On 4 June 2026, an official handover ceremony was held in Lakhsh District, Republic of Tajikistan, for the improved alternative road between the villages of Korvonguzar and Duagba.

The early warning system (EWS) planned for installation in the Talgar River basin this summer has successfully undergone a field test.

The GLOFCA project hands over a mudflow protection dam in Tuura-Suu village, Kyrgyzstan.

As part of RES-2026, UNESCO handed over equipment to strengthen early warning systems and, together with partners, presented the results of regional cooperation aimed at reducing disaster risks in Central Asia.

As part of the Regional Ecological Summit (RES), to be held on 22–24 April 2026, the UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty will organize three thematic events. These are implemented under the UNESCO–AF GLOFCA project and the GEF–UNDP–UNESCO Cryosphere Project and aim to strengthen regional cooperation and promote practical approaches to climate change adaptation.

On 19 March 2026, the UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty will host an online side-event dedicated to advancing regional cooperation on cryospheric sciences in Central Asia.

From December 2025 to January 2026, additional adaptation measures were implemented in the Ton River basin of the Kyrgyz Republic under the project “Reducing vulnerabilities of populations in Central Asia from glacier lake outburst floods in a changing climate” (GLOFCA), implemented by UNESCO with the support of the Adaptation Fund.

A new scientific study evaluates how different disaster risk reduction measures can reduce the impacts of GLOFs in Ala-Archa National Park.

From November 2025 to January 2026, complementary adaptation measures are being implemented in Lakhsh district of Tajikistan under the project “Reducing vulnerabilities of populations in Central Asia from glacier lake outburst floods in a changing climate” (GLOFCA), implemented by UNESCO with the support of the Adaptation Fund.

New landslide monitoring equipment has been installed in the Pskem valley in Uzbekistan under the “Reducing vulnerabilities of populations in the Central Asia region from glacier lake outburst floods in a changing climate” (GLOFCA) project, implemented by UNESCO with support from the Adaptation Fund, by specialists of the SE “Institute of HYDROENGEO”.

To enhance public awareness and improve preparedness, GLOFCA installed warning signs and risk-map boards at Talgar and Esik.

GLOFCA project jointly with Krystroy LLP and Kazselezasсhita restored the plunge pool of the Talgar dam.