BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. We urge collective
action to initiate a regional program for the implementation of
water-saving technologies across Central Asia, the President of
Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, said at a climate forum held as
part of the “EU – Central Asia” summit in Samarkand, Trend reports.
“As part of these efforts, it is planned to hold an
international forum in the Aral Sea region to discuss these plans
with experts,” he said.
According to Mirziyoyev, projections show that by 2040, Central
Asian countries will face a high level of water stress due to the
reduced flow of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers. The region is
already experiencing the consequences of one of humanity’s largest
tragedies—the drying up of the Aral Sea.
“In order to conserve water resources, Uzbekistan is actively
cementing its irrigation networks and creating an industrial base
for the production of water-saving technologies, which have already
been implemented on half of the country’s irrigated land. This
amounts to almost 2 million hectares. As a result of these
measures, around 8 billion cubic meters of water were saved last
year,” Mirziyoyev added.
The Uzbek president emphasized that the country expects close
cooperation with the European Union within the framework of the
“Copernicus” program, aimed at continuous satellite monitoring of
glaciers and early detection of risks to mountain ecosystems.
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