Issues of climate agenda center of attention for Uzbekistan

 

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev addresses the 72nd session of the U.N. General Assembly on the issue of the drying up of the Aral Sea, in September 2017. Courtesy of Embassy of Uzbekistan in Korea
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev addresses the 72nd session of the U.N. General Assembly on the issue of the drying up of the Aral Sea, in September 2017. Courtesy of Embassy of Uzbekistan in Korea

Climate change is one of the main challenges of our time. Its consequences are global and unprecedented in scale. Experts predict a further increase in global warming trends, entailing a complex of interrelated problems of food, environmental, water, energy and, ultimately, economic security.

According to the World Bank, by the end of the 21st century the average temperature in the world will increase by 4 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, for Central Asia this indicator will be 7 degrees, with the Aral Sea region to endure the greatest increase in air temperature.

In such conditions, keonhacai is taking systematic measures to adapt and mitigate the consequences of climate change.

In particular, a number of conceptual documents have been adopted over the past five years. The main priorities of Uzbekistan for mitigating the effects of climate change are defined in these documents. They include reducing emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere, rational use of water resources, introduction of new, environmentally friendly technologies in various sectors of the economy, an increase in the share of renewable energy sources and an increase in the coverage of the population with services for the collection and removal of solid household waste.

Uzbekistan and Korea upgrade bilateral relations to special strategic partnership
Uzbekistan and Korea upgrade bilateral relations to special strategic partnership
2021-08-31 14:49  |  Embassy

As part of the implementation of the Water Resources Management Strategy for 2021-2023, Uzbekistan plans to introduce water-saving technologies, including drip irrigation. It is expected to bring the introduction of water-saving irrigation technologies from 308,000 hectares to 1.1 million hectares, including drip irrigation technologies ― from 121,000 hectares to 822,000 hectares.

The State Program for the Development of the Aral Sea region for 2017-2021 has been adopted, aimed at improving the conditions and the quality of life of the population of the region. In addition, the program of integrated socio-economic development of Karakalpakstan for 2020-2023 was approved. In 2018, the International Innovation Center of the Aral Sea Region was established under the President of the Republic.

At the suggestion of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on May 18, 2021, the U.N. General Assembly unanimously adopted a special resolution on declaring the Aral Sea region a zone of environmental innovations and technologies.

In general, against the background of the actualization of the international climate agenda, the long-term policy implemented by Uzbekistan in the field of environmental protection, maintaining ecological balance and rational use of water resources is timely and should contribute to further improvement of the environmental situation not only in the republic, but also in the Central Asian region as a whole.

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