The Eurasian Climate Brief

A podcast on climate issues in Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus.
Hosted by @boris_schn & @angelinadavydov.
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The #Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body on Earth. It is also facing an escalating environmental crisis that has seen water levels fall by 2.5m over the past 20y. This dramatic retreat risks not only ecological, but also human& geopolitical upheaval across an entire region..

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...How are the bordering countries responding to those challenges – and do the current measures suffice? @boris_schn spoke to Vadim Ni, founder of 'Save the Caspian Sea'.
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(1/2) Melting #glaciers are often regarded as icons of climate change. But how were they viewed in the early days of glaciology and climate change research? When and how did scientific research of the Central Asian glaciers begin? And why is this still relevant for us today?

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And here is a petition to EBRD on the trolleybus case:
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Check out Bermet's most recent interview with @LeftBerlin (link in first comment).

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(1/2) Nine months ago we published our episode with Bermet Borubaeva, but the topic has lost none of its relevance. Her initiative #BishkekSmog keeps fighting for the city's @EBRD-funded and now-dismantled #trolleybus system. Today, Bermet is at the EBRD Annual Meeting in Riga...

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Thanks to all listeners for following, sharing and rating our work. On to the next 10,000!
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(2/2) ...where she is raising the issue again. Read more in her current paper: https://t.co/sa7xdIXK35

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(1/2) Nine months ago we published our episode with Bermet Borubaeva, but the topic has lost none of its relevance. Her initiative #BishkekSmog keeps fighting for the city's @EBRD-funded and now-dismantled #trolleybus system. Today, Bermet is at the EBRD Annual Meeting in Riga...

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(1/3) Electrified public transport is an essential contribution to clean urban air. Although the Kyrgyz capital #Bishkek had a functioning, @EBRD-financed #trolleybus system, the city administration chose to dismantle it, promising a transition to electric buses...

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(1/3) The Kyrgyz capital of #Bishkek ranks among the largest cities in all of Central Asia. Located close to the country's border with Kazakhstan, it lies just off the northern fringe of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range. While contributing to a scenic panorama, these geographic factors..

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