The declining water level of the Caspian Sea in recent years is creating increasingly serious environmental, economic, and social risks for coastal communities, ecosystems, transport links, and regional infrastructure, Presidential Representative of Azerbaijan on Climate Issues Mukhtar Babayev said at the 1st General Assembly of the Global South NGO Platform (GSNP).
The role of the sea has become more significant as an alternative amid supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. and Israeli aggression against Iran has negatively affected the Caspian Sea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following talks with his Kazakh counterpart Yermek Kosherbayev.
Russia proposes to step up the activities of the climate working group within the Coordinating Committee for Hydrometeorology of the Caspian Sea (CASPCOM) to develop a 50-year forecast of the sea’s level, Russian Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dmitry Tetenkin said at a session of the Regional Ecological Summit held in Astana.
The decline of the Caspian Sea is a collective challenge that demands collective solutions, Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for Climate Issues and President of COP29 Mukhtar Babayev said at the Regional Ecological Summit 2026 in Astana.
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Caspian Sea on April 15, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
The World Bank has approved financing for a major regional environmental project titled 'Blueing the Caspian Sea: Building Capacities for Pollution Management and Biodiversity Conservation'.
Two earthquakes have occurred in the Caspian Sea, the Earthquake Research Bureau of Azerbaijan's Republican Seismic Survey Center said.
Seismologists recorded another earthquake in the Caspian Sea tonight. Earlier this week, tremors shook the Caspian for several days in a row.
Seismologists recorded two earthquakes in the Caspian Sea today. The most powerful of them measured 5.3 in magnitude.
An earthquake has occurred in the Caspian Sea this morning, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
The Institute of Water Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences believes that the water level in the Caspian Sea may soon stabilize, potentially remaining above 29 meters.
KazMunayGas (KMG) and Russia's Lukoil are now trying to solve the issue of financing the further implementation of the Kalamkas-Sea and Khazar projects in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea, head of the Kazakh state oil company Askhat Khassenov said.
Sea freight traffic across the Caspian Sea is expected to rise significantly between Iran and Russia due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East. The Russian Ministry of Transport has indicated that the ports of both nations are ready for this increase.
Azerbaijani seismologists recorded tremors in the Caspian Sea on Wednesday afternoon. They occurred approximately five hours ago.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the complete destruction of the Iranian fleet in the Caspian Sea.
A 3.6-magnitude earthquake hit the Caspian Sea on Wednesday, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
Seismologists announced the occurrence of two earthquakes in the Caspian Sea on Monday. The hypocenter of each tremor was situated at a depth exceeding 70,000 meters.
The Kazakh government has allocated 1.1 billion tenge ($2.2 million) from its reserve to support the comprehensive study and preservation of the Caspian Sea, the press service of the Kazakh government reported.
Balakan ferry of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO), a part of the AZCON Holding, has set off on its first voyage to Kuryk port of Kazakhstan after the repair, ASCO reported.
