Архив по дням: 11 сентября, 2009

Вода / Центральная Азия

Central Asia glacial resources are intensively reduced

Water in the Central Asia is not only a basis of social and economic development, but the major part of national and regional safety, president of the RТ Emomali Rakhmon has declared on the eve in the performance at 3rd climate World conference in Geneva.

Results of some researches show, that from 1956 till 1990 the Central Asia glacial resources were reduced in more than three times and continue to be reduced with average intensity in about 0,6-0,8 % per year on congelation area and in about 0,1 % on an ice volume. According to the most conservative estimates, Tajikistan glaciers, being the basic source of the rivers of the central-Asian region, in XX century have lost more than thirds of its volumes — he has informed.

For more information:

http://www.asiaplus.tj/en/news/48/56555.html/

Центральная Азия / Энергетика

Japan Target Low-Cost, Reliable Power for Poor Mongolian Communities

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of Japan are funding a pilot project in Mongolia which is expected to pave the way for the delivery of low-cost, reliable electricity to poor, remote communities across the country.

The Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, financed by Japan and administered by ADB, is providing a $2.4 million grant for the demonstration project to improve electricity services to low-income communities in rural areas.

Mongolia, with around 2.6 million people spread over 1.6 million square kilometers, has one of the lowest population densities in the world. Its remote, rural communities also struggle with high levels of poverty, and typically have to make do with diesel-generated power, which is expensive and only available 4 to 5 hours a day.

For more information:

http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2009/12979-mongolian-rural-electrification/

Центральная Азия

ADB Approves $500 Million Fiscal Stimulus Loan to Kazakhstan

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors today approved a $500 million short-term loan to help Kazakhstan mitigate the negative impacts of the global economic crisis on Central Asia’s major economy.

Kazakhstan was the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to be directly affected by the crisis, due to its exposure in the banking sector. After a decade of rapid expansion at 9% real gross domestic product growth per year, the economy plummeted in the second half of 2008, growing only 3.3%. In 2009, GDP is expected to contract by 2%.

For more information:

http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2009/12978-kazakhstan-loans-approvals/