President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has approved new edition of National strategy for climate change, by thus having started next stage of steadfast work for planning and response to climate impacts in our country. Today, the understanding of the fact that it is only stable social and economic development, which is able to reduce the exposure to climate change and to provide adaptation of the economy and society to this, is growing. Being in the stream of global processes consolidating intern...

The National Strategy of Turkmenistan on Climate Change has been adopted and presently serves as the main national document on the implementation of activities in the area of climate change.     The National Strategy of Turkmenistan on Climate Change reflects the national viewpoint of the issues related to the climate change and acts as a basis for developing and implementing the state policy of Turkmenistan in the area of climate change and its impacts. The worsening of global climate change...

On 23 September 2019, the Climate Action Summit was held in New-York in the framework of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly upon the initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The member-states’ delegations of different levels who have arrived to New-York to attend the high-level meetings of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly have participated to the abovementioned event. The high-ranking delegation of Turkmenistan has also attended this...

On September 23, 2019, the 22nd Conference of the Humanitarian Association of the World Turkmens was held in Ashgabat. The forum was attended by representatives of the Turkmen Diasporas, ethnic Turkmen from other countries working in our country, as well as delegates from all regions of the country. Prior to the start of the HAWT conference, its delegates took part in the grand opening of the Exhibition of Economic Achievements of Turkmenistan, dedicated to the celebration of the 28th anniver...

On September 23, 2019, a ceremony was held at the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry for awarding a certificate of the World Health Organization confirming the status of the National Influenza Center as a reference laboratory for Virology as part of the Center for Public Health and Nutrition with inclusion in the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System. The WHO certificate was awarded by the head of the organization’s country office, Ms. Paulina Karvowska. The ceremony was...

In accordance with the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, A. Yazmyradov is temporarily dismissed from the post of the Chairman of the State Committee for Water Management. In accordance with the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Water Management, J.Sedekov was appointed as the Acting Chairman of the State Committee for Water Management.

Following the principles of mercy and humanity as well as on occasion of the 28th anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Decree on pardoning 868 convicted citizens.