On November 30, the COP28 climate conference started in Dubai, attended by dozens of world leaders and hundreds of NGO representatives and experts from all over the world. Before the start of the conference, the EECCA Climate Action Network, which includes 48 environmental organizations, prepared a common coordinated position addressed to the authorities of the…
On November 30, the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change officially opened in Dubai. The event traditionally began with a High-Level Summit, where presidents and other world leaders made new (and not so new) commitments to combat the climate crisis. We have prepared for you an overview…
Currently, the Kazakhstan citizens are grappling with an important energy decision. In Zhambyl region, located in the southern part of the country, the government intends to undertake two significant projects — a 1 GW wind power plant (WPP) and two nuclear power plant (NPP) units with a combined capacity of 2.4 GW. These projects involve…
Climate Action Network Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CAN EECCA) is a network of civil society organizations committed to combating climate change, represented in 11 countries by 48 members. We are working to ensure that civil society in the region is strong and organized, that EECCA countries implement policies leading to climate neutrality and a green…
Climate Crisis in Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley: Story of Survival and Adaptation Climate change, combined with the remnants of the outdated Soviet irrigation system, has led to the plight of the Fergana Valley, facing a water scarcity crisis that threatens the survival of the valley’s population. Women farmers in the Fergana Valley oversee 21% of the…
On 24 February 2022, I decided to leave my home in Kyiv and move to the western part of Ukraine. One month before, while planning an upcoming year with the network that I coordinate, we filled in a “risk assessment table”. The possible aggravation of conflicts was always on our list since the countries of…