Korea-Central Asia Summit: South Korea and all five Central Asian states, including Tajikistan, signed the Seoul Declaration in Seoul, setting a 30-year agenda and agreeing to hold heads-of-state summits every two years, with cooperation spanning critical minerals, energy, supply chains, emerging technologies and people-to-people links. Tajik-Korea Deals: During the Tajikistan–Korea talks, 15 cooperation documents were signed, including customs cooperation and border intellectual property protection, plus education and broader economic and institutional collaboration. Disaster Risk for Tajikistan: Tajikistan is pushing early warning and monitoring tools after deadly mudflows and avalanches, with talks on GIS, drones, remote monitoring and early warning systems to give people more time to react. Soil and Pollution Mapping: Tajikistan and Korea discussed work under the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants, including an AI plan to map soil contamination and pesticide risks for children and local communities. Water Security Finance: The OPEC Fund approved $645 million in new financing for water and energy security and resilient infrastructure across partner countries, reinforcing the region’s sustainability priorities. Climate Adaptation Abroad: Azerbaijan pledged up to $588m for climate-resilient irrigation and launched an AI farmer scoring system to steer subsidies toward water-saving and soil-regenerating practices.