Uzbekistan Strengthens Protection Against Climate Risks
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan plans to fully cover its population with an early warning system for dangerous weather events under the draft “Uzbekistan–2030” development strategy.
The draft “Uzbekistan–2030” strategy outlines key measures to reduce the negative impacts of climate change, including achieving full coverage of early warning systems for hazardous hydrometeorological events.
One of the strategy’s priority areas is mitigating climate risks related to drought, desertification, dust storms, and rising temperatures. To this end, the government plans to improve the quality of hydrometeorological monitoring and forecasting, as well as refine agrometeorological data for agricultural needs.
Key targets include increasing the reliability of mountain river runoff forecasts to 98 percent and agricultural yield forecasts to 96 percent. The strategy also предусматривает the creation of protective forest belts covering 600,000 hectares to combat land degradation and extreme climate effects.
In addition, more than 6,000 hectares of land damaged by mining activities are to be rehabilitated. The development of drought- and heat-resistant crop, fruit, and grape varieties is expected to boost agricultural productivity by 30–35 percent.
Overall, the implementation of these measures is expected to strengthen early risk assessment of natural disasters, improve water resource management, and enhance the resilience of agriculture to long-term climate challenges.
One of the strategy’s priority areas is mitigating climate risks related to drought, desertification, dust storms, and rising temperatures. To this end, the government plans to improve the quality of hydrometeorological monitoring and forecasting, as well as refine agrometeorological data for agricultural needs.
Key targets include increasing the reliability of mountain river runoff forecasts to 98 percent and agricultural yield forecasts to 96 percent. The strategy also предусматривает the creation of protective forest belts covering 600,000 hectares to combat land degradation and extreme climate effects.
In addition, more than 6,000 hectares of land damaged by mining activities are to be rehabilitated. The development of drought- and heat-resistant crop, fruit, and grape varieties is expected to boost agricultural productivity by 30–35 percent.
Overall, the implementation of these measures is expected to strengthen early risk assessment of natural disasters, improve water resource management, and enhance the resilience of agriculture to long-term climate challenges.
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