Air Quality & Housing: A new report from Mongolia’s GERES argues Ulaanbaatar’s winter pollution is also a “heat demand” problem, linking insulation and energy efficiency to health, finance, and urban policy. Water & Resilience Finance: The OPEC Fund approved US$645 million for water security, resilient transport, and economic reforms across 14 countries, including major funding for drinking water and flood-resilient infrastructure. Competition Policy in Dushanbe: Tajikistan hosted SCO antimonopoly talks, with participants sharing how digital regulation and consumer protection efforts are shaping a more competitive environment. Nuclear Safety: Iran, Russia, China and others—including Tajikistan—back a joint warning that attacks or threats against safeguarded nuclear facilities violate international law and could cause long-term environmental harm. Uranium Cleanup Watch: A revised plan for Kyrgyzstan’s Mailuu-Suu uranium waste cleanup raises costs after tailings were found inside a dam, with cleanup expected to run until 2032. Tajikistan Finance Talks: Tajikistan’s finance minister met EBRD officials in London on energy security (including Roghun), grid modernization, transport, irrigation, and risk management. Climate-Adapted Farming (Region): Azerbaijan announced climate-resilient irrigation funding and an AI farmer scoring system to steer subsidies toward water-saving and soil-regenerating practices.