One Health for Central Asia: A new regional secretariat under the One Health for Pandemic Prevention, Food Systems Resilience, and Ecosystem Health program has been set up to coordinate cross-border work on zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and food safety across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Water & land under climate pressure: Central Asia’s five countries have moved forward with the GEF-funded Central Asia Water-Land Nexus (CAWLN) program, tackling shrinking rivers and degraded soils that threaten water for about 60 million people, with implementation led by FAO. Water quality standards: CAREC wrapped up a regional workshop in Shymkent to strengthen water-quality monitoring and risk-based assessment methods, including Tajikistan’s participation. Glacier protection spotlight: Tajikistan renamed its largest glacier—formerly Vanchiakh/Vanjyakh—now officially the Tajikistan Glacier, with past RECAP research aimed at long-term monitoring of climate and cryosphere change. Climate finance in Dushanbe: Tajikistan will host the 45th Green Climate Fund board meeting (June 25–July 2), signaling growing international support for climate action and glacier preservation. Critical minerals push: Kazakhstan hosted a C5+1 critical minerals dialogue with the U.S., focusing on exploration, processing, and sustainable access to strategic raw materials.