BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 8. Uzbekistan and the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) discussed advancing a $112 million
Sustainable Solid Waste Management Project and expanding
cooperation on climate change and environmental protection during a
meeting in Tashkent on Oct. 7.
The information was reported by Uzbekistan’s National Committee
on Ecology and Climate Change following a meeting between Aziz
Abdukhakimov, adviser to the President of Uzbekistan on
environmental issues and chairman of the National Committee on
Ecology and Climate Change, and Kanokpan Lao-Araya, ADB country
director in Uzbekistan.
The $112 million project aims to modernize Uzbekistan’s waste
management system and expand access to waste collection services
for nearly 4 million people, according to the Uzbek side.
The parties also discussed efforts to combat desertification and
dust storms, improve air quality, strengthen climate data and
monitoring systems, mobilize climate finance, promote sustainable
waste management and accelerate the adoption of green
technologies.
Particular attention was paid to Uzbekistan’s participation in
ADB regional technical assistance projects focused on improving air
quality and combating desertification.
The sides also discussed developing a national climate data
platform using satellite data and artificial intelligence
technologies, which is expected to strengthen Uzbekistan’s capacity
to monitor environmental and climate-related changes.
“The parties agreed to focus their efforts on developing
concrete projects, mobilizing technical and financial resources and
delivering measurable results,” the Uzbek side said.
