The 3rd International Student Leadership Meeting on Sustainable Development (ISLMS 2025), organized by the University of Szeged jointly with the international organization UI GreenMetric, was held in Szeged, Hungary, from April 10 to 12, 2025

Central Asian countries are facing serious consequences of climate change, which have a negative impact on various aspects of life and the economy of the region. Critical problems include rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, melting glaciers, increasing frequency of extreme weather events, the Aral crisis, shallowing of the Caspian Sea and others

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Green Climate Fund (GCF) project "Developing a National Adaptation Planning Process in Turkmenistan" (NAP), implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, concluded with a high-level final conference held at the “Yyldyz” Hotel

The visit of experts and international consultants from the European Union's SECCA project to Turkmenistan from March 31st to April 4th, 2025, marked a significant step in strengthening cooperation between the EU and Turkmenistan in the areas of sustainable energy and climate policy.

A high-level dialogue between youth representatives from Central Asian countries, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Hungary and the ministers of ecology, environmental protection and climate change of their countries was held in Samarkand.

Addressing the international forum "Central Asia in the Face of Global Climate Challenges: Consolidation for Common Prosperity" the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, emphasized the traditionally significant role of the climate agenda within the "Central Asia – European Union" format

In March 2025, the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan (SEIT) of the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan hosted a training seminar on the topic "Studying the specifics of introducing innovative energy efficiency technologies in the production sectors of the economy, taking into account the climatic conditions of Turkmenistan". The training seminar was organized by SEIT, the European Union project "Sustainable Energy Connectivity in Central Asia" (SECCA), and the UNDP project "Sustainable Cities in Turkmenistan: Integrated Green Urban Development in Ashgabat and Avaza".

The agreement was reached during the international forum “Investments in the Future of Turkmenistan”

The application period for the "Youth for Climate 2025" competition is now open.

The event took place in the Adinai Park in Bishkek