AnalysisTurkmenistan
Sealing Cracks: Turkmenistan’s History of Leaks Exposes the Importance of Halting Unfettered Methane Emissions
Methane emissions might be expected from one of the largest natural gas producers in the world
Kurtis Yan·
Environment
Climate change, falling Caspian Sea levels, methane and energy transition: CPC analysis of environmental challenges in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.
Grid Limitations and Blackouts: Why does Central Asia Keep Losing Power?
The region’s latest major blackout on August 14 knocked out power across four of the five Central Asian states
Liam Gibson, Kurtis Yan·
Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa Canal and the Limits of Central Asia's Water Governance
The greatest threat posed by Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal might not be the amount of water
Ana Maria Kvatashidze·
Tajikistan’s Water Paradox: Can New Money Fix an Old Constraint?
Tajikistan is both water-rich and power-poor, and a wave of international financing arriving this summer
Zohra Movsumova, Liam Gibson·
A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia
As water scarcity in Central Asia intensifies, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan signed a trilateral agreement
Liam Gibson·
Can the Middle Corridor Outrun Climate Change? The Caspian Sea’s Challenge to Eurasian Connectivity
Discussions of the Middle Corridor often focus on geopolitics, infrastructure investment
Aigerim Orynbassar·
A Hotter Future: El Niño and the Acceleration of Central Asia’s Climate Crisis
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the start of an El Niño event on June 11
Liam Gibson·
Extracting Good Mining Policy in Kyrgyzstan
The critical minerals industry in Central Asia is at a crossroads and in Kyrgyzstan critical decisions need to be made
Jack Halsey·
Measuring and reflecting on Air Quality in Central Asia
Across Central Asia, air quality in both cities and rural regions is shaped
Zhanel Sabirova·
AnalysisEnvironment
Environment and Renewables: 2025 in review
As the year 2025 draws to a close, there are now fewer than five years remaining to meet the Paris ...
Zhanel Sabirova·
AnalysisKazakhstan
Echo of the Eurasian Steppe: The Saiga’s Unprecedented Recovery in Kazakhstan
Known for its prehistoric appearance, the saiga antelope became an icon among the nomadic ...
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisEnvironment
Central Asia’s Future Melts Away: Water Down the Drain?
The accelerating environmental crisis in Central Asia has become impossible to ignore. Across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan …
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
AnalysisEnvironment
A Win for Big Oil in Kazakhstan: Surprise Court Ruling Favors Investors
In a startling reversal that favors large energy companies, an appellate court ruling negated massive fines ...
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer·
AnalysisEnvironment
A UN Bet on Almaty: Kazakhstan Steps Up as Central Asia’s SDG Hub
In an era marked by increasing global skepticism toward international institutions
Nigel Li·
CommentaryEnvironment
Central Asia: The Road From Baku to Belém via Ashgabat And Samarkand
Collective exchanges have become increasingly important as Central Asian countries work together
David Moran·
CommentaryEnvironment
COP 29: The Caspian COP
COP Climate Summits are exhausting events. The stakes are high and most COPs fall well short of expectations
David Moran·
AnalysisEnvironment
Caspian Green Energy Corridor Moves Forward
With COP 29 underway, the presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan have signed a strategic partnership
Nicholas Castillo·
CommentaryAzerbaijan
COP29: THE COUNTDOWN STARTS
The announcement on August 3 that there were 100 days to go until COP29 …
James Sharp·