Central Asia’s land resources are facing mounting pressure from degradation caused by extreme weather conditions, rapid rates of warming, systemic resource management errors, and high rates of urbanization. More than 80 million hectares—over a quarter of the region’s land area, or roughly four times the size of Kyrgyzstan—are already degraded, according to the authors of the … [Read more...]
Ministry of Education and UNICEF Introduced Climate Change Topics in Preschool Curriculum of Turkmenistan
30 August 2025, Ashgabat — The Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, in partnership with UNICEF, launched a new curriculum and methodological guide on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction for preschool educational institutions. This milestone initiative marks an important step in advancing climate change education within the national system just as the new … [Read more...]
UNDP launches workshops for Turkmenistan’s private sector on climate risks and adaptation
Ashgabat, 7 June 2024: The project “Developing a National Adaptation Planning Process in Turkmenistan” (NAP) 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 launched a series of workshops for representatives of the private … [Read more...]