AGP Executive Report
Last update: 31 minutes agoScience & Youth: Turkmenistan marked Science Day with an international hybrid conference on “Science, Technology, and Innovative Technologies,” with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov stressing that research and new technologies should feed industry, strengthen intellectual capacity, and boost competitiveness. Climate & Food Risks: A Reuters report warns El Niño could cut Malaysia’s crop yields by about 8–10% this year, with hotter, drier conditions and rainfall drops—plus mitigation steps like weather monitoring and cloud seeding. Water & Land Cooperation: Central Asia’s Water–Land Nexus Programme (CAWLN) moved into implementation under the GEF, aiming to coordinate transboundary land and water management across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan as rivers shrink and land degrades. Regional Health Approach: A One Health regional secretariat for pandemic prevention, food systems resilience, and ecosystem health was set up to coordinate work on zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and food safety across the five countries. Water Quality Standards: CAREC wrapped up a workshop in Shymkent to harmonize water quality standards and lab methods, supporting risk-based surface water assessment. Global Warming Update: New global data says May 2026 was the second-warmest May on record, with high odds that 2026 ranks among the four warmest years.
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