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This report sets a precedent in providing an evidence-based assessment for implementing drip irrigation systems, moving crops to greenhouses and planting trees for windbreaks in the Aral Sea region.

The Climate-Resilient Green Growth (CRGG) Assessment for the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, assesses the current status of the of the agriculture sector in both Uzbekistan and Karakalpakstan, providing a contextual assessment of the exposure to sensitivity of, and adaptive capacity of the agriculture sector towards adverse impacts of climate change and natural hazards from the desiccated Aral Sea. 

This Insight Brief provides an estimate for the investment needed to implement three infrastructural adaptation measures for farm protection. Following government targets for the Republic of Karakalpakstan, capital expenditures are estimated for implementing drip-irrigation systems, greenhouses, and planting trees for windbreaks.

This executive summary presents key findings and recommendations from a risk profile report for four districts in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, and includes analysis “dashboards” to assess their climate resilience.

The risk profile finds that water and air quality and soil salinization are the key climate change-induced risks to which the project area in Karakalpakstan is exposed, and agricultural production, food security, and health are particularly sensitive to them

This insight brief describes the current flow of products and stakeholders involved in the sorghum value chain in Karakalpakstan.

This insight brief describes the current flow of products and stakeholders involved in the apple, apricot and pear value chain in Karakalpakstan, presenting constraints and opportunities to be considered by regulators, technical advisory service providers and potential investors.

This insight brief describes the current flow of products and stakeholders involved in the melon and watermelon value chain in Karakalpakstan, presenting constraints and opportunities to be considered by regulators, technical advisory service providers and potential investors. 

This insight brief describes the current flow of products and stakeholders involved in the tomato and cucumber value chain in Karakalpakstan, presenting the constraints and opportunities to be considered by regulators, technical advisory service providers and potential investors.

This study aims to provide an economic analysis of the benefits of afforestation of the former Aral Seabed in Uzbekistan.