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« After the donors’ conference in the capital of Kyrgyzstan we have received only commitments, but not cheques ».
Roza Otunbayeva, the interim president, stated at the session of the Council for Business Development and Investments under the government of KR, August 27, 2010
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« A most important thing is that human being not marmoset has to take raffle balls with numbers of members of precinct election commission out ruffle drum ».
Akylbek Sariev, head of Central Election Commission KR, said at the session on August 24, 2010
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Large edition![]() KYRGYZSTAN: Fewer glaciers = more deserts «IRIN»Rapidly melting glaciers in mountainous regions of Kyrgyzstan over the next few decades could lead to increased desertification and land degradation, according to experts. By the end of the century, we could see temperatures rising 4-6 degrees centigrade, and by 2050 the number of glaciers could fall from 8,200 to 142, Zukhra Abaikhanova, environment programme adviser with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Kyrgyzstan, told IRIN. The figures are also contained in Kyrgyzstan's submission to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. "In the last few decades, we have witnessed the melting of our glaciers. Many have disappeared... The result could be desertification and soil degradation," she said. According to Bakyta Mamytova, a specialist in mountain soil biology at the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences, such a temperature rise, assuming precipitation remains at its current level, would lead to increasing desertification. The result would be soil erosion which "could affect living standards, the economy and the environment. We are experiencing this today already," Mamytova said. Deputy Director of the State Agency for the Preservation of the Environment and Forestry Aitkul Burkhanov said some of the land currently used in Central Asia for grazing and growing crops may not be fit for purpose in a few decades. He said glacier melt would reduce the amount of water available for drinking and irrigation. |
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