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The Resilient Landscapes Restoration (RESILAND CA+) Program in Central Asia: Regional Component

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31 July 2026

Landfill Methane: The Climate Risk Hiding in Plain Sight

Dr. Navruz Khotamov Director, Regional Waste Management Center, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Key National expert for “WasteMAP: Empowering Methane Action in Central Asia's Waste Sector” project Ask most people to name a major source of methane emissions, and they will likely mention oil and gas fields, leaking pipelines, or flaring towers. Few would think of the local landfill. Yet solid waste disposal sites are one of the most significant, and most overlooked, sources of this powerful greenhouse gas, and the case for treating them with the same urgency as the fossil fuel sector is stronger than most people realize.

31 July 2026

OGMP 2.0 and Global Methane Reporting Standards

On July 29th 2026, The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) held the fourth online training session under the Enhancing Uzbekistan's Methane Inventories (UzEMI) project. The training, titled "The Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0," was jointly funded by the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF),

31 July 2026

RESILAND CA+: Forests as a Shield for Central Asia

As is well known, the rate at which average temperatures are rising in Central Asia is outpacing global averages, directly disrupting the region’s historical hydrological balance. The rapid degradation of the glaciers of the Pamirs and Tien Shan, heat waves, droughts, and accelerating desertification have long underscored the urgent need for solutions. Under these conditions, nature is no longer simply a habitat. There is a growing need for tools capable of stabilizing ecosystems, with forests playing a central role.