The countries of Central Asia will receive World Bank support to address one of the region’s most pressing challenges—water resources management. The funds will be used to modernize water management systems, develop digital metering systems, and prepare new transboundary projects.
Kyrgyzstan is investing significant financial and human resources in preserving water formation zones, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Erlist Akunbekov, said at an international conference in Tajikistan.
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Erlist Akunbekov held talks with representatives of the World Bank and the International Development Association on attracting investment into the water management sector.
Kyrgyzstan is advocating the introduction of mutually beneficial compensation mechanisms in the water and energy sector of Central Asia and is calling for strengthened regional cooperation amid accelerated glacier melt and shrinking water resources.
Central Asia will require at least $251 billion in investment in energy, transport, and water resources by 2030. Ruslan Dalenov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), announced at the annual meeting of the EDB.
The territorial office of the Land and Water Supervision Service in Osh region fined the construction company Zhu-Zhu-Xi LLC 117,000 soms for illegal construction outside the allocated land plot and violating topsoil management regulations.
Appeals from farmers were submitted to the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers — Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Erlis Akunbekov, requesting the organization of temporary trading sites in Bishkek for the sale of melons, watermelons, fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products, the Ministry of Agriculture reported.
Construction of new wastewater treatment facilities will begin in Naryn region in June 2026. This was announced at a meeting of the Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, Erlis Akunbekov, and the Head of the Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Kyrgyz Republic , Ayten Rustamova.
A regional dialogue has started in Bishkek aimed at harmonizing policies and developing unified digital tools to coordinate efforts among Central Asian countries in addressing climate-related threats.
Following talks between President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, a package of bilateral documents was signed, covering a large number of areas from aviation and customs cooperation to education, sports, and the legal sphere.
The sustainable development of Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, requires large-scale investments in energy, transport, water infrastructure, and logistics. This was stated at the session «Investing in Central Asia: Opportunities and Partnerships» at the EDB International Forum.
At its regular session, the Bishkek City Council adopted a resolution «On approval of tariffs for water supply and sanitation services, increased coefficients for them and tariffs for technical maintenance of in-building networks.»
President Sadyr Japarov stated that Kyrgyzstan continues to actively build new hydroelectric power plants (HPPs), but a complete solution to the electricity deficit will only be achieved once the Kambarata-1 HPP is commissioned.
President Sadyr Japarov said that Kyrgyzstan, despite having significant water resources, still has to purchase electricity from neighboring countries.
Recent developments in Iran have contributed to rising prices for mineral fertilizers in Kyrgyzstan. Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Mirbek Duisheev said during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on agrarian policy, water resources, subsoil use, ecology, and environmental protection.
At least 24 percent of pasture lands have degraded in Kyrgyzstan. Mirbek Duisheev, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic, stated at a meeting of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Water Resources, Subsoil Use, Ecology, and Environmental Protection.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan intends to install a drip irrigation system around Issyk-Kul Lake. The project is aimed at the rational use of the region’s water resources. Erlist Akunbekov, Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry, told reporters.
Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan Erlist Akunbekov and U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Lesslie Viguerie discussed the expansion of cooperation in the agricultural sector, with a focus on exporting Kyrgyz agricultural products to the American market.
The Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan conducted a comparative monitoring of food prices in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia.
Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan Rustam Baltabaev attended the opening of a new fish processing complex in the village of Ak-Zhol in Sokuluk district.
