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Heating season of 2023/2024 is going to end. Kyrgyzstanis will remember it best for the accident on the Bishkek thermal power plant, forced power cuts, and even water cuts in some places. As long as the republic depends on the power imports, officials make plans to reach surplus and start exporting it by 2026, and also allow cryptocurrency companies earn amid supply shortage. (more…)
In Tajikistan, there are no favourable conditions for the widespread use of solar energy or for attracting investment in this sector. This is happening amid constant energy shortages and a crisis in the country’s electric power system.
This policy brief presents the key findings and recommendations from a study of government scholarship programs for international education in Kazakhstan. (more…)
“I have always wanted to see Aral first-hand. Back in the school days, in the USA, we were told during classes how the Aral dried up. The rivers that flew into the sea were used to irrigate fields,” Carolina Solomon, an American student, said. She managed to see Aral when she volunteered in the environmental campaign to restore the Aral ecosystem “Syr korgany sekseyil” (translated from Kazakh as ‘Haloxylon – the support of Syrdarya’). (more…)
One of the reasons that influenced the deterioration of the environmental situation in Tashkent, experts believe that the so-called wind rose is not observed during the construction of high-rise buildings.
Tajikistan lacks a transparent personnel policy for the appointment of civil servants, according to Marat Mamadshoev, editor-in-chief of IWPR Tajikistan. In his opinion, it is particularly important to develop clear and verifiable criteria for assessing the performance of civil servants. (more…)
‘R.I.P’ was written four thousand times in the comments to the YouTube channel ‘Obozhayu’. The threats were addressed to the founder of the channel, Askhat Niyazov, who publishes his critical interviews, which do not let the akims (mayors) sleep peacefully at night. The threats first appeared in early 2024 and became the continuation of cyber-attacks against Kazakhstan media outlets that were launched at the end of 2023. What do journalists and bloggers do not to lose in this ‘digital war’? (more…)
This policy brief presents evidence from a study that examined university-industry partnerships in Kazakhstan. The research explored how, and in what ways, universities and industry collaborate; and how current and future partnerships might be improved. More specifically, the study investigated the benefits and challenges of university collaborations with industry, and identified the supporting factors and potential barriers to developing effective and sustainable university-industry partnerships. (more…)
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…)
On the eve of International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8, CABAR.asia held an expert meeting titled “Women’s Role in the Environmental Movement in Central Asian Countries”. During the meeting, female experts and activists of the environmental movement from four Central Asian countries discussed women’s role in environmental activities and adaptation to changes occurring due to environmental problems on Earth.