Eurasianet is pleased to present a podcast, The Eurasian Climate Brief, produced by our content partner n-ost, focusing on environmental challenges in Central Asia within the prism of this year’s annual UN climate conference, COP29, which convened November 11 in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. 

Hosts Boris Schneider and Angelina Davydova will examine key issues in Central Asia and how COP29 can address them.

A featured guest is Aliya Wedelich, media coordinator for the Climate Action Network for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAN EECCA), who will discuss her expectations for the conference. 

In addition, the podcast has a segment on new climate science insights and their implications for climate action in the region.