Advancing Dam Safety in Central Asia
Advancing Dam Safety in Central Asia: The Contribution of the UNECE Water Convention in The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
Review of water-related academic and research capacity in Central Asian countries
This Review is based on the analysis of national reports conducted by the experts from Central Asian countries, as well as on the outcomes of the expert group and the World Bank specialists’ workshop in Almaty (RK) on December, 5-6, 2019, at which existing experiences in university level education in water sector specialties in Central […]
Research of climate change trends in Kyrgyzstan
The study of climate in Kyrgyzstan in the aspect of measuring of various parameters and its subsequent analysis are carried out by the Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences (CAIAG) over the last decade. According to the direction of measuring climatic parameters is created and maintained the network of automatic weather stations transmitting information via […]
Climate Change and Adaptation in Kyrgyzstan
The need for climate change adaptation has received significant attention in Kyrgyzstan in recent years. The issue is strongly supported at the national level. Adaptation measures are included in the country’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and in the Third National Communication under the UNFCCC. National strategies and action plans have been developed and approved […]
The State of the Environment – Cookbook. A cartoon summary
Environmental information is more relevant and necessary today than it was twenty years ago when the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro stimulated the rise of official national and international reporting on the environment. In the days before the Internet, finding official reports, facts and figures on the state […]
Dam Safety Guidelines
Dam Safety Guidelines,published by CDA in 2007 and revised in 2013, has become an important reference document for dam safety in Canada and internationally. Available in both English and French, the Guidelines consist of principles that are applicable to all dams, and an outline of processes and criteria for management of dam safety in accordance […]
Study on Cooperation on the Syrdarya river
As part of a series of case studies initiated and funded by The World Bank, the Study on Cooperation on the Syr Darya River in general aims to improve the regional water cooperation in Central Asia, particularly in the Aral Sea basin. The World Bank considers, in close cooperation with the other international funding agencies, […]
Green technologies and climate information: application guide in cartoons
New CAMP4ASB publications on climate change explain the latest scientific studies of climate impacts on selected rivers of Central Asia, climate adaptation actions by farmers and green technologies that could be used more broadly across the region.
Re-establishing glacier monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia.
Glacier mass loss is among the clearest indicators of atmospheric warming. The observation of these changes is one of the major objectives of the international climate monitoring strategy developed by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). Long-term glacier mass balance measurements are furthermore the basis for calibrating and validating models simulating future runoff of glacierised […]
RETHINKING WATER IN CENTRAL ASIA: The costs of inaction and benefits of water cooperation
A joint study conducted by CAREC and adelphi within the framework of Blue Peace Central Asia Initiative is published. The publication demonstrates the cost of inaction and the benefits of cooperation in the field of water management between the countries of the region. Central Asia is witnessing intense competition over water resources and their use […]