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In Tajikistan, the number of victims of domestic violence is growing and the topic of its criminalization has been discussed for a long time. But no legislative solution has yet been adopted. (more…)
The charity sector in Kyrgyzstan is growing, yet for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction: the fraud cases increase along with the cases of real help.
Tajik experts believe that the main culprit of desertification is irrational economical activities. (more…)
Cultural tourism has great potential in Kyrgyzstan, experts say, but the state does not want to develop it and invest money into this trend. There are two historical and cultural sites of the UNESCO heritage in the country. One of them is Mountain Sulaiman Too in Osh, and the second one are the objects of the Silk Road – Burana, Ak-Beshim and Krasnaya Rechka in Chui district. The first one is maintained and its location in the city facilitates access of tourists, and the second one is much harder to maintain. (more…)
Tajikistan is a country rich in hydro resources, the mountainous terrain and the presence of rivers allows the construction of high dams and large hydroelectric power plants (HPPs), which is done in the country – 95% of electricity is generated by 14 large and medium-sized HPPs. The use of hydroelectric power stations in itself is considered a “green” way of generating electricity, but still, according to environmentalists, it is necessary to think about alternatives. And here solar and wind power are of great importance for the country.
he Central Asian region is the most vulnerable to climate change impacts. The common problems of all five countries will be melting glaciers and decreasing surface water runoff, that is, rivers’ water that flows over the soil surface into the lakes, says Andrey Podrezov, Head of the Department of Meteorology, Ecology and Environmental Protection at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. (more…)
Every year in Tajikistan hundreds of women attempt suicide. Experts say the main cause of these tragic events is family conflicts and domestic violence. (more…)
There is a growing trend of domestic violence against women in Tajikistan.
Ex-prisoners are frustrated by the lack of permanent employment and the prejudicial attitudes of society. Experts believe that this situation could lead them to reoffend. (more…)
Almost half of Central Asia’s population lives in rural and remote areas and does not have access to the Internet. What is the level of development of mobile communications and the Internet in the countries of the region? What is hindering the development of the telecommunications sector?