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  "id": 9739637,
  "title": "Can a Network of Miniature Sponge Cities Help Central Asia Curb Climate Change?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/can-a-network-of-miniature-sponge-cities-help-central-asia-curb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T19:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Diplomat",
    "slug": "the-diplomat",
    "url": "https://thediplomat.com/2026/09/can-a-network-of-miniature-sponge-cities-help-central-asia-curb-climate-change/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In lieu of decisive regulatory action and funding, much of the work of adapting to new climate realities falls on individual gardeners and cooperatives.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}