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CABAR.asia 12.03.24

The remediation of uranium mill tailings has been discussed for over 10 years in Kyrgyzstan. In 2023, remediation of the four uranium mill tailings was started in the village of Min-Kush, which raises concerns of local residents. (more…)

CABAR.asia 11.03.24

The meaning of religion for residents of Kazakhstan is changing: there are more people with religious views. This is evidenced by the World Values Survey programme, which was used for two surveys in Kazakhstan – in 2011 and 2018. (more…)

The IWPR country office in Kazakhstan is looking for a Finance/Admin Manager.

Location:  Almaty, Kazakhstan

Hours: Full time

Deadline for applications:  31 March 2024 (more…)

CABAR.asia 07.03.24

Tajik experts say energy officials need to pay more attention to the country’s dilapidated power supply system. (more…)

Women have become leading lights in the field of environmental activism across Central Asia, despite facing public resistance and gender discrimination – and the fact that there are almost no women political decision-makers across the region. (more…)

Zulfiya Raissova 06.03.24

In 2023, according to the UNHCR, 37,257 people are stateless in Central Asia.

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Rano Gaibullaeva 04.03.24

Air pollution in the capitals of Central Asian countries has become an obvious problem in recent years. Over the past year, Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, has broken all records.


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Polina Viktorova 01.03.24

Individuals in Kazakhstan may apply for bankruptcy since March 2023. This is a new way for the country to bring a person back to a healthy financial life. (more…)

Bermet Borubaeva 29.02.24

In the last 70 years, Kyrgyzstan has lost 16 per cent of its glaciers. It poses a food insecurity risk not only to the country, but also at the regional level.

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Aigerim Tleubay 28.02.24

Can artists stand up for natural boundaries, preserve lakes or plant forests? It turns out they can. Aigerim Kapar, contemporary art curator, founder of the contemporary art and public interaction platform ‘Artcom Platform’, co-initiator of the movement to preserve lakes in Astana ‘SOS Taldykol’, and the project on care about Lake Balkhash ‘Balqashqa Qamqor’, told about how artists respond to environmental challenges, how they engage the society and government institutions in problem-solving. (more…)