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Name Affiliation Title Junko Morizane Environmental Management & Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department
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Date: November 14, 2024
Organized by: Government of Uzbekistan
Name of Venue (Pavilion Name)：Uzbekistan Pavilion
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Name Affiliation Title Aziz Abdukhakimov, Minister, Ministry of Nature Protection and Climate Change, Uzbekistan Suna Park, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Nature Protection and Climate Change, Uzbekistan Kazunao Shibata, Deputy Director, Global Environment Department and Head, Environmental Management and Climate Change Group, JICA Kenji Tanaka, Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University ( Principal Investigator, SATREPS Project for the Development of Climate Resilient Innovative Technologies for Water Use Efficiency and Salinity Control in the Aral Sea Region Kristina Toderich, Researcher, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University Hossein Akhani, Professor, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Tehran Mahdi Motagh, Germany Dr. Mahdi Motagh Geological Research Center (GFZ), Germany
Background and Objectives
This site event is co-sponsored by the Agency for Innovative Development of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Higher Education and Innovation, and the Ministry of Ecology, Nature Conservation and Climate Change, and is part of the SATREPS “Project for the Development of Climate Resilient Innovative Technologies for Water Use Efficiency and Salinity Control in the Aral Sea Region” being implemented in Uzbekistan The event was held in Uzbekistan. The SATREPS (BLUE-SATREPS) project and research results on soil degradation and restoration and saline vegetation in Central and Southwest Asian countries were introduced.
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In his opening remarks, the Uzbek side emphasized the important role of Japan’s JICA program in Uzbekistan, noting that the BLUE-SATREPS Japan-Uzbekistan partnership has led to the development of innovative climate smart technologies, evidence-based solutions in addressing the challenge of soil salinity and cooperation in addressing soil salinity challenges, he said.
JICA Deputy Director General Shibata stressed the importance of the relationship between Japan and Uzbekistan, which has fostered cutting-edge research and innovation. He also noted that BLUE-SATREPS is monitoring water efficiency in the Aral Sea region and implementing climate resilient technologies to mitigate the effects of salinity, and that the nine Japan-Uzbekistan research institutes and a consortium of 10 research institutions have played a pivotal role in addressing environmental issues through innovative saline plant research and providing solutions to restore degraded lands and improve rural livelihoods, he said.
In his keynote speech, Prof. Tanaka of Kyoto University, Principal Investigator of the BLUE-SATREPS project, emphasized the importance of long-term hydrodynamic simulations and water balance calculations for supply and demand in various river basins around the world in comparison with changes in the water balance in the Aral Sea Basin, and He stated the importance of dynamic projections of climate change for the future availability of water resources.
Researcher Kristina Toderich of Mie University then presented “Conservation and Use of Halophytes for Productivity in Saline Deserts,” while Dr. Gulchekhra Kasankhanova (UZGIP) and Dr. Bakhriddin Nishanov presented Uzbekistan’s innovative Development Agency-supported Blue-SATREPS project in Uzbekistan.
JICA Deputy Director General Shibata gives opening remarks
Minister of the Ministry of Natural Environment Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan
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