Water Security & Regional Cooperation: Uzbekistan’s water minister warned there’s “no alternative” to tackling Central Asia’s water crisis through shared interests, trust, and joint responsibility as climate change tightens pressure on rivers and glaciers. Tajikistan Energy & Renewables: Tajikistan’s Rogun hydropower project is moving toward a 335-metre dam, with units already generating power and aimed at easing winter shortages and boosting renewable electricity exports. Sustainable Development Funding: The Eurasian Development Bank won ADFIAP awards for sustainable projects, including a Tajik wheat flour fortification effort with WFP support and a Kazakhstan digital water management system. Trade, Climate Shocks & Resilience: A World Bank report says upgrading the Trans-Caspian “Middle Corridor” could more than triple trade and cut travel times, while also helping countries handle flood, drought, and other weather disruptions. Digital Transformation in Tajikistan: TAJ-TECH 2026 in Dushanbe issued a declaration backing innovation and digital technologies, with emphasis on youth, women and girls, people with disabilities, and safer AI. Afghanistan Peace Talks: A meeting in Islamabad on Afghanistan’s path to peace stressed that lasting stability needs more than security measures and is tied to regional prosperity and sustainable development. Air Defence Exports (Regional Security): India says its Akash missile system has entered Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, with production now stabilized and export orders continuing.