province in southern Kyrgyzstan, the UNDP in Kyrgyzstan reported. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — On March 21 the world marked the International Day of Forests, a day to raise awareness of the importance of forests and trees to all life on earth. The theme selected to mark this year’s celebration is Forests and Water, to highlight forests’ crucial role in contributing to water and food security, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in Tajikistan said on March 21. Continue reading
