A scientific and practical seminar titled “Using Innovative Technologies to Improve Water and Energy Resources in Central Asia,” dedicated to World Water Day, was held in Bishkek at the conference hall of the Institute of Geology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The event was supported and funded by the Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project, the RESILAND CA+ Program (KG RESILAND). The seminar brought together 38 participants, including representatives of the Institute of Water Problems and Hydropower of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, KyrgyzHydromet, relevant government agencies, research institutions, and the academic community.
During the seminar, participants presented the results of scientific research and discussed modern methodological approaches to the assessment and forecasting of water and energy resources. The discussions covered glacier monitoring, hydrological process analysis, assessment of glacial lake outburst flood risks, as well as changes in glaciation and the formation of water resources in the Chu–Talas basin for the periods 1975–2000 and 2000–2025.
Special attention was given to global climate change, including increases in precipitation volume and intensity, changes in its seasonal distribution, and the need for more accurate assessment of atmospheric circulation patterns and their impacts on regional water resource formation. The seminar also addressed the restoration of interrupted hydrometeorological observation series, river runoff patterns under climate change, the use of groundwater for irrigation during low-water periods, and the application of remote sensing methods.
The presented scientific data and analytical approaches will contribute to strengthening the scientific and analytical base, improving natural process monitoring systems, and enhancing the quality of water and climate risk assessments.
The seminar was held within the framework of the Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project, the RESILAND CA+ Program (KG RESILAND), which aims to strengthen institutional capacity and promote modern approaches to managing natural and climate-related risks.
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The Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project, the
RESILAND CA+ Program (KG RESILAND), is implemented with the support of the World Bank and aims to develop natural process monitoring systems and enhance resilience to climate-related risks.
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The Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project is part of the World Bank’s RESILAND CA+ program, aimed at strengthening landscape resilience across Central Asian countries. Similar national and regional activities are also being implemented in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) implements the regional component of the Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project.
Additional Information:
Chinara Berbayeva – Deputy Director, Project Implementation Department under the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic / Project Manager, RESILAND Kyrgyzstan
Lyudmila Kiktenko – Deputy Team Leader, “Restoration of Sustainable Landscapes in Kyrgyzstan: Regional Component” Project, CAREC