Noticias sobre Kyrgyzstan
EBRD and EU allocate €38 million to Kyrgyzstan Climate Resilience Water Supply project
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are promoting sustainable water resource management and agriculture by financing upgrades to existing water conveyance infrastructure in the Kyrgyz Republic and helping to build new infrastructure in this area.
IsDB approves over US$ 3 Billion in financing for major development and infrastructure
The Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved more than US$ 3 billion in financing for 20 socio-economic development projects across 17 member countries.
IWMI and GWP promote water cooperation through a study tour to Central Asia
The visit for water professionals from South Asia laid the groundwork for furthering dialogue on transboundary river management for water security.
World Water Day 2024: Water as a conflict trigger and a tool for peace
Water plays a critical dual role in promoting peace and triggering conflicts on a global scale.
Glacial flooding threatens millions globally
Fifteen million people around the world are at risk from flooding caused by glacial lakes, with just four countries accounting for more than half of those exposed.
Research with gender perspective helps our understanding of why water cooperation succeeds or not
IHE Delft, based in the Netherlands, tackles water and sanitation challenges through education, research and capacity development both on a global and national level.
UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050
New UNESCO data highlight the accelerated melting of glaciers in World Heritage sites, with glaciers in a third of sites set to disappear by 2050.
EIB to support energy transition, water management and digital transition in Central Asia
As part of European Union-led efforts to help Central Asia mitigate the socioeconomic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and Russian aggression in Ukraine, the European Investment Bank (EIB) took part in the EU-Central Asia Connectivity Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Climate changes lead to water imbalance, conflict in Tibetan Plateau
Melting glaciers are putting a hold on countries’ development.
The EDB publishes a report titled Investment in the Water and Energy Complex of Central Asia
The Eurasian Development Bank’s analysts have conducted a detailed study of investments in the water and energy complex of Central Asia.
Researchers assess water security of Central Asian countries
Central Asia belongs to arid and semi-arid region.
IHA welcomes Small Hydropower Plants Association of Kyrgyzstan as affiliate member
The International Hydropower Association has announced that the Small Hydropower Plants Association of Kyrgyzstan has joined as an affiliate member.
The Aral Sea: the difficult return of water
10 years after the documentary shot by Isabel Coixet, the Aral Sea continues to be a paradigm of the errors that trigger an environmental disaster with terrible humanitarian consequences.
Experts present prescription to avoid dangerous water shortfall for 70 million Central Asians
Urgent need to replace competition with co-operation in the Aral Sea Basin.
Uzbekistan signs MOU with Israel’s Watergen to fight water shortage
The government of Uzbekistan signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday with the Israel-based company, Watergen in an effort aimed at harnessing and using the company’s patented technology to make pure, clean-drinking water out of ambient air.
IsDB approves $238.1 million project financing for Benin, Cote D’Ivoire, Kyrgyzstan, and Nigeria
The Board of Executive Directors (BED) of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved US $238.1 million worth of project financing for Benin Republic, Cote D’Ivoire, Kyrgyz Republic and Nigeria. The BED also approved the financing of a pilot project on energy access to finance through crowdfunding.
Asia’s glaciers provide buffer against drought
A new study to assess the contribution that Asia’s high mountain glaciers make to relieving water stress in the region is published this week in the journal Nature.
Ice volume of glaciers worldwide calculated anew
Researchers have provided a new estimate for the glacier ice volume all around the world, excluding the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Their conclusion: previous calculations overestimated the volume of the glaciers in High Mountain Asia.
Think big—at least when it comes to global conservation
Canada and Russia have the most to lose or gain, say researchers.