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Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Representative Office Central Asia within the framework of the 2022-2024 program "Strengthening economic, environmental, social, cultural and civil rights, as well as intra- and inter-regional interaction in Central Asia" announces a call for writing analytical materials on socio-ecological transformation (SET) in the countries of Central Asia (CA).
To date, the concept of SET is rather new for the CA region, as the issues related to social, economic and ecological changes are studied and analyzed separately, but all three issues are deeply interrelated, as changes in one of these spheres inevitably affect the further development of other spheres as well.
Purpose of the materials: to promote public discussion and raise public awareness on issues of socio-ecological transformation in CA countries.
Since the materials can be translated and also published in English and German, the materials should reach not only the expert community and the wider public in Central Asia, but also readers in Germany, who are most likely not familiar with the intricacies of the socio-ecological situation in the region.
We invite all interested parties to write analytical papers on one of the following main topics:
1. Analysis of green economy and green energy development in CA countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) in terms of its impact on the development of economic, ecological and social situation in these countries. In this block, authors are proposed to focus on the following issues about:
1.1 the existing or likely impact of renewable energy generation and its utilization on the ecological, economic and social situation in CA countries;
1.2 how the processes of decarbonization and use of alternative energy sources (including green hydrogen, nuclear energy) in CA countries will affect to the development of economic, ecological and social situation at the country, regional and international levels;
1.3 what are the risks and challenges for the countries of the region in generating energy from both renewable and alternative energy sources;
1.4 analyzing changes in the economic, ecological and social spheres of CA countries in the process of building a green economy;
1.5 what are the risks and challenges for the countries of the region in the transition to a green economy.
2. Water security issues in the CA region. In this block, authors are proposed to focus on such issues as:
2.1 socio-ecological implications of the green energy transition: what implications are possible or already occurring with regard to the realization of the human right to access to clean drinking water and sanitation;
2.2 economic implications of the transition to a green economy: what consequences are possible or already occurring in terms of economic benefits and losses for the countries of the region, for their water, industrial, agricultural sectors;
2.3 impact of climate change on citizens' livelihoods: climate/ecological migration against the background of flooding, access to water resources, land degradation;
2.4 impact of climate change on possible increase of water scarcity in the countries of the region from a regional security perspective: risks and potential transboundary water conflicts at bilateral, trilateral and regional levels;
2.5 readiness of countries to adapt to changing climate conditions: the role of youth and gender inclusion in human resource training in the countries of the region.
Region: Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)
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