Central Asia warms up from year to year, ends from the water and, therefore, without food, the delegates of the Climate Forum of Samarkand reported.
The climatic forum, regular annual event, was the continuation of European Central Asia Cimeira-Cimeira, which raised cooperation between the central regions of the EU and Asia at the strategic level.
The participants were from the highest level: the presidents of the five countries of Central Asia and the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission.
Having already discussed cooperation and investments in the environmental transition and water resources management in a previous event, the speakers focused on specific projects to prevent the Central Asian desert.
At the opening of the forum, the owner, the president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, determined the problem that Central Asia faces in very clear conditions.
“Climate change is unexpected to food and energetic safety. Fertile lands quickly decrease, while the population of the region is growing and can exceed 100 million people within 25 years. Currently, more than 20 percent of the land of the region are exposed to degradation. For a quarter of the century, the harvesting indicators can decrease by a third. ”
Central Asia in cooperation with the EU
As a critical threat, experts indicate that cooperation with the European Union and its long -term programs of innovation and food security will increase the likelihood of closing catastrophe.
“I believe that it is vital to combine our scientific potential to increase the ability to adapt our forest and agrarian sectors, as well as strengthen food security within the Horizon Europe program,” said the President of Uzbekistan. Said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
EU leaders, President of the European Council Antonio Costa and the President of the European Commission von der Lein not only agreed, but also confirmed the adherence of the EU, noting that the EU is already actively involved in solving the climatic problems of Central Asia.
“Today, Central Asia and Europe agreed to establish a new strategic partnership. The climatic security and protection of our nature will take a central place in this strategic partnership. Firstly, Europe wants to work with you in adapting changes, ”said the President of the European Commission Ursula von Der Lane.
Secondly, together we can also accelerate the world transition to pure energies. Last year, Usbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan joined our global commitment to duplicate energy efficiency and triple capacity of renewable energy production by 2030, ”added von der Leyen.
For his part, the chairman of the EU Council, Antonio Costa, said: “Today, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von de Lein, we confirm our commitment to an increase in relations between Central Asia and the European Union Strategic Partnership.”
“Strategic partnership, which will combine resources, specialized knowledge and European technologies for deeper cooperation with Central Asia in the field of climatic actions, water management, energy security, environmental development and sustainability. This is the following way. This should be the central part of our common future. ”
Combat Combat Change in Central Asia
The European Union is already fighting the consequences of climate change through development projects in the region.
For example, the EU creates a new green highway in the Aral -Small basin basin, returning life to what is now a salty desert. And this helps farmers of Central Asia to adapt to a dry climate, using water to save water and control their use.
This is the same transition as many farmers of the European Union. The same European farmers are currently studying innovative solutions, for example, our satellites are used to monitor the soil and the adoption of new genomic methods with plants resistant to climate change.
At a more industrial level, the EU invests in pure energies throughout the region, including the record dam of Rogun in Tajikistan and the dam of Kambarata in Quirguzistan. These centrals will produce enough energy not only for their two countries, but also for export into all Central Asia.
“These dams will have new strategic industries, for example, for processing raw materials. They will help electrify our transport corridors – we are discussing it today – and will produce pure hydrogen that can be sold abroad.
This is actually mutual benefit. This is good for our energy independence, it is good for our trade and, of course, good for our ordinary planet, climate and protection of our nature, ”said von der Leyen.
The leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Quirgizistan and Bikemenistan have listed projects and ideas that can benefit from increasing funding and transmission of knowledge.
These ideas took place from creating a regional water strategy to planting millions of trees to combat deserting (what Uzbekistan is already doing).
Several meetings were held with various interested parties, some of which warned that the alarms sounded too late, but most of them hoped.
“The most important was the obligation of all countries and cooperation with the EU.
The presence of the heads of the state and the leaders of the EU and the development cans is crucial.
This is evidence that the interested parties are ready to act and cooperate, ”said Anakladia Rossbach, Executive Director of Un-Habitat.
There are several places more suitable for environmental competitions than Aral -More.
The Aral Sea is a sharp example of what people can do with the places where they live. Once the fourth largest lake on the planet, this magnificent world of water extends to 68,000 square kilometers.
Encouraged by the rivers, Sira Daria and Amu Daria, it was not only the habitat of dozens of wild animals, but also supported local fishermen who were able to collect 60,000 tons of fish a year. Then, in 1960, the Soviet Union decided to turn the region into a center for rallying cotton.
Watering 7 million hectares of Campos demanded a lot of water from two rivers, and the Aral Sea began to retreat. Both cotton and the Soviet Union are currently part of history, but agricultural land continues to expand, and the sea dries.
Compared to its previous state, at present this lake is only 8,000 square kilometers with such high salinity that it is almost devoid of life. The entire region suffers from lack of water, with resources for constant reduction.
Five years ago, in some countries of the region there were armed conflicts from the isolated wells or streams.
At the Samarmant Climate Forum, the country’s country was sitting together, accepting the EU leaders and discussing joint projects to avoid catastrophes.