Uzbekistan case study
Source
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Key messages
- Natural ecosystems of the country’s arid and semi-arid regions;
- Salinization, spread of moving sands, dust-storms and dry winds, exacerbated by lack of water resources;
- National action plan for drought management to be developed.
This case study is a contribution to the GAR Special Report on Drought 2021.
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Hazards
Drought
Country and region
Uzbekistan