A seminar titled “Droughtmap-ASB: A Digital Online Tool for Drought and Water Diplomacy in Central Asia” was successfully held on 27 May 2025 at the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The seminar was led by Dr. Muhammad Usman and Matthias Völkel from the Department of Geoecology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), who demonstrated the key features and applications of the Droughtmap-ASB platform. The tool supports real-time drought monitoring, spatial data visualization, and informed decision-making to foster regional water cooperation and climate resilience in Central Asia.
The event was conducted under the framework of the Green Central Asia Phase II initiative, financed by the German Federal Foreign Office and coordinated by GIZ Uzbekistan.
The seminar was officially opened by Prof. Dr. Abdulkhakim Salokhiddinov, Vice Rector of TIIAME, who welcomed the speakers and expressed strong interest in future collaboration with MLU and the Green Central Asia initiative. The session gathered faculty, students, and experts for an engaging dialogue on integrating digital tools in water diplomacy and environmental management.
This event marked another step forward in building scientific partnerships and capacity development across Central Asia to address shared water and climate challenges.
