Recently, an online meeting of representatives of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the head of the Department of Scientific and Technical Cooperation and Agreements of the Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research, Mr. Walid Roy, took place.
At the meeting of the Council of National Coordinators of the SCO member States held in Samarkand, a draft Statement on responding to climate change was discussed and agreed upon.
On August 10, 2022, the UNDP project together with the Hydro Meteorological Service Center (Uzhydromet) organized an event to discuss the results of a basic study to increase the understanding and awareness of decision makers and specialists about possible risks and threats caused by climate change.
During the autumn season of the past 2021, a total of 85 million saplings of trees and shrubs were planted throughout the republic within the framework of the national movement "Yashil Makon", the plan was fulfilled by 114%.
The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan, when developing renewable energy projects, attaches paramount importance to the environmental study and monitoring of the situation not only at the proposed power plant construction sites themselves, but also within a radius of about 50 km around.
On June 7, at a press conference at the IMC, Deputy Director General of the Center of the Hydro Meteorological Service of Uzbekistan Ibrat Karimov said that only 3% of the city of Tashkent is covered with green spaces, namely lawns, at a rate of 12%. However, on June 8, Uzhydromet refuted this statement, reporting a technical error in the report.
In 2020, the volume of emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere in the capital increased by 17% (316.0 thousand tons) compared to 2018, including emissions from motor vehicles reached 290 thousand tons (an increase of 14%), from stationary sources - 26 thousand tons (an increase of 62%).
1-3 июня этого года в Стокгольме (Швеция) делегация Республики Узбекистан приняла участие в Международной встрече "Стокгольм+50: здоровая планета для всеобщего процветания - наша ответственность, наша возможность".
A seminar on "Capacity building and assistance in combating crimes against wildlife in Central Asia" was held in Tashkent. The seminar was organized by the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Ecology and Environmental Protection.
April 25, 2022 at the International Industrial Exhibition "INNOPROM. Central Asia" Khokimiyat of the city and Public Joint Stock Company "MegaFon" signed an agreement on cooperation in the development of an Eco monitoring system in Tashkent, assessment of the state of atmospheric air and other environmental components to support management decisions and ensure the rights of citizens to a favorable environment.
