One of the key features of the Kyrgyz Republic Resilient Landscape Restoration Project (KG RESILAND) is the implementation of climate-resilient, nature-based, and traditional solutions for landscape restoration.
At the project’s target sites in the regions of Osh, Jalal-Abad, Issyk-Kul, and Naryn, in collaboration with the Forest Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, the following measures are planned:
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Creation and restoration of protective forest plantations;
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Land parcel documentation and registration;
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Development of methodologies for ecosystem restoration.
These initiatives aim to strengthen natural systems, reduce soil erosion, and enhance the climate resilience of local communities. The project also promotes economic development in target areas through the “One Village – One Product” (OVOP+1) approach.
To support the operation and maintenance of hydraulic structures under the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, more than 70 units of heavy engineering equipment will be provided. These measures are intended to ensure the functionality of hydraulic infrastructure and reduce the risks of mudflows, landslides, and floods.
Additionally, technical and economic feasibility studies and design documentation for traditional (“gray”) engineering solutions are being developed. Selection criteria are being established for sites suitable for the potential application of nature-based approaches, enabling a combination of engineering and ecological measures in landscape management.
The KG RESILAND project also includes the analysis of glaciers, snow cover, mudflows, and degraded lands using information and communication technologies and numerical modeling. These technologies are applied to:
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Forecast potential climate risks;
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Automatically map degraded areas;
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Support planning and decision-making at national and regional levels.
As noted by Gulmira Kalchakeeva, Coordinator of KG RESILAND Component 1, Institutional Strengthening and Regional Cooperation, the project aims to increase the areas under sustainable landscape management in selected sites across the Kyrgyz Republic and to facilitate cooperation between the Kyrgyz Republic and other Central Asian countries in restoring transboundary landscapes.
The KG RESILAND project contributes to comprehensive and sustainable landscape management in Kyrgyzstan, combining nature-based and engineering solutions with regional cooperation to reduce climate risks and strengthen community resilience.
It is recalled that the Agency for Increasing Forests and Green Areas and Combating Desertification under the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of Uzbekistan hosted the Regional Dialogue on the Restoration of Landscapes in Central Asia on 9–10 December 2025 in Tashkent.
Government officials from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, together with international experts, discussed enhancing regional cooperation in forest management and transboundary landscape restoration. The event was held under the World Bank–funded Central Asia Resilient Landscapes Restoration Program (RESILAND CA+), the largest ecosystem restoration initiative in the region, which supports climate resilience across all five Central Asian countries through projects implemented by national authorities.
The Program is aimed at strengthening climate resilience in urban and rural areas of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) is implementing the regional component of the RESILAND Kyrgyz Republic, RESILAND Tajikistan, and RESILAND Uzbekistan projects.
Additional information:
Dilovarsho Dustzoda — Deputy Team Leader of the Project Implementation Group for “Sustainable Landscape Restoration in the Republic of Tajikistan: Regional Component”, CAREC
Lyudmila Kiktenko – Deputy Team Leader, “Restoration of Sustainable Landscapes in Kyrgyzstan: Regional Component” Project, CAREC
Azamat Kauazov - Deputy Team Leader of Uzbekistan Resilient Landscape Restoration project: regional component, CAREC