Environment

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  Environment

  2018-12-12

  International donors pledge $10 million to help Kyrgyzstan address climate change

  The Green Climate Fund is allocating the funds as part of a UN World Food Programme project to help the country adapt to severe weather changes.

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  Environment

  2018-11-28

  Bishkek authorities to improve monitoring of pollution levels, fine violators

  Three new environmental installations are expected to measure the pollution levels in Bishkek and will help authorities to reduce the smog hanging over the city.

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  Environment

  2018-11-15

  EU helps Central Asia contend with radioactive waste left by Russia

  The European Union will allocate €10 million for the treatment of hazardous uranium tailings impoundments in the region leftover from the Soviet Union and Russian negligence.

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  Environment

  2018-10-30

  Russia-backed nuclear project in Uzbekistan raises questions of safety, influence

  Some analysts are viewing the effort as politically driven, while environmentalists are already sounding the alarm.

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  Environment

  2018-10-19

  Botched Russian Soyuz launch alarms Kazakh environmentalists

  Activists are calling on the government to declare the Baikonur Cosmodrome an environmental disaster zone and force Russia to leave the space port.

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  Environment

  2018-09-20

  Central Asia eyes new financial means to weather natural disasters

  Central Asia experienced catastrophic natural disasters throughout the 20th century, and international bodies like the World Bank have programs to help make the region more financially resilient during future events.

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  Environment

  2018-06-26

  Upgrading aging irrigation infrastructure helps farmers in Uzbekistan

  Thanks to a World Bank project in Beruniy, Ellikkala and Turtkul districts, 1,500 private farms and 40,000 small family farms will benefit from more reliable water distribution.

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  Environment

  2018-06-01

  UN launches natural resource management project in Central Asia

  The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) will help Central Asian countries prevent environmental degradation.

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  Environment

  2018-04-17

  US-funded environmental competition promotes 'green' living in Kazakhstan

  A seven-day project helped about 200 participants understand the importance of protecting the environment.

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  Environment

  2018-04-11

  Soviet-era uranium disposal in Tajikistan leaves troubled legacy

  Threats to the environment and to public health haunt Tajikistan 27 years after the Soviet collapse.