Within the framework of the project “Developing the National Adaptation Planning Process in Turkmenistan”, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with the financial support of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, a new series of three-days workshops for water specialists were launched. The aim […]
Turkmenistan’s Hydrological Monuments: A Journey Through Time and Legends
Elena Dolgova Despite its location in the arid zone, Turkmenistan is rich in hydrological natural monuments. Some are the result of the development of the earth’s crust – these are volcanoes, thermal and mineral springs, others are evidence of the abundance of water in the distant past and the accumulation of flood waters for many […]
Artificial Glaciers Offer Hope for Water-Scarce Mountain Communities in Kyrgyzstan
Following the Kyrgyz tradition, Manzura Orolbaeva welcomes guests with homemade bread and a saucer of melted butter. The bread is made from grain grown on their farm and the butter from the livestock they keep. Agriculture is the main source of income and food for a large part of the local population in this mountain […]
Turkmenistan has made significant progress in providing clean water to the population
In recent years, Turkmenistan has made tremendous progress in providing clean water to its population. By 2020, 95% of the country’s population had access to safe drinking water. The gap in access to safe drinking water has also narrowed across the country, according to the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper. Provision of drinking water to the population […]
FAO will launch the first water use project in Turkmenistan
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will launch the first technical assistance project in the water sector in Turkmenistan. According to the newspaper “Neutral Turkmenistan”, a project presentation was held in Ashgabat recently, with the participation of FAO experts in land and water management – Carolina Starr, Ivetta Zenina and Viktor […]
UNDP enhances the capacity of decision-makers in Turkmenistan on water resources planning under changing climate
Ashgabat, 13 June 2023: Within the framework of the project “Development of the National Adaptation Planning Process in Turkmenistan” implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the financial support of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, a series of workshops on climate […]
На Водной конференции ООН были обозначены основные позиции Туркменистана по вопросам сохранения и рационального использования водных ресурсов
22-24 марта 2023 года в штаб-квартире ООН в г.Нью-Йорке состоялась Конференция ООН по среднесрочному всеобъемлющему обзору целей Международного десятилетия действий «Вода для устойчивого развития, 2018-2028 годы». В работе Конференции приняли участие 7 глав государств и правительств, вице-президенты, вице-премьеры и более 70 министров, ответственных за реализацию политики в области водных ресурсов. В рамках Конференции было организовано […]
The priority positions of Turkmenistan on water issues were stated at the UN Water Conference 2023
On March 22-24 the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, was held at the UN Headquarters in New York. The Conference was attended by 7 heads of state and government, vice presidents, deputy prime ministers and […]
New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes
24 March 2023 SDGs The UN 2023 Water Conference closed on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, a “milestone” action plan containing almost […]
UN World Water Development Report 2023
Partnerships and cooperation for water Safeguarding water, food and energy security through sustainable water management, providing water supply and sanitation services to all, supporting human health and livelihoods, mitigating the impacts of climate change and extreme events, and sustaining and restoring ecosystems and the valuable services they provide, are all pieces of a great and […]
European Union – Central Asia High-Level Conference: joining efforts for climate action and green transition
24.02.2023 Rome, Italy – More than 100 delegates gathered in Rome on 23-24 February 2023 for the 7th European Union – Central Asia High-Level Conference on Environment and Water Cooperation (Conference). Ministers, deputy ministers, high-level diplomats of the countries of Central Asia (CA), the European Union (EU), the EU Member States, representatives of international financial […]
EU and USAID organized a simulation game for water specialists of Turkmenistan
On 14 December 2022, 13 representatives of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Turkmenistan and the design institute “Turkmen Water Project” of the State Committee of Water Management of Turkmenistan met to study the optimization of the efficiency of water resources use while maximizing productivity for agriculture, energy and other sectors of […]
Turkmenistan – the water conservation agenda in action
The government of Turkmenistan undertakes a number of significant efforts to maintain an adequate water supply for the agro-industrial sector, the population, and industrial enterprises. At the same time, the main emphasis is on the use of science-based advanced methods of irrigation, water use, construction of hydro facilities. Artificial pastures on the banks of the […]
Turkmenistan to undertake a number of measures to prevent water scarcity
During videoconference with the DPM for agriculture on Wednesday, 8 June, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov paid special attention to water supply issues. He has announced plans to hold a Cabinet meeting on 11 June, giving DPM Yazmyradov relevant instructions in the light of the tough situation with water in Central Asia. Firstly, a government commission will […]
