More than 11 million Afghans have been displaced or have returned to the country between 2021 and 2025, as drought, floods and mass returns from neighbouring states deepen an already fragile humanitarian crisis, according to a new report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Against a backdrop of mounting environmental pressure across Central Asia, the Kazakh Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has announced that the Regional Ecological Summit (RES) 2026 will take place from 22–24 April in Astana.
Uzbekistan plans to significantly expand the use of electric vehicles (EVs), targeting a 10% share of all passenger cars by 2030.
Türkiye has enhanced its environmental and cultural conservation efforts, registering 10,503 monumental trees and 319 caves nationwide.
As the world marks the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, progress in combating global climate change is mixed.
Uzbekistan has signed a major financing agreement with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), securing $500 million to support the country’s shift toward a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy.
Uzbekistan has launched an urgent environmental reform package after recent air-quality data revealed serious pollution problems, particularly in Tashkent
The death toll from floods and landslides following cyclonic rains in the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 604, the head of the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Monday up from a previous figure of 303.
Rescuers in Sri Lanka were scrambling on Monday to clear roads and deliver aid to more than half a million people hit by a cyclone last week, as the death toll climbed to 355, with 366 missing, official figures showed.
China announced a sweeping inspection of fire-safety standards in high-rise buildings nationwide on Saturday after a deadly fire in Hong Kong left at least 128 people dead.
Air quality in Tashkent deteriorated sharply with the Uzbekistan Hydrometeorological Service (Uzhydromet) reporting that concentrations of fine particulate matter exceeded national safety limits.
A new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that Afghanistan is facing overlapping and severe crises, as millions of people continue returning to the country despite widespread poverty and failing essential services.
China’s carbon dioxide emissions have remained flat and slightly declined over the past 18 months, according to new analysis for climate publication Carbon Brief, marking what could be a historic shift in the world’s largest emitter’s energy and economic trajectory.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Afghanistan, Dr Tajudeen Oyewale, expressed concern over Afghanistan's absence from the COP30 summit in Brazil, despite being one of the world’s lowest carbon emitters.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged the public to drastically reduce water consumption in the aftermath of an unprecedented drought across the country.
One of Brazil’s last coal plants, located in Candiota in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, roared back to life in July 2025 after a major business group invested millions to keep its turbines running.
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi that hit the central Philippines on Tuesday has risen to 39 on the island of Cebu, a local government official said.
Central Asia, the South Caucasus and Pakistan have received a significant boost in their fight against the impacts of climate change with the approval of a $250 million grant.
Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in south-western Jamaica as a category five storm, unleashing violent winds, torrential rain and life-threatening floods across the island.
The U.N. weather agency plans to cut some posts and is reviewing its priorities as dozens of countries, including the United States, are late with their fees, a spokesperson said on Friday.
The body of a 56-year-old man has been found buried in mud a year after he was swept away in deadly flash floods in southeastern Spain, authorities said on Thursday.
The peak of Japan's Mount Fuji was capped with snow for the first time this winter on Thursday, reaching the milestone 21 days later than the average since records began in 1894, the meteorological agency said.
Brazil’s government approved on Monday exploratory drilling by state-run oil company Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called for a joint action between Central Asian countries and Russia to address shrinkage of the Caspian Sea.
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