In recent years, the number of mudflow- and flood-related accidents has increased. For people living in highland areas and near…
Geoinformation databases are used worldwide for monitoring disaster and emergency events. We overview some existing inter-sectoral geoinformation databases, such as…
Challenges and opportunities related to water remain high on the agenda of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe…
The existence of the biosphere, development of economics and humanity are inconceivable without the water of necessary quantity and quality.…
In 1991, when the five Central Asian countries became independent, most of their population was rural and about a third…
Climate change and variability represent a major risk for the Central Asian economies, particularly for the agriculture and energy sectors.…
In the most downstream irrigation system along the Syrdarya River in the Kazalinsk region (Republic of Kazakhstan), the run-down water…
Glaciers and permafrost react strongly to atmospheric temperature rise. As a consequence, icy mid-latitude high-mountain environments including mountain ranges in…
Climate research in Central Asia is usually based on the analysis of meteorological observations. However, data scarcity in mountain regions…
Accurate assessment of the soil salinization is an important step for mitigation of agricultural land degradation. Remote sensing (RS) is…
