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Green Central Asia wishes you a happy new year!
The Second Regional Working Group Meeting to discuss a mutually beneficial water-energy mechanism
On December 15, 2023, the second meeting of the Regional Working Group (RWG) on a mutually beneficial mechanism for water and energy cooperation was held in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. The first meeting of the RWG took place on May 19, 2022, with the participation of officially nominated representatives from all five countries in the […]
The German Government has adopted a first Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy
As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) takes place in Dubai, the German Government has adopted Germany’s first Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy. This brings together the climate policy goals and measures of the various ministries, defines priorities and creates a roadmap for coherent government action in climate foreign policy. It is the world’s […]
Side event at COP 28: The Importance of Central Asia’s Cryosphere in Climate Change Adaptation
On December 3, at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP) in Dubai, a side event was hosted at the Central Asia Pavilion with the title “Monitoring climate change impacts in Central Asia’s cryosphere: cooperation, research and technology for improved climate change adaptation and resilience”. The side […]
Delegations from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan visit to the PIK
Delegations from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) visited the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) on November 15th and 16th, 2023, to meet with Green Central Asia project representatives. The primary objective of the meeting was to understand the impacts of climate change in Central Asia and to explore […]
The Regional Climate Change Adaptation Strategy in Central Asia was presented to the international community at COP-28
On December 2, at the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP) in Dubai, Green Central Asia facilitated a side event at the Central Asia Pavilion under the title “5 Countries – 1 Region – 1 Voice”. The side event was attended by Mr. Torsten Brezina, Cluster Coordinator […]
A joint German/Swiss Regional Programme: The first meeting on establishing basin dialogues for the Amu Darya and Syr Darya River Basins
On November 30, 2023, the first meeting on establishing Amu Darya and Syr Darya River Basin Dialogues was held in Tashkent within the framework of the Regional Programme “Climate-Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia” commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development […]
A joint German/Swiss Regional Programme “Climate Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia”: Kick-off Meeting
On November 29, 2023, the kick-off meeting of the Regional Programme “Climate Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia”, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), was held in Tashkent. The Programme is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für […]
Towards a joint vision for transboundary conservation in Central Asia
On November 28, the Regional Dialogue on Transboundary Nature Conservation in Central Asia took place in Tashkent, which is a significant step in advancing this common agenda. The event was attended by representatives of the governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as numerous national and international organisations. The Regional […]
Advancing Climate Knowledge: Hydrological and High-Resolution Climate Modelling
From the 24th to the 26th of October, a joint workshop organised by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Scientific Information Centre of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination in Central Asia, with support from GIZ, took place in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). The three-day workshop with the title “From Climate Modelling to […]
