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1.4. Brief overview of the situation in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The work done on labor protection and safety by trade unions in the
region and on the example of the Republic of Karakalpakstan
The formation of a perfect system of environmental
safety based on
international legal experience, achievements of modern science,
technology and
technology is one of the fundamental conditions for ensuring the national security of
Uzbekistan. Environmental safety is a strategic component of national security, the
most important aspect of protecting the vital interests of the state,
society and the
individual in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan, like all countries in the post-Soviet space, inherited an economy
with energy-and material-intensive production, outdated and polluting equipment and
technologies.
The environmental policy of the republic is aimed at making the transition from
the protection of individual elements of nature to
the universal protection of
ecosystems, guaranteeing the optimal parameters of the human living environment.
The assessment of the consequences of global and regional climate change on
the territory of Uzbekistan shows that by 2030, a possible increase in average annual
temperatures will reach 2-3 degrees in the northern zone and 1 degree in the southern
zone of the republic, less significant impacts are expected in mountainous areas.
Precipitation is expected to increase throughout Uzbekistan from 5-15% in the
Fergana Valley to 15-20% in the northern part of the republic.
Climate change will lead to an increase in water losses by 10-15%
due to
evaporation from the water surface and by 10-20% due to an increase in transpiration
by plants, which will cause an increase in irrevocable water consumption by the
average of 18% with the corresponding increase in water intake.
Over the past 40-45 years, the level of the Aral Sea has decreased by more than
22.0 m, the area of the water area has decreased by more than 3.8 times, the volume
of water has decreased from 1064 to 115 km
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, the salinity of the water has reached up
to 72 g/l. The Aral Sea has practically turned into the «dead» sea. The area of the
dried-up bottom amounted to 4.2 million hectares and became a source of removal of
sand-salt aerosols to the adjacent territories. Dust plumes reach 400 km in length and
40 km in width, and the range of dust storms is up to 300 km. Every year, from 15 to
75 million tons of dust rises into the atmosphere here. Since the beginning of the 80s,
such storms have been observed here for 90 days a year
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The environment is what is around us, and how it affects our development. The
environment can also pose a threat.
Polluted air, water-borne infections, toxic
chemicals and natural disasters are only part of the threats
to humanity that the
environment poses.
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The national report on the Republic of Uzbekistan was compiled within the framework of the
project of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe «Increasing the synergetic effect
of national programs of the CIS member states on energy efficiency and energy conservation to
improve their energy security». Author: Jamshid Abdusalamov SJSC «Uzbekenergo»