The UNDP/Green Climate Fund (GCF) project "Developing a National Adaptation Planning Process in Turkmenistan" (NAP), in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, hosted a roundtable to present and discuss draft bylaws for implementing the Law of Turkmenistan “On Hydrometeorological Activities.”

Mergen Kepbanova, Director of the Project Office of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (RECCA) in Turkmenistan, along with a team of experts and a representative from the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, conducted a five-day working trip to Lebap to carry out reforestation activities at a pilot site of the forestry sector in the Charjev district

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently confirmed that 2024 has become the warmest year on record, and it has repeatedly expressed concerns about the state of our climate, which is significantly affected by glacier melt. According to projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), glaciers will continue to shrink throughout the 21st century in nearly all regions of the world.

On January 27th, the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, reviewed the draft of the state program for the Year of Environmental Protection and the "Green Economy" at a meeting. Within the framework of the new program, it is planned to increase the share of "green" energy to 26% by the end of the year. This was reported by the press service of the President of Uzbekistan.

On January 26th, the UN-designated International Day of Clean Energy, the global community celebrated advancements in the transition to clean energy for the benefit of people and the planet. Forecasts indicate that renewable energy sources will surpass fossil fuels as the world's largest source of electricity generation this year, with prices continuing to decline

A round table was organized within the framework of the project "Advancing a National Adaptation Planning Process in Turkmenistan", implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan. The purpose of the round table was to present conceptual notes on climate change-related topics.

Turkmenistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have initiated a collaborative effort to introduce advanced technologies and expertise in land use monitoring and remote sensing.

Samsung has announced the launch of a new program called Galaxy Easy Compensation, which will allow users to sell their old smartphones without being obligated to purchase a new device.

Landsat 8 and 9, NASA's satellites, captured several images of the Caspian Sea's coastal zone from November 2022 to December 2024, which led to the discovery of a "phantom" or ephemeral island.

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the fastest-growing sectors in technology, leading to a significant increase in energy consumption by data centers.