Water as a strategic resource in Central Asia
Providing water resources and preserving established ecosystems is becoming one of the most important tasks facing the countries of Central Asia. And the new initiative of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, voiced at the meeting of the heads of state of this region in Turkmenistan, claims to become a kind of “road map” for […]
Вода как стратегический ресурс
Обеспечение водными ресурсами и сохранение устоявшихся экосистем становится одним из важнейших задач, стоящих перед странами Центральной Азии. И новая инициатива Президента Казахстана Касым-ЖомартаТокаева, озвученная на встрече глав государств этого региона в Туркменистане, претендует стать своеобразной «дорожной картой» для решения данной проблемы. Еще с советских времен основным стратегическим ресурсом в странах Средней Азии являлась вода. Стремительно […]
USAID launches new water program for Central Asia
Elvira Kadyrova The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will roll out a new five year-program for Central Asia titled “Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment” with a total cost of US $24.5 million. The main purpose of the program is strengthening regional cooperation on shared water resources and addressing current and emerging environmental challenges in […]
Worsening Water Quality Reducing Economic Growth by a Third in Some Countries: World Bank
WASHINGTON, August 20, 2019 – The world faces an invisible crisis of water quality that is eliminating one-third of potential economic growth in heavily polluted areas and threatening human and environmental well-being, according to a World Bank report released today. Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis shows, with new data and methods, how a combination of bacteria, […]
Regional cooperation on shared water resources in Central Asia
On the eve of the upcoming summit of the leaders of the countries of Central Asia in Tashkent, it is possible to say with confidence what will be one of the main topics of the meeting. The heads of the five Asian states need to find a joint solution to the problems of using transboundary […]
Commissioning Ceremony of the First Unit of “Roghun” HPP
[based on material from the official website of the President of Tajikistan – http://president.tj/en/node/18905 — dated 16 November 2018] President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan vi sited the Roghun hydropower plant on 16 November 2018 to lead the commissioning ceremony of the first unit of the Roghun hydropower plant. The representatives of Russia, Italy,India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, […]
Embassy of Tajikistan hosts curtain-raiser on international water forum
nCa Report Ashgabat, 7 June 2018 (nCa) — Just look at these facts: 844 million people don’t have clean water. (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) Report 2017) 3 billion people don’t have a decent toilet. (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) Report 2017) 31% of schools don’t have clean water. (UNICEF, Advancing WASH in Schools Monitoring, […]
ПосольствоТаджикистанапровелвстречу, предваряющую Международный водный форум
Доклад nCa Ашхабад, 7 июня 2018 (nCa) — Обратите внимание на следующие факты: 844 млн. человек не имеют чистой воды. (Доклад объединенной программы мониторинга ВОЗ/ЮНИСЕФ 2017 г) 2,3 миллиарда человек не имеют доступа к адекватным санузлам (Доклад объединенной программы мониторинга ВОЗ/ЮНИСЕФ 2017 г) 31% школ не имеют чистой воды. (ЮНИСЕФ, 2015 г) Каждую минуту новорожденный […]
Central Asia: Shared Water Resources
This question is regularly asked around the world: Some experts believe that without introducing purely economic and trade relations to the use and distribution of water resources, in particular, it is a question of transboundary rivers, it is difficult to manage, given the specifics of interstate relations and the priority of national interests in such […]
Центральная Азия: общие водные ресурсы
Этим вопросом регулярно задаются во всем мире. Некоторые эксперты полагают, что без привнесения чисто экономических, торговых отношений в область использования и распределения водных ресурсов, речь идет, в частности, о трансграничных реках, обойтись сложно, учитывая специфику межгосударственных связей и приоритет национальных интересов в столь непростом вопросе. У каждой из стран имеются очевидные мотивы для забора и […]
Indian Supreme Court Orders Establishing Indian Water Hegemony
General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan India’s Supreme Court on 27 February 2012, ordered the government to implement the2002 project to link major rivers in India ‘in a time-bound manner’. The over $100 billion project will link around 30 rivers, to ensure flood control and equitable distribution of water by efficient […]
ВОДОХРАНИЛИЩА УЗБЕКИСТАНА — УБИЙЦЫ АРАЛЬСКОГО МОРЯ
Бикташ Садбаев Начиная с 1960 г. в связи с массовым развитием хлопководства в Среднеазиатских республиках и строительством крупных водохранилищ в низовьях Сырдарья и Амударья друг за другом стали образоваться водохранилища, обслуживающие ирригацию. В бассейне Аральского моря только на территории Узбекистана по официальной информации Европейской экономической комиссии (ЕЭК) ООН от 2007 г. построены и действуют 54 […]
Узбекистан — расточительное использование воды
Акбар Саидзода Одной из самых обсуждаемых тем последних лет стали водно-энергетические вопросы Центральной Азии. Идут большие споры и полемика вокруг этих вопросов. Узбекистаном создана мощная пропагандистская система, которая используется исключительно для оправдания своих действий. Надо признать, что эта система работает довольно эффективно. В результате, многие соглашаются с тем, что любую неправду можно превратить в правду, […]