Meeting dedicated to the discussion of the Aral sea problem

A meeting of the Senate of Oliy Majlis Committee on the development of the Aral Sea region was held. It was attended by senators, members of the expert group of the Committee, the Jokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the chairmen of the standing commissions of the regional and Tashkent city Kengashes of people's deputies, representatives of ministries and departments, the mass media. The issues that will be considered at the seventeenth plenary session of the upper chamber of the Oliy Majlis were discussed at the meeting for the first time. The discussion was actively attended by members of the expert group, adviser to the Rector of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Shuhrat Goyibnazarov and Head of the Department of International Economics, Doctor of Economics, Professor Shavkat Sharifkhodzhayev.

One of the largest global environmental disasters in recent history, experienced by countries and more than 60 million people in Central Asia, is the tragedy of the Aral Sea, which, by its ecological, climatic, socio-economic and humanitarian consequences, poses a direct threat to the sustainable development of the region, the health, the gene pool and the future of the people living in it.

Uzbekistan is making significant efforts to mitigate the consequences of the Aral disaster and develop the Aral Sea region. More than 300 projects aimed at adapting to climate change and reducing the consequences of the Aral crisis have been implemented. The State Program for the Development of the Aral Sea region for 2018-2021 has been adopted. It should be noted that today in this zone of environmental crisis, large-scale work that has no analogues is being carried out to improve the economic, social and environmental situation.