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In shadow of Nepal-Tibet disaster Tajikistan searches for glacial lakes at risk of catastrophic outburst
Mountainous Central Asian country turns to satellite surveillance in possible race against time.
Permafrost is thawing on every continent that has it
Frozen ground is thawing deeper each summer almost everywhere it has been measured, according to the first global assessment of long-term monitoring data.
Uzbekistan targets 620mn kWh annual output from small hydropower by 2030
HPPs are expected to generate 620mn kWh of electricity annually, supply around 350,000 households, save 187mn cubic metres of natural gas and prevent 311,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
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UNCCD COP17 addresses scourge of desertification
With up to 40% of world’s land degraded, delegates from around world gather in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to advance solutions.
Europe killed 25,000 of its own people this summer for want of air conditioning
Extreme heat has killed more than 25,000 people across Europe this year, according to data compiled from government agencies and research institutions in Germany, Spain, France, the UK, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Caspian Sea water level hits 200-year low
The Caspian Sea has fallen to its lowest level in about 200 years and is still declining, a Tehran official said, blaming higher temperatures, evaporation, weaker inflows and lower rainfall for a drop of up to 20 centimetres a year.
Global textile trade's hidden water costs threaten emerging market supply chains
Countries including Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Uzbekistan have sought to move up global textile value chains but climate change and water scarcity make traditional production models increasingly vulnerable, says Chatham House report.
Kyrgyzstan hit by highest number of mudslides in decades amid glacier melt
Eight lose lives in this year’s carnage. Six die in car swept from road.
Climate change, not dams, driving Caspian Sea shrinkage, researcher says
The Caspian Sea's decline owes more to climate change than to dams or river abstraction, a water policy researcher says, with the Volga's navigation-focused dams limiting draw-off and Tehran's groundwater and wastewater plans making little progress.
PANNIER: Central Asia on cusp of ending quest for independence in electricity provision
Big hydro projects should get the region over the line.
Uzbekistan expands anti-desertification drive with 1.27mn-hectare reforestation plan
Uzbekistan faces mounting environmental pressures linked to climate change, water scarcity and land degradation.
ADB says Azerbaijan's transport sector could cut CO2 emissions by 600,000 tonnes by 2030
ADB says emissions reductions in Azerbaijan's transport sector can be achieved through a modal shift toward rail, the adoption of cleaner fuels and energy efficiency measures.
Expert views: Addressing water-management challenges in Central Asia
A Eurasianet partner post.
Uzbekistan’s growth ambitions collide with shrinking water supplies
Country's plans to expand agricultural production, industrial output and exports are running into an increasingly uncomfortable and stark reality.