Kazakhstan prepares law on energy storage systems
At the Go Net Zero Central Asia and Caspian summit, Kazakh officials publicly confirmed for the first time that an energy storage law is now under review.
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Kyrgyzstan establishes fund to protect glaciers and Lake Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signed a decree establishing a fund for the preservation and protection of Kyrgyzstan's glaciers and Lake Issyk-Kul.
Kazakhstan ranks fourth in the world in horse population.
Kazakhstan firmly holds its status as one of the world's top horse-breeding powers—and the gap with Central Asian neighbors is not just wide, but multiples wider.
Kyrgyzstan has lost 90% of its forest cover in 50 years
A mountainous country, where forests held slopes against erosion and softened floods for centuries, lost nearly all its tree cover in just fifty years.
AI is reshaping digital infrastructure demands in the Asia-Pacific region
UN ESCAP warns the next digital divide in Asia-Pacific won't be about internet access, but countries' capacity to harness artificial intelligence.
Forest belt being created near Astana with participation of Chinese scientists
On the outskirts of Astana, an unusual test site has appeared—a forest plot where trees never grown in Kazakhstan before have been planted.
COP17 in Ulaanbaatar enters decisive week of negotiations
Ministers and heads of delegations from nearly 200 countries arrive in Ulaanbaatar Aug 24–27 for the second, busiest week of the global desertification summit.