One could easily observe Lachyn’s high spirit from her delighted smile when she entered the room on a wheelchair. Her purposeful, optimistic, and steadfast look
First session of the Interdepartmental Working Group
Webinar on the compilation of a satellite tourism account
Over the last years, Turkmenistan pays great attention to the development of water-saving irrigation technologies in cultivation of agricultural crops.
Raising awareness and increasing capacity of civil servants
This initiative is a continuation of UNDP Career Fair conducted in Ashgabat in August 2018. The project is implemented jointly with the public association “Yenme” and is scaled to Dashoguz and Lebap regions of Turkmenistan.
Infectious materials transportation to improve performance of TB laboratories
UNDP and national partners build cooperation in infectious materials transportation to improve performance of TB laboratories
What is a sustainable city? Interview with Alexei Zakharov, UNDP/GEF project advisor on Sustainable Cities
An ideal sustainable city is the one that has zero carbon emission footprint on the Planet’s wellbeing. That means the city generates energy for its needs from renewable sources, such as hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass, and deposits zero non-recyclable waste into the environment.
Self-grown community leaders champion alternative financing
UNDP/GEF project provided legal support to Karyahan apa extending her lease agreement to 10 years, according to the Land Code of Turkmenistan. She can now enjoy growing fruit trees and expect good harvest to sell in the local market which will ensure sustainable income for her family.
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UNDP is a long-term, well-known and fully-trusted partner of the Government of Turkmenistan. Since 1995, we have supported the national development agenda with cutting-edge technology, global best practices and innovative solutions.
Our programme uses coherent and sustainable approaches to addressing the following priority areas, in line with the SDGs: a) resilience, climate change and energy; b) economic diversification; c) governance, rule of law and access to health services; and d) quality of statistics for the implementation of the global development agenda.
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About Turkmenistan
65.2 years
Life expectance at birth
6%
GDP growth rate
99.6%
Adult literacy rate, both sexes
0.71
Health index
