Overview
- Weather agencies warned on July 28 that heavy convective storms, hail, gusty winds and flash‑flood risk are likely in the Hангай, Хөвсгөл, Хэнтий and Орхон‑Сэлэнгэ river basins and urged residents to monitor forecasts and take safety precautions.
- Forecasters project August will bring more frequent hot days across much of the country, increasing the chance of heat stress, wildfires and larger runoff events where heavy rain falls above mountain basins.
- Key urban projects show mixed but steady progress: the first 110‑unit phase of the Sharhad green housing was handed to the state, the 63 MW Dambadarjaa heat plant is about 62% complete and targeting commissioning this year, and the Hunnu wastewater plant is roughly 35% complete.
- Parliament approved a multi‑pillar social insurance law on July 2 that takes effect January 1, 2027, allowing optional individual pension accumulation, inheritance of unused balances, and other measures designed to strengthen long‑term fund sustainability.
- Public services and oversight moved forward this week with the national cancer‑screening campaign beginning in Хөвсгөл, the Anti‑Corruption Agency summoning former president Ц.Элбэгдорж though he has not given testimony, and the Education Ministry shifting tertiary intake and on‑campus start dates because of UNCCD COP17 preparations.