Human-induced climate change is not only an environmental phenomenon, but also one of the main security threats of the 21st century. Rising sea levels, more frequent weather extremes and the growing risk of environmental disasters are increasingly depriving people all over the wo...

Individual entrepreneur Byashim Bekiyev of Turkmenistan, Director of Altyn Toprak (Golden Land) Company can be called a venturer. He likes to overcome difficulties and respond to challenges. It was a challenge of nature - the degradation and salinization of lands - that prompted ...

Turkmenistan has put on the agenda of the upcoming session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to be held in May 2020 the issue of creating mechanisms to solve the problems of closed reservoirs in the region. It was announced at multilateral con...

Rice - one of the major foodstuffs in the world. In many countries a dish from rice represent a traditional cuisine. The pilaf is considered to be a principal part of solemn feasts. At the same time, very few people reflects that as a result of processing of rice grain into gr...

The populations of Central Asia know well the taste of fig fruits. Ripe and sweet berries melt in your mouth, have a pleasant flavor and contain many useful vitamins and other substances. Fig fruits are used in folk medicine, and are recommended for the treatment of the cardio...

The combination of efforts of all water consumers based on national and international experience will be the main goal of a series of information seminars and visits initiated by the public association “Yashyl Shokhle” and the public association “Unanch-Vepa” together with their ...

Further steps to increase Turkmenistan’s access to international climatic financing for implementation of the National Climate Change Strategy were addressed at a seminar conducted by the UNDP Turkmenistan. The national seminar brought together national experts, representative...

The implementation of the project to divert part of the flow of Siberian Rivers could help solving the Aral Sea restoration problem, Peter Zavyalov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Oceanology, Corresponding Member of the RAS said. According to the expert, the Central Asian...

On December 17-18, the Regional Conference on Water Issues will be held in Ashgabat. The forum will bring together experts on water use, environmental protection and climate change in Central Asia. The meeting agenda includes the creation of a Task Force for the development of...

Within the limits of the joint project of the Executive committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) with support of the USAID «Smart Waters: Water, education and cooperation» on the bank of the ...