Aral Sea Wetlands: Tashkent Talks Focus on Restoring Aral Basin Ecosystems
Uzbekistan
The 7th meeting of the Coordination Council of the Aral Sea Wetlands project was held in Tashkent, bringing together representatives of Uzbekistan’s National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Participants reviewed the project’s results for the second quarter of 2026 and outlined priorities for the next stage.
The meeting was chaired by Alisher Salomov, Adviser to the Chairperson of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, and Anas Fayad Karman, Acting UNDP Resident Representative in Uzbekistan.
During the reporting period, the project conducted 17 educational seminars and training sessions for specialists working in water and land-resource management. Participants also reviewed the results of a three-day media expedition held in July, which gave journalists an opportunity to visit key natural sites and ecosystems in the Lower Amu Darya.
The agenda also covered the project’s micro-grants programme and a new UNDP innovation competition focused on practical solutions for restoring degraded and saline lands in the Lower Amu Darya.
Participants further examined legal and institutional measures, capacity development, environmental compliance and biodiversity conservation, as well as budget priorities for the third quarter of 2026.
The Aral Sea Wetlands project focuses on the conservation and sustainable management of lakes, wetlands and riparian ecosystems across the Aral Sea Basin. In June, UNDP reported that an Integrated Water Resources Management plan concept for the Lower Amu Darya Basin had been developed under the project.
During the reporting period, the project conducted 17 educational seminars and training sessions for specialists working in water and land-resource management. Participants also reviewed the results of a three-day media expedition held in July, which gave journalists an opportunity to visit key natural sites and ecosystems in the Lower Amu Darya.
The agenda also covered the project’s micro-grants programme and a new UNDP innovation competition focused on practical solutions for restoring degraded and saline lands in the Lower Amu Darya.
Participants further examined legal and institutional measures, capacity development, environmental compliance and biodiversity conservation, as well as budget priorities for the third quarter of 2026.
The Aral Sea Wetlands project focuses on the conservation and sustainable management of lakes, wetlands and riparian ecosystems across the Aral Sea Basin. In June, UNDP reported that an Integrated Water Resources Management plan concept for the Lower Amu Darya Basin had been developed under the project.
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