Environment

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  Environment

  2021-05-27

  Central Asians warily eye Russian-built nuclear power plants in China

  Russia has sought influence and closer diplomatic ties via its nuclear power stations, yet Central Asia is still reeling from the fallout of Soviet-era nuclear programmes in the region.

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  Environment

  2021-05-24

  Kazakhstan to make Russia pay for space agency's environmental damage

  Russian rockets use heptyl fuel, a highly toxic hazardous material banned by Western countries. Evidence links this fuel to cancer and deformities in the area but Moscow refuses to compensate.

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  Environment

  2021-05-14

  USAID works to strengthen Central Asian-Afghan water management co-operation

  Water management is increasingly becoming a challenge amid limited supplies, population growth and climate change.

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  Environment

  2021-02-26

  Moscow tries to foist nuclear power plant on Kazakhstan, again

  The repeated Russian proposal is drawing sharp public criticism in Kazakhstan, with the public voicing concerns about environmental safety and its obvious geopolitical motivations.

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  Environment

  2020-12-24

  Kazakh TV series recalls Soviet past of Semipalatinsk nuclear test site

  The new series depicts Kazakh politicians and public figures' struggle to stop the USSR's nuclear tests, which damaged the environment and public health.

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  Environment

  2020-09-30

  China claims global leadership on climate despite staking future on coal

  The unsupported claim that China is eco-friendly is only the latest in a series of attempts by Beijing to portray itself as something it is not.

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  Environment

  2020-08-18

  New facility in Almaty will enable safer storage of radioactive materials

  The construction of the storage facility, in co-operation with the US Department of Energy and Global Affairs Canada, is 'vital' to the security of these dangerous materials.

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  Environment

  2020-08-05

  Work begins on cleanup of Soviet-era Kyrgyz uranium waste sites

  The Soviets abandoned several such sites in Central Asia, bequeathing radioactive, toxic waste that endangers public health and the environment.

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  Environment

  2020-05-07

  European bank continues uranium remediation work in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan

  Efforts to clean up the mess that the Soviet Union left behind are continuing despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Environment

  2019-12-17

  Kyrgyzstan bans uranium mining as it struggles to deal with Soviet waste

  Central Asia served as a key source of uranium for the former Soviet Union, which left behind a host of security and environmental issues.