There is no country in the world that is not experiencing first-hand the drastic effects of climate change. While Eastern Europe and Central Asia is not a big producer of greenhouse gas emissions, the region is suffering disproportionately from the consequences of climate change.

In Georgia's Rioni river basin, 200,000 residents suffer from flash floods every year. Take a look at how UNDP is working to address the problem.

Watch the joy of this family as they get a new, energy-efficient house in Belarus.

Apostolos Andreas Monastery has always been a glorious landmark of Cyprus. Now, thanks to a bi-communal restoration project, it is set to become a symbol of peace and co-operation between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Cyprus.

Countries in the Europe and CIS region have been working together actively to find the most effective solutions towards boosting economic growth and eliminating poverty.

Mark Chao is an expert working with UNDP on energy, environment and climate change. We spoke to him briefly about UNDP’s latest plans on creating sustainable cities in Turkmenistan.

A new initiative focused on rural areas of Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic has just launched its website. The initiative addresses most pressing developmental issues including electricity shortages during winter, high unemployment rates, gender inequality, severe deforestation problems and high poverty levels.

This year's Regional Human Development Report focuses on inequalities and human development in Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Central Asia.

[PHOTO ESSAY] In FYR Macedonia, a village is left with mostly elderly and children, as young people are seeking opportunities in cities and other countries.

Nostalgia for the Soviet (or Yugoslav) economic systems is often encountered in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Many of the reasons for this—security, stability, an absence of armed conflict—are not hard to understand. However, many people from these regions—including those who approve of the changes that took hold in the 1990s—also seem to miss the equality in incomes that these systems produced.

To “leave no one behind”, we must measure inequalities – but with what conceptual frameworks? The “elephant” chart above, prepared by Branko Milanovic, shows real incomes received during 1988-2008 (vertical axis) by various shares of the global population (horizontal axis).

In rural Ajara region, farmers are struggling to survive the sharp economic contrast between their urban and rural. The Beridze family runs a successful trout farm - read and see how they are making it work.

UNDP and European Investment Bank (EIB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at boosting collaboration toward achieving the new Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

I met BAFTA Award winning director Daniel Mulloy in Prishtina in early 2015. Being deeply concerned by the refugee crisis, Daniel wanted to make a movie that would speak to the West.