A new project has been launched to strengthen the resilience of Turkmenistan to the consequences of the Aral Sea crisis

Ashgabat hosted an introductory seminar on the implementation of a new project to strengthen the resilience of Turkmenistan to the consequences of the Aral Sea crisis.

The project is called “Conservation and Sustainable Management of Land Resources and Natural Ecosystems of the Aral Sea Basin” and will be implemented on the territory of Turkmenistan by UNDP together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection.

The project cost 4,6 million USD and is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).