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CAREC Working Groups on Health and Climate Change meet in Bishkek

The 6th CAREC Working Group on Health and the 4th CAREC Working Group on Climate Change met on 7-9 April in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. Ms. Leah Gutierrez, Director General SD3, opened the joint day of both Working Groups on 8 April and emphasized the importance of multisector collaboration to address health-climate risks. In his opening remarks, […]

ADB and AIIB Signed an MOU with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan to Support the Feasibility Study of the Caspian Green Energy Corridor

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (4 April 2025) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the energy ministries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the Feasibility Study for the Caspian Green Energy Corridor Project. The initiative is part of ADB’s regional technical assistance for the project. The MOU establishes […]

CAREC countries discuss the draft Climate Change Action Plan

Senior officials from CAREC countries and development partners attended the second in-person meeting of the CAREC Working Group on Climate Change on 2-3 September in Baku, Azerbaijan, to jointly work on finalizing the CAREC Climate Change Action Plan. Participants discussed the action plan areas, identified priority regional projects and activities, and agreed on the immediate […]

CAREC countries discuss regional priorities for the CAREC Climate Change Action Plan

Government officials from CAREC Countries and Development Partners met on 8 July to discuss priority areas on climate adaptation and mitigation in preparation of the CAREC Climate Change Action Plan.

ADB leads discussions on glaciers, transboundary water cooperation in Central Asia

ADB Climate Envoy Warren Evans led discussions on identifying climate adaptive transboundary water projects in Central Asia and defining the outline of ADB’s multicountry glaciers to farm (G2F) initiative. Discussions, a joint effort of CCSD, CWRD, and SG-AFNR, were held at the CAREC Water Pillar working group’s first meeting, with the theme ‘Climate Change, Water […]

CAREC Countries Endorse New Vision to Fight Climate Change Together

Regional Cooperation Vital to Addressing Climate Change in Central and West Asia, Says ADB

Региональные общественные блага как инструмент решения проблем изменения климата, конфликтов и COVID-19 в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе

В 2022 году в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе наблюдались рекордные экстремальные погодные условия – от сильной жары и засухи до разрушительных наводнений. В Пакистане масштабные наводнения затронули свыше 33 миллиона человек, унеся более 1400 жизней и вынудив более 630 000 человек покинуть свои дома. Эти климатические воздействия в сочетании с пандемией COVID-19 и российским вторжением в Украину […]

Addressing Climate Change, Conflict, and COVID-19 through Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific

From severe heat waves and droughts to devastating floods, 2022 has seen record breaking extreme weather across Asia and the Pacific. In Pakistan, widespread floods have affected more than 33 million people, claiming over 1,400 lives, and displacing over 630,000 people. These climate impacts, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, […]

Повысить устойчивость к изменению климата и укрепить продовольственную безопасность в условиях региональных проблем – Вице-президент АБР

МАНИЛА, ФИЛИППИНЫ (29 сентября 2022 г.) – Центральной Азии и соседним странам следует интегрировать меры по смягчению последствий изменения климата и адаптации к ним в свои стратегии роста и укреплять продовольственную безопасность в условиях сохраняющихся региональных проблем, заявил сегодня Вице-президент Азиатского банка развития (АБР) Шиксин Чен на 55-м Ежегодном общем собрании АБР. «В регионе Программы […]