According to data from the country's Hydrometeorological Agency, the phenomenon has increased more than tenfold in the last thirty years as a result of climate change and intensive access to water ...

Villages near Bor in Serbia and Panjakent in Tajikistan share a growing concern: pollution from Chinese-owned mines. While Belgrade and Dushanbe welcome Beijing’s investment, locals fear for ...

Tajikistan, home to the majority of Central Asia's glaciers, is urging global action as climate change accelerates glacier melt. At a high-level international conference in Dushanbe, President ...

The investigation interviewed an anonymous source from the Tajik Environmental Protection Committee, who admitted being instructed to turn a blind eye to the pollution caused by the Zarafshon gold ...

Tajikistan ranks as the sixth most polluted country globally according to the 2024 World Air Quality Report, with vehicle emissions identified as a major source of pollution. Central Asia is among ...

Tajikistan ranked as the sixth most polluted country, in terms of the measured volume of harmful, air-borne particles known as PM2.5. Chad, Bangladesh and Pakistan were the top three states with the ...

Tajikistan’s mandatory pollution inspection of vehicles was deemed ineffective by a U.N. Economic Commission for Europe review, and the electric vehicles in Dushanbe rely on electricity that the ...

This week at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, Daler Juma, Tajikistan’s energy and water resources minister, revealed just how much the country was being impacted by climate change.

More frequent and severe droughts, floods, landslides, heat, and air pollution are just some of the impacts Tajikistan faces from climate change. These disasters underscore the need for urgent action ...

DUSHANBE, November 7, 2024 – Climate action offers Tajikistan an opportunity to rejuvenate its economy and create jobs while protecting its people from the growing risks of extreme weather events ...

Yet planting trees can capture up to 50% of airborne dust, so nature-based solutions should be a part of city planning, said Zebuniso Muminzoda, of the Tajikistan branch of the Regional Environmental ...