Representative of “Tebigy Kuwwat” PAE Participates in CAREC’s CALP for the First Time

Date of publication: 15 September 2025 / Views: 624

Today, the Central Asian Leadership Program (CALP) of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CARECeco) officially commenced. This year marks the 15th anniversary of CALP, bringing together 25 participants from 5 Central Asian countries. This year set a record for the selection of candidates from Turkmenistan, with 16 specialists from universities, state, private, international, and non-governmental organizations.

As in previous years, five participants are nominated from each country. From our country, two representatives from the Ministry of Environment Protection and three NGO representatives successfully passed the competition, including Nurberdy Atayev, a young ecologist from the public association enterprise “Tebigy Kuwwat.” Nurberdy is currently a second-year master’s student at the Kazakh-German University, specializing in Integrated Water Resources Management.

“I am fortunate to participate in CALP 15, which, in my opinion, is an excellent platform for young eco-leaders to build friendly and business bridges between Central Asian countries, exchange experiences, and generate ideas for the sustainable and rational use of natural resources. Undoubtedly, as a result of this program, I will expand my knowledge and certainly use it in my future career,” noted Nurberdy Atayev.

Over the next five days, until September 19, in the ecological pearl near Almaty, known as “Lesnaya Skazka” (Forest Fairy Tale), young environmentalists from Central Asian countries will develop their leadership and communication skills. The main themes of CALP 15 are:

• Climate resilience and water diplomacy;

• Sustainable natural resource management;

• The role of youth in promoting the green agenda;

• Countering disinformation and developing media literacy;

• Equality and inclusion in environmental governance.