Last week, the University of Central Asia (UCA) convened more than 200 researchers, policymakers, development practitioners and international partners to examine how climate change is affecting the health, livelihoods and well-being of mountain communities across Central Asia, at its first International Conference on Mountains, Climate and Health in Central Asia.
Central Asia is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions. Mountain areas are warming faster than the global average, with rapid glacier retreat, shifting precipitation patterns and more frequent extreme weather events already affecting public health, food security, water resources, livelihoods and infrastructure across the region…
