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  • Alisher Mirzabaev

    The role of land restoration for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation in Kazakhstan

    Year: 2025

    Collections: Scientific Publications

    Topics: Climate, Agriculture

    Authors: Alisher Mirzabaev, Yessengali Oskenbayev, Alisher Sansyzbayev

    Countries: Kazakhstan

    Source: https://cajscr.com

    Land restoration in Kazakhstan plays a pivotal role in addressing both climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. The country faces significant challenges related to land degradation, including driven by deforestation and shrubland loss, which has substantial economic and environmental impacts. By restoring forests, Kazakhstan can enhance carbon sequestration, particularly in regions such as Eastern Kazakhstan, which has shown notable gains in carbon sinks from land use and land cover changes. Restoration initiatives also align with Kazakhstan’s commitments under the Bonn Challenge, aiming to restore millions of hectares of degraded land by 2030. By analyzing land cover changes from 2001 to 2020, we identified key degradation hotspots and quantified economic losses of approximately 5.6 billion USD, primarily in grasslands and forests. Evaluating three socioeconomic and climatic scenarios—Optimistic, Base, and Pessimistic—revealed that restoration investments ranging from 6.7 to 11.6 billion USD could yield benefit-cost ratios between 1.4 and 4.3, with wetlands and forests restoration emerging as priority areas. These findings highlight the need for an integrated, data-driven approach to align economic viability with environmental sustainability, thereby promoting green growth and enhancing long-term resilience. Land restoration can serve as a cornerstone for achieving Kazakhstan’s environmental goals, fostering synergies between climate mitigation, biodiversity protection, and sustainable development.



  • Alisher Sansyzbayev

    The role of land restoration for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation in Kazakhstan

    Year: 2025

    Collections: Scientific Publications

    Topics: Climate, Agriculture

    Authors: Alisher Mirzabaev, Yessengali Oskenbayev, Alisher Sansyzbayev

    Countries: Kazakhstan

    Source: https://cajscr.com

    Land restoration in Kazakhstan plays a pivotal role in addressing both climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. The country faces significant challenges related to land degradation, including driven by deforestation and shrubland loss, which has substantial economic and environmental impacts. By restoring forests, Kazakhstan can enhance carbon sequestration, particularly in regions such as Eastern Kazakhstan, which has shown notable gains in carbon sinks from land use and land cover changes. Restoration initiatives also align with Kazakhstan’s commitments under the Bonn Challenge, aiming to restore millions of hectares of degraded land by 2030. By analyzing land cover changes from 2001 to 2020, we identified key degradation hotspots and quantified economic losses of approximately 5.6 billion USD, primarily in grasslands and forests. Evaluating three socioeconomic and climatic scenarios—Optimistic, Base, and Pessimistic—revealed that restoration investments ranging from 6.7 to 11.6 billion USD could yield benefit-cost ratios between 1.4 and 4.3, with wetlands and forests restoration emerging as priority areas. These findings highlight the need for an integrated, data-driven approach to align economic viability with environmental sustainability, thereby promoting green growth and enhancing long-term resilience. Land restoration can serve as a cornerstone for achieving Kazakhstan’s environmental goals, fostering synergies between climate mitigation, biodiversity protection, and sustainable development.



  • Aliyar Qurban

    Changing with the weather: Afghan farmers adapt to drought

    Year: 2022

    Collections: Scientific Publications

    Topics: Climate

    Authors: Aliyar Qurban, Collins Neil

    Countries: Afghanistan

    Source:



  • Aliya Tskhay

    The challenge of doing good: promotion of recycling in Almaty through civic community initiatives

    Year: 2024

    Collections:

    Topics: Climate, Sustainable Development

    Authors: Aliya Tskhay, Nazilya Kulpeshova

    Countries: Kazakhstan

    Source: Central Asian Journal of Sustainability and Climate Research

    Recycling is one of the key components in reduction of carbon emissions and improving environmental conditions, especially in the urban context. In Central Asia, the legislation and infrastructure necessary for waste management is still under development. Thus, the knowledge gap and public awareness campaigns are mostly done at the grassroots level. This paper looks at the case of recycling promotion through civic community initiatives that also have a charitable component in Almaty. It explores the ethical considerations that are being entangled with the introduction of recycling culture in the city and is grounded in the literature on civil society, environmental ethics and social entrepreneurship. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with organizers of recycling fairs and NGOs working on recycling. The paper reveals that by appealing to the ethical considerations of people to “do good” and contribute to charitable cause, the organizers of the recycling fair also demonstrate the effects of over-consumerism, ways of doing waste management, and educate about reuse and upcycle culture. The single case of Darmarka in Almaty present a limitation of the study. Therefore, a more in-depth research on the organisation of Darmarka events in other cities in Kazakhstan and CIS, as well as on similar initiatives in other Central Asian countries would be beneficial in the future. This is an important contribution in understanding what challenges and opportunities exist in promotion of recycling in Central Asia, that can be useful to national governments, experts, and international organizations working in this area.



  • Alyssa Offutt

    Diving into Water Diplomacy – Exploring the Emergence of a Concept

    Year: 2022

    Collections: Scientific Publications, Review article

    Topics: Water, Water governance Water diplomacy,

    Authors: Bota Sharipova, Susanne Schmeier, Rozemarijn ter Horst, Alyssa Offutt, Jenniver Sehring

    Countries:

    Source: Diplomatica, 4(2), 200-221

    Based on a review of academic and policy documents, we analyze the variety of understandings and common patterns in the definition of water diplomacy. We also analyze tools, tracks, and levels through which and at which water diplomacy is conducted or analyzed.



  • Amangosova A.

    Ecological monitoring of the water bodies of the Ural-Caspian basin

    Year: 2021

    Collections: Scientific Publications

    Topics: Water, IWRM

    Authors: Tulemisova G., Amangosova A., Abdinov R., Kabdrakhimov G., Dzhanzakova B.

    Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

    Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research



  • Amantaikyzy A.

    Socio-economic and public health impacts of climate change and water availability in Aral District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan

    Year: 2022

    Collections: Scientific Publications

    Topics: Climate

    Authors: Khaibullina Zh., Amantaikyzy A., Ariphanova D., Temirbayeva R., Mitusov A., Zhurumbetova Zh.

    Countries: Kazakhstan

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  • Amatya Devendra M.


  • Andrea K. Gerlak

    International River Basin Organizations, Science, and Hydrodiplomacy

    Year: 2020

    Collections: Scientific Publications, Review article

    Topics: Water, Water governance Water diplomacy,

    Authors: Anita Milman, Andrea K. Gerlak

    Countries:

    Source: Environmental Science and Policy 107, 137–149

    This paper examines the production and use of science by three IRBOs: the (US – Canada) International Joint Commission, the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, and the Mekong River Commission. We find the science produced by the IRBOs to support hydrodiplomacy extends beyond measuring and monitoring to include more advanced and analytical forms of science.



  • Anita Milman

    International River Basin Organizations, Science, and Hydrodiplomacy

    Year: 2020

    Collections: Scientific Publications, Review article

    Topics: Water, Water governance Water diplomacy,

    Authors: Anita Milman, Andrea K. Gerlak

    Countries:

    Source: Environmental Science and Policy 107, 137–149

    This paper examines the production and use of science by three IRBOs: the (US – Canada) International Joint Commission, the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, and the Mekong River Commission. We find the science produced by the IRBOs to support hydrodiplomacy extends beyond measuring and monitoring to include more advanced and analytical forms of science.



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