AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoClimate Finance: The Green Climate Fund approved $190M for Tajikistan, including $62M in grants, with projects focused on water-saving tech, fruit-orchard funds, and upgrades to drinking water, sewage, and irrigation networks—an approach that mirrors the kind of climate adaptation Kyrgyzstan is also pursuing. Water Resilience: The EBRD and GCF launched a €160M “Resilient Water Systems” programme for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, combining loans and grants to strengthen water supply, wastewater, and irrigation while adding climate-risk planning for droughts and floods. Biodiversity & Infrastructure Scrutiny: A UN Human Rights Council side-event put the snow leopard at the center of debate over climate risks and ecological connectivity tied to the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway, urging responsible development with public scrutiny. Forestry Cooperation: Uzbekistan highlighted its RESILAND CA+ forest restoration work during a Bishkek dialogue, stressing transboundary cooperation and sustainable landscape management. Local Environment Action: An eco-activist completed a Karakol-to-Bishkek walking campaign carrying a pine sapling to promote greening and waste processing awareness. Issyk-Kul Development: A July 3 forum will present the “Teskey Issyk-Kul” concept for southern shore development through 2035–2040, aiming to balance tourism, infrastructure, ecology, and cultural heritage.
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