Central Asia – Today, members of the Central Asian Network of Academic Societies (NAS) gathered online to discuss the development of the network and opportunities for cooperation between universities in the region. The meeting was organized by the USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity in cooperation with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC).
The Central Asian and Afghanistan Network of Women in Water Management actively participated in the Second Global Forum Women in Water Diplomacy held in Vienna, Austria, 3-8 March 2024. This network, established within the OSCE funded programme "Women, Water, and Conflict Prevention," received support from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) at the global level and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) in the region.
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Memorandum was signed at a meeting between the Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic, Melis Turgunbaev, and the CAREC team in Kyrgyzstan. Kuban Matraimov, Director of the CAREC branch in the Kyrgyz Republic, signed the Memorandum on behalf of the CAREC.