Research1 March 2022
IPCC Report is out
The report published on February 28, 2022 is looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. It also reviews vulnerabilities and the capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to adapt to climate change. We are in the middle of a men made crises! https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg2/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf Press statement by […]
The report published on February 28, 2022 is looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. It also reviews vulnerabilities and the capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to adapt to climate change.
We are in the middle of a men made crises!
https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg2/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf
Press statement by the the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres
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Early Warning
Regional
14 April 2026
RES 2026: Cooperation of Central Asian Countries on Disaster Risk Reduction and the Cryosphere
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.
Event
International
13 March 2026
Online Side-Event: Regional Dialogue on Cryospheric Sciences in Central Asia
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.
Risk Management
Kyrgyz Republic
18 February 2026
The GLOFCA Project Supports Construction of a Debris Diversion Channel in Tuura-Suu Village, Kyrgyz Republic
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.