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Seventh-grader Amina from Tajikistan just wanted to study, enjoy her school days and dream about the future. But fear became her constant companion. A boy from a parallel class harassed her for two and a half years, manipulated and forced her into sexual acts. (more…)
Another expert meeting of the regional analysis platform CABAR.asia discussed energy-saving problems in Central Asian countries.
Uzbekistan, like the rest of the world, is debating whether wild exotic animals should be kept in zoos. Environmentalists point to the inadmissibility of keeping them in such places and call for a more responsible attitude to keeping them in cages.
This year, Kyrgyzstan has registered the unprecedented increase in the number of mudflows. The analysis of causes shows that other than heavy rains such devastating consequences of mudflows have been caused by the insufficient performance of local authorities.
Kazakhstan has launched a program to restore the population of the Turanian tiger. UN experts believe that the return of the tigers will benefit both the environment and local communities. (more…)
In Kyrgyzstan, based on the reports of state bodies, new trees are widely planted across the country, while the area of forests is increasing steadily. However, thousands of dead plantlets and wasted millions of dollars are hidden behind fine words and figures.
The provision of gas supply to private houses in Bishkek is considered an essential measure to improve the air quality. However, half of residents of the new gas supplied residential areas still use coal for heating. According to experts, the success of the programme depends on the mass switching to gas. Otherwise, the situation will not improve.
The construction of a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Uzbekistan is surrounded by lively discussions and concerns among experts and scientists who see significant risks in the project’s implementation.
Residents of Maraldy village in the East Kazakhstan region continue to protest the ‘VSAM Production’ company, which is mining gold in the area. People fear harmful consequences for the environment. VSAM Production, in turn, claims that they crossed the path of artisanal ‘shadow’ miners. (more…)
Creating equal opportunities for women helps build more equitable and inclusive societies, which, in turn, contributes to better adaptation and resilience to climate change, believes Zulfia Karimova, lead of CAREC’s gender team.