2023, November 21
Share this articleCentral Asia's geographic constraints make it particularly susceptible to the escalating impacts of the climate crisis, notably experiencing water shortages in its urban areas.
Amina Chaia, a researcher at NU’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network (NU SDSN), in her article for The Astana Times, describes the urban and climate challenges faced by cities like Astana in our region today. Against the backdrop of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, Chaia emphasizes the importance of climate-resilient governance strategies, grounded in threshold, coping, recovery, adaptive, and transformative capacities.