Central Asian countries to develop a major climate project to protect soils
Central Asian countries may launch a new climate initiative next year, aimed at preserving soil fertility amid accelerating climate change, Qazinform News Agency cites the Jibek Joly TV Channel.
The region faces land degradation, desertification, and biodiversity loss, which threaten agriculture and food security.
The project will be implemented jointly with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), using scientific data, analytics, and artificial intelligence for forecasting.
The initiative will promote sustainable land use in Central Asia, integrating global best practices.
An application has been already submitted to the UN Green Climate Fund.
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan already struggle with soil degradation and salinization. The situation around the Aral Sea highlights the urgent need for better water and land management.
Daniel Gericke, head of Germany’s regional program on integrated land use, stressed that solutions must move from paper to practice, with implementation across Central Asia.
If the application to the UN Green Climate Fund is approved, the project may start early next year.
Earlier, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nyssanbayev told the Regional Ecological Summit in Astana that a systemic threat of soil degradation and desertification persists in several regions of Kazakhstan.
