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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsProgram of concrete Actions on improvement of ecological, social and economic conditions in Aral Sea Basin for the period 2003-2010 (ASBP-2), initiated by Heads of the Central Asia countries has been authorized on August, 28, 2003. This Program was developed with participation of representatives of Central Asia countries, Interstate Coordination Water-e…
The book describes a history of IFAS formation, its structural organizations in the founder-countries and their activities for 10 years. There are all materials of the sessions of the Heads of the states in the various cities of Central Asia, the questions considered by them connected to Aral Sea crisis and accepted measures on mitigation of its influen…
Risk assessment for Central Asia and Caucasus: desk study review:
This desk review presents an initiative which aims at reducing Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC)'s vulnerability to the risk of disasters, in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA).
It analyses disaster risks at the country, sub-regional and regional levels. It also…
The Water and Nature Initiative's (WANI) latest toolkit publication provides an overview of the world's shared water resources and insights for managing these resources. Using case studies from around the world, it describes the benefits to be gained from cooperation and the challenges of constructing legal frameworks, institutions, management processes…
This detailed country report addresses the risks of climate change to agriculture in Uzbekistan and identifies and prioritizes practical adaptation responses. It provides a menu of climate change adaptation options for the agriculture and water resources sectors, along with recommendations for specific adaptation actions that are tailored to the key agr…
This book gives a brief description of the Aral sea until 1960 when the sea started dying out. For the first time it presents the chronological study, development and attempts made in the conservation and rehabilitation of the Aral sea.
This report assembles information from various sources to analyse the current situation of drought in Central Asian countries for enhancing drought risk management and increasing efforts to develop drought preparedness plans and implement actions to reduce the impact of droughts. It assesses drought vulnerabilities, risk management capacities, and exist…
This atlas offers insights into the work of the national hydrometeorological services and the global networks that contribute to the information on our screens.
By providing easy-to-understand overviews of the weather and climate in the Central Asia region, the utility of weather and water information for society, and the role and needs of the Nat…
In the years 2000 and 2001 Central Asia was hit by a drought. While the first drought has been called by Deputy Agriculture Minister Abdurakhim Dzhalakhov the “worst in 95 years,” the second drought was even more devastating at least for the areas in Uzbekistan close to the Aral Sea, Khorezm and Karakalpakstan. These provinces lie on the lower reaches o…