The Turkmen delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Begmyrat Atayev is taking part in discussions on climate change at the 79th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

14 new bulldozers and excavators have replenished the fleet of equipment in the northern region of Turkmenistan for water management works on the Turkmen lake "Altyn Asyr", Turkmenistan newspaper reports.

The issues of integrated drought management were discussed during the meeting of the interdepartmental group for the implementation of the project "Development of national progress in adaptation planning in Turkmenistan". It is implemented by the Government of Turkmenistan jointly with the United Nations Development Program and the Green Climate Fund.

Issues of transboundary water cooperation between Turkmenistan and the countries of the Aral Sea basin were discussed during the national seminar on water diplomacy, which was held in Turkmenabad.

Iran's Environmental Protection Department is developing a program to protect Caspian seals, the Tehran Times reports.

The environmental action on the eve of the International Earth Day, which is celebrated annually on April 22, was held on Thursday in Ashgabat by young SDG ambassadors, as well as representatives of UNICEF and the French company Bouygues Turkmen. They planted 17 trees on the territory of the Carbon Co-Working Training Center as a symbol of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The British Embassy in Turkmenistan and the Bouygues-Turkmen company will organize a screening of the film by the famous director and naturalist David Attenborough "Life on our Planet" on April 22, the British diplomatic mission reports.

The United Nations Development Program in Turkmenistan organized a meeting with students of the Joint Turkmen-Russian Secondary School named after A.S. Pushkin, during which she introduced them to the issues of climate change and environmental protection.

On the occasion of the International Earth Day, which is celebrated on April 22, an eco-festival will be held in the city of Turkmenabat.

The Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan announces a competition among students of grades 10-11 on the occasion of World Environmental Protection Day, which is celebrated on June 5, according to the university's website.