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September 25, 2025
Climate: Coundown media contest winners
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, in partnership with the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has announced the results of the media contest focused on climate change, biodiversity conservation, and environmental pollution. Nearly 50 media representatives from across Kazakhstan took part in the contest.
Katarzyna Wawiernia, UNDP Resident Representative in Kazakhstan
“Today’s event highlights the vital role of the media in promoting climate-related topics across all segments of society, fostering environmental awareness, and inspiring the public to build a climate-resilient economy and society. Raising environmental awareness and improving the quality of media coverage are essential components of a comprehensive response to environmental threats,”highlighted Katarzyna Wawiernia, UNDP Resident Representative in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan, the largest landlocked country between Europe and Asia, faces a dual challenge: maintaining economic growth while creating conditions to reduce emissions and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. In the context of an escalating climate crisis, participation in international agreements has become a key element of the country’s national development strategy and a catalyst for implementing solutions in climate adaptation, low-carbon development, biodiversity conservation, and environmental education.
H.E. Mr. Marcel Biato, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Kazakhstan
“The media serves as a powerful connector, uniting us around a shared cause. Now more than ever, we must build a coalition of the willing to advance and implement policies that safeguard our common home for present and future generations”,said H.E. Mr. Marcel Biato, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Kazakhstan.
Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan, Mansur Oshurbaev, expressed his gratitude to the event organizers and congratulated the contest winners. He emphasized Kazakhstan’s strong commitment to climate action and its prioritization of systemic and effective solutions in environmental protection.
Mansur Oshurbaev, Vice Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan
“In this context, we place particular value on the ‘Climate: Countdown’ media contest. Your work, dear media professionals, is of great importance: thanks to you, climate change and environmental sustainability issues become more accessible and understandable to the public. You help shape environmental culture, motivate people to change their lifestyles, and inspire real action,”the Vice Minister added.
Winners of the “Climate: Countdown” media contest:
In the Biodiversity Category the winner is Bekzat Aitzhan with his work “Where Are the World’s Hoofed Animals Migrating?”
In the Climate Category:
1st Place: Orazay Kydyrbayev — “Climate Is Changing in Kazakhstan Too. Are Farmers Ready?”
2nd Place:
Zhadra Zhulmukhametova — “Diseases, Mosquitoes, Fires, and Floods: How Climate Change Threatens Kazakhstanis”
Anelya Osserkhan — “Kazakhstan’s Climate Vulnerability: What Awaits Us in the Future?”
3rd Place:
Zhanat Tukpiyev — “How Astana’s Climate Is Changing”
Dinara Nassyr — “How a Nationally Significant Apple Orchard Was Damaged by Flooding Due to Climate Change”
Winners of the “Climate: Countdown” media contest: Biodiversity Category the winner is Bekzat Aitzhan (1)ю Climate Category - 1st Place: Orazay Kydyrbayev (2), 2nd Place: Zhadra Zhulmukhametova (3) and Anelya Osserkhan (4), 3rd Place: Zhanat Tukpiev (5) and Dinara Nassyr (6)
As part of the event, UNDP also presented the results of a nationwide sociological survey on public awareness of climate change, its consequences, and adaptation measures. The study was conducted under a joint project between UNDP and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, with support from the Green Climate Fund.
The survey included responses from 3,500 residents across all regions of Kazakhstan. It identified key environmental concerns among citizens and their perceptions of the climate situation at the national, regional, and global levels. The findings are of interest to policymakers, government agencies, NGOs, media, and all stakeholders. They will help shape more effective and people-centered climate adaptation strategies.
The full results of the survey are available online in both Kazakh and Russian at this link.
Saulet Sakenov, UNDP Climate Science Analyst presents the results of a nationwide sociological survey on public awareness of climate change, its consequences, and adaptation measures.
The event was held at the Presidential Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in honor of the national “Taza Qazaqstan” campaign and the International Day of Clean Air, and in the lead-up to the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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