CAREC At a Glance

  • Over $51 billion invested in transport, trade, and energy projects, as of December 2023

CAREC Operational Clusters

Economic & Financial Stability
Trade Tourism & Economic Corridors
Infrastructure & Economic Connectivity
Agriculture & Water
Human Development
Cross-cutting Themes

Latest Events

4th Meeting of CAREC Climate Change Working Group

4th Meeting of CAREC Climate Change Working Group

Background and Objectives The CAREC Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) 2025–2027 provides a framework to address climate change challenges and advance regional climate actions through enhanced coordination among CAREC sector committees and working groups. The plan focuses on four main thematic areas: Climate Risk, Preparedness and Health, the Water–Energy–Food Security Nexus, Low-Carbon Growth, and the […]

6th Meeting of the CAREC Working Group on Health

6th Meeting of the CAREC Working Group on Health

Background and Overview Fostering regional cooperation can facilitate dialogue and knowledge exchange, leverage economies of scale, harmonize regulations and standards, and develop joint regional approaches and mechanisms to address health challenges. To this end, the CAREC Working Group on Health (WGH) was established in March 2021 to guide CAREC health cooperation and implement the CAREC […]

The Caspian Link: Building Sustainable Bridges Across Eurasia—Powering the Caspian Green Energy Corridor from Source to Market: Stakeholders’ Roundtable Meeting

THIS MEETING IS BY INVITATION ONLY The governments of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan embarked on a transformative regional energy initiative with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 2 May 2024, marking the launch of the Caspian Green Energy Corridor Project. This pivotal project aims to enhance regional energy cooperation and lay the […]

CAREC Corridor 2 Development Strategy: Technical Consultation Meeting

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 2, which largely coincides with the Middle Corridor, is crucial for enhancing connectivity between Asia and Europe. However, CAREC Corridor 2 faces several challenges—from logistics constraints and infrastructure gaps to procedural bottlenecks—that need to be addressed to fully realize the Corridor’s potential. Investments in physical infrastructure to […]

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