The UN General Assembly has proclaimed July 12 as International Sand and Dust Storm Day, emphasizing the need for global and regional cooperation to combat and mitigate these phenomena.

UNESCO will map glaciers and subglacial lakes in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. This was stated by UNESCO Director General Audre Azule during the Astana International Forum in the capital of Kazakhstan, TASS reports.

President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, called on the countries of Central Asia to solve the problem of water security together, speaking at the “Astana” International Forum. The largest congress in the region is taking place in the capital of the republic. The Congress Center received about a thousand foreign delegates on Thursday, Akorda reports.

The inclusion of population mobility issues in national plans for adaptation to climate change, as well as best practices in this area were discussed during a two-day seminar of the Country Office of the International Organization for Migration and UNDP in Turkmenistan.

In the United Arab Emirates, with the help of genetic engineering, a breed of bees has been bred that can withstand serious climatic stress, including temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius. The UAE authorities thus want to increase the share of local honey production.

A scientific and practical conference dedicated to the successes of Turkmenistan in the field of environmental protection and international cooperation in this field is being held at the Turkmen Agricultural University in Ashgabat.

The wife of the Ambassador of the European Union to Turkmenistan Dubravka Jovanovic was awarded certificates of honor for her contribution to the greening of the Turkmen capital from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the Agrarian Party of the country.

In honor of the World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5, UNDP in Turkmenistan held a number of events in the Balkan region.

Two international forums dedicated to World Environment Day will be held in Turkmenistan, Deputy Prime Minister Annageldi Yazmyradov said at a Cabinet meeting on Friday.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on the establishment of an Intersectoral commission to reduce methane emissions during a Cabinet meeting on Friday, TDH reports.