Turkmenistan is seeking to strengthen the management of the Caspian Sea, coinciding with a UN assessment of data gaps in the region.

The entities involved

• Turkmenistan →

  country in Central Asia

  • Belarus participates in CIS under Turkmen chairmanship, seeking integration benefits from the structure.12:27
  • Foreign ministers of Belarus and Turkmenistan met to sign a cooperation program.12:27
• Caspian Sea →

  largest landlocked salt lake, located between Europe and Asia

  • Kazakhstan is developing a program to protect the Caspian Sea in cooperation with the UNDP.13:56
  • Human engineering of the Volga River affects inflow, leading to shared decline among five bordering countries.Tue 15:43
• United Nations →

  global international and intergovernmental organization

  • The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting is underway in Palau, with António Guterres leading the annual dialogue ahead of Pre-COP31 in Fiji.12:30
  • The UN Human Rights Council updated its blacklist on Israeli settlements and mandated Israel provide basic services to Palestinian areas.12:23

Related events

• Turkmenistan is seeking a larger role in the Middle Corridor, while Damen builds dredgers for Caspian Sea ports and Turkmenistan maintains a mission in NATO.Jul 8
• The Caspian Sea is being utilized for Trans-Caspian cargo flows, serving as a strategic space for regional economic development connecting Central Asia to Europe.Sep 7
• Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan acknowledge shared responsibility for the decline of the Caspian Sea.Jun 23
• An environmental summit was held on the Caspian Sea involving Turkmenistan, with Azerbaijan joining the Central Asian format.Tue 07:16
• Kazakhstan operates a navy in the Caspian Sea.Sep 25