Glacier Protection Push: President Sadyr Japarov signed a decree to create a new Fund for the Conservation and Protection of Kyrgyzstan’s glaciers and the Issyk-Kul ecosystem, aiming to slow melting, support water-saving tech, and reduce emergency risks, with ministries tasked to set the fund’s structure and transparent financing rules by Oct. 1, 2026. Waste Management Plan: Kyrgyzstan launched work on a state waste management program, starting a working group to draft a national strategy for sustainable waste and recyclable resource handling, with international support and a focus on modern landfill standards. Clean Heritage Campaign: After the World Nomad Games, the “Taza Muras — Clean Heritage” campaign kicks off ahead of World Cleanliness Day on Sept. 20, calling for clean water, clean land, clean mountains, and a clean city through community cleanups and waste tracking. Urban Pollution Control: Bishkek and China’s Changsha discussed inter-municipal cooperation, including building an eco-technological plant to dispose of municipal solid waste and generate electricity. Climate Adaptation Planning: Kyrgyzstan is drafting a climate adaptation plan through 2035, while emergency authorities propose stronger legal measures to protect glaciers from pollution via regular monitoring.