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Tajik experts say energy officials need to pay more attention to the country’s dilapidated power supply system. (more…)
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.
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.
In recent years, the problem of degradation of agricultural land in agrarian areas of Tajikistan has become more and more acute. Experts believe that it will be difficult to restore these lands and all these processes negatively affect the environment. (more…)
In the last 30-40 years, the world, particularly, Kyrgyzstan, has faced the increase in temperature. It leads to increased evaporation, and hence to soil drought. The problem of water regulation at distant pastures and farming lands can be solved by artificial glaciers.
Uzbekistan is striving to introduce new technologies for irrigating farmland by providing subsidies and tax incentives to farmers. However, many farmers still use old irrigation methods of watering for fear of failure.
Drivers are concerned about the levy on car recycling in Tajikistan. Experts believe that the main purpose of the fee is to replenish the budget. (more…)
46 per cent of all water available in Kazakhstan, which is too much, comes to the country on neighbouring states. Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation intends to reduce water dependency of the republic on its neighbours by one fourth.
In Kyrgyzstan, nearly 65 per cent of villages are undersupplied with clean drinking water. Authorities are determined to solve the problem by 2026, which is taken sceptically by people as this is not their first promise. Moreover, one third of the amount required to implement the programme still needs to be raised. (more…)
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