A new climate project could launch in Central Asian countries as early as next year, Kazinform reports, citing Jibek Joly TV channel.

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The key challenge is maintaining soil fertility against the backdrop of accelerating climate change.

The region is experiencing land degradation, desertification, and biodiversity loss. According to German ecologist Daniel Gereke, this increases the risks to agriculture and food security.

The joint project with the German Society for International Cooperation will take all factors into account, rely on scientific data and analytics, and use artificial intelligence as a forecasting tool.

The initiative will integrate best global practices and focus on sustainable land management in Central Asia. A funding application for the project has already been submitted to the UN Green Climate Fund.

“We don’t have to look far—Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan are already facing soil degradation and salinization. A prime example is the situation around the Aral Sea, which highlights the need for more effective water and land management, as well as strategic planning. The goal is to ensure that real solutions don’t remain on paper but are implemented in practice in Central Asia. If the application to the Green Climate Fund is approved, the project could begin as early as early next year,” noted Daniel Gereke, head of the regional program “Integrated Land Management with Climate Change in Central Asia” (Germany).

Earlier, Education Minister Zhuldyz Suleimenova, speaking at the environmental summit in Astana, announced that Central Asian countries plan to join forces to develop educational materials on environmental and climate education.

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