Many thanks to researcher, writer, and curator Giada Dalla Bontà –who had originally conceived and drafted this topic for a collaborative project with Boris Schneider and who introduced him to Aigerim's exhibition, which informs this podcast episode.
(2/2) How to reach local communities and experts, scientists and policy-makers, cultural institutions, businesses, and the wider public in order to transmit the significance of this unique body of water? That's what @boris101.bsky.social discussed with Aigerim Kapar of Artcom. Tune in!
(1/2) Lake #Balkhash is the 14th largest lake in the world and one of the largest in Asia. Its ecological importance is matched by the number of threats it has been facing for decades: copper mining, hydropower, agricultural development – and now a nuclear power plant.
(3/3) ...Are fossil fuels being phased out? And what's happening on the important topic of #justtransition across Central Asian societies? To make sense of it all, we are joined by Dr. Bakhyt Yessekina, Founder & Director of Kazakhstan's Green Academy.
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(2/3) ...this region's energy landscape contains almost all energy sources from #fossil to #renewables; to a varying degree, the energy transition is underway, even if not at the desired pace. What are the Central Asian delegations bringing to #COP30? Which are their plans on #adaptation? ...
(1/3) Central Asia is among the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change. Already today, #Kazakhstan, #Kyrgyzstan, #Tajikistan, #Turkmenistan and #Uzbekistan are facing various climate consequences: from #droughts to #landslides, from #glacier melts to flash #floods. At the same time, ...
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(4/4) ... @agoraew.bsky.social, who, after an overview of the entire region, zooms into #Kazakhstan's power sector specifically.
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(3/4) ... To get a grip on these and many other topics, @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social and Ufuk #Alparslan of @ember-energy.org dive into the Central Asian section of their 2025 Global #Electricity Review with @boris101.bsky.social, while Angelina #Davydova meets Tatiana #Lanshina of...
(2/4) ... Who are the main drivers of the energy transition? Is cross-border cooperation happening? Are the #grids ready for the renewable transition? Which role does #hydro play? And what about some countries' #nuclear ambitions? ...
(1/4) #CentralAsia is among the world's most vulnerable regions to #climatechange. And while some countries are heavily reliant on #fossilfuels, there is potential for #renewables across this entire part of the world.
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(2/2) ...climate risks, the need for #adaptation, and, in particular, the interconnections between #climate, #gender, and #social issues. Tune in to learn about their fight against energy poverty for women-led households in #Tajikistan's remote mountainous regions.
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(1/2) The second guest of our new episode is Tajik climate activist Anisa #Abibulloeva, whose organisation Little Earth won the Gender Just Climate Solutions Award at #COP29. Angelina Davydova spoke to her about the challenges Tajikikistan's civil society faces around climate change, in particular..
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(3/3) ...and what this saga tells us about the economic realities in 21st-century Kyrgyzstan. Link in comments.
(Watch out for our next thread, where we introduce the second guest of this episode.)
2/3) ...But as @boris101.bsky.social learned from Bermet Borubaeva, founder of the #BishkekSmog initiative, the second part never happened. Tune into our new episode to find out how this fits into Bermet's fight for clean air in Bishkek, why she saw the need for a "#trash museum" ...
