Central Asian Leaders Unite to Tackle Climate Change Challenges

After decades of competition over dwindling resources in Central Asia’s agricultural heartland, the leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are embracing a spirit of cooperation as they jointly confront global warming-related challenges. That spirit of cooperation was on display January 8, when the prime ministers of the three states gathered at a remote location in the FerghanaValley where the three nations’ frontiers meet, to mark progress on settling long-standing border disputes.  Helping to pave the way for the gathering…