Abstract Quantifying and mapping trans‐boundary ecosystem service (ES) flows can help identify dependencies responsibilities for promoting economic development environmental sustainability between nations, but few studies have focused on ES beyond national boundaries. Our case‐study region—Central Asia—hosts one of the largest dryland areas in world, this is vulnerable to climate variability an...

Central Asia consists of the five former Soviet States Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, therefore comprising an area of ~4 Mio km2. The continental climate is characterized by hot and dry summer months and cold winter seasons with most precipitation occurring as snowfall. Accordingly, freshwater supply is strongly depending on the amount of accumulated snow as w...

With China and Russia acting more assertively vis-à-vis Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan have gradually moved to the core of contemporary Eurasian geopolitics – albeit varying degrees. The European Union (EU) has purposefully sought promote its norms values in region for quite some time past. However, considering ongoing Western “polycrisis” exacerbated...

BACKGROUND There is a health crisis in Turkmenistan similar to, but more severe than, in other Central Asian countries. This paper asks whether the health crisis in Turkmenistan is attributable to the consequences of the dictatorship under president Niyazov, who died in 2006. METHODS The basis for this paper was a series of semi-structured in-depth interviews with key informants complemented ...

Central Asian (CA) countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) are assumed to be one of the most attractive tourist destinations since this particular geographical location holds immense potential in tourism products. Due COVID-19 pandemic, flourishing sector these has been immensely affected. The aim study is examine impact tourists' risk attitudes toward traveling...

ABSTRACT. After regaining independence, most of the post-Soviet countries encountered socio-economic difficulties during transition period. These challenges were also accompanied by low institutional quality. Some countries, such as Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, can be categorized energy-rich, while remaining are non-rich in terms energy. Thereby, aim this study is twofold: f...

Objective: The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was established to produce cooperation between the countries World in fields such as education and health. This study conducted evaluate publication performance field medicine Turkish years 2012-2021. Material Methods: scientific efficiency OTS Turkmenistan examined using Scopus database. Data total number articles, citations, H-index were anal...

This review summarizes the keynote speeches and some presentations on specific problems delivered by participants of interregional scientific practical round-table discussion “Interregional Intermunicipal Collaboration under Conditions Environmental Challenges in Volga Region” held June 29, 2021 at Kazan Federal University. The event was attended representatives local government authorities Rep...

BackgroundHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C (HCV) and B (HBV) are substantial public health threats in the region of Central Asia Caucasus, where prevalence these infections is currently rising.MethodsA systematic review MEDLINE, Embase PsycINFO was conducted with no publication date or language restrictions through October 2019. Additional data were also harvested from national s...