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Dear
subscribers,
Climate change is
already reshaping life across the EECCA region.
In Kyrgyzstan, it could push another 170,000
people into poverty over the next 15 years.
Uzbekistan is setting up Central Asia’s first
air quality lab, yet Tashkent is already
struggling with dangerous smog despite its NDC
3.0 targets.
In
Georgia, glacier research results remain
unpublished, while extreme weather in Armenia
exposed vulnerabilities in infrastructure and
agriculture. Ukraine’s major energy projects
remain unfunded, and Belarus is preparing an
interactive long-term climate forecasting
system.
Meanwhile, 2025 is
approaching record-high temperatures, and the US
has removed references to fossil fuels as a
cause of global warming from the EPA website,
despite the well-established human role in the
crisis.
At
the end of this issue — new opportunities for
activists.
Best
regards,
CAN
EECCA Communications
Manager
Aizirek
Almazbekova
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News
from the EECCA Region
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The World Bank warns
rural communities most at risk from floods and
landslides, which are expected to worsen with
climate change. While overall poverty growth may
be moderate, climate shocks could dramatically
affect the most vulnerable
households.
Environmental activists
in Strasbourg are calling on the ECHR to advance
a lawsuit against Russia, which has been pending
for over two years. They stress that Russia
remains a top global polluter, expanding fossil
fuel production despite its Paris Agreement
commitments, worsening the climate crisis and
human risks.
Despite pledging a 50%
reduction in greenhouse gas intensity by 2035,
Tashkent faced record air pollution by late
2025. This highlights that high-level CO₂
targets do not address PM2.5, transportation,
and coal reliance, which directly impact public
health.
After a tragedy in
Shovi, authorities funded extensive studies of
glacier valleys, identifying seven high-risk
climate zones. However, final reports remain
unpublished, leaving critical data inaccessible
as glaciers melt rapidly and early warning
systems are nearly absent.
Major energy projects
in Ukraine remain unfunded
New
thermal, gas, and nuclear projects worth tens of
billions of hryvnias are still awaiting
financing, except for some regional thermal
projects supported by international
donors.
Spring 2024 floods
revealed vulnerabilities in Armenia’s
infrastructure, agriculture, and civil
protection systems. Although Armenia contributes
minimally to global emissions, extreme weather
events are increasing, and the lack of
comprehensive adaptation and preventive measures
amplifies socio-economic losses.
Funds will support
sustainable water management and agriculture in
glacier-dependent regions across nine countries,
benefiting millions amid the escalating climate
crisis.
The
$1M lab at Green University will monitor PM2.5
pollution and its sources in Tashkent,
strengthening research and public health
measures amid persistently high air
pollution.
Belhydromet and the
National Academy of Sciences will model climate
change under different CO₂ scenarios for all 118
districts, enhancing long-term
planning.
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World
Climate and Energy News
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Copernicus Climate
Change Service reports November 2025 as the
third-warmest on record, with 2023–2025 possibly
exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Scientists warn this signals an accelerating
climate crisis, with extreme weather, sea ice
loss, and growing human risks, emphasizing
urgent emissions cuts.
The
agency now emphasizes natural causes, a move
criticized by scientists and former EPA
officials as misleading, since most modern
warming stems from human activity, particularly
coal, oil, and gas use.
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