ADB, Futurewater To Launch New Project To Assess Turkmenistan's Climate Change Adaptation
Date
7/25/2024 3:11:42 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, July 25. The Asian
Development bank (ADB) and FutureWater consulting company are
preparing to launch a new project to assess the extent of
Turkmenistan's adaptation to climate change, Trend
reports.
According to the official source, in this regard, the delegation
of ADB and FutureWater visited Ashgabat to hold meetings and
consultations with specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture and
Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, as well as the State
Committee for Water Resources.
The aim was to establish scientific and practical cooperation
within the framework of the new project.
The proposed project will include tasks such as strengthening
institutional and legislative processes, measures to adapt to
climate change, mitigation strategies (reducing greenhouse gas
emissions), digitalization in the water sector, and the promotion
of space technologies.
Furthermore, the project aims to facilitate the identification
and conceptualization of initiatives aimed at adaptation to climate
change, in particular, to increase the sustainability of the water
and agricultural sectors of Turkmenistan, which involves the
creation of risk maps related to climate change.
Meanwhile, FutureWater, based in the Netherlands and Spain, is a
global research and consulting organization specializing in
combining scientific research with practical solutions in the field
of water management.
The organization's work spans the global, national, and local
levels, collaborating on projects aimed at addressing important
issues such as water for food production, irrigation, excess and
shortage of water, the effects of climate change, and integrated
river basin management.
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