On July 5, 2017, the Technology Center hosted a "round table", during which activities were discussed to improve the socio-economic and environmental conditions of the country's territory, which is subject to the influence of the Aral Sea. The meeting was attended by specialists from the institutes of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, departmental research institutes of the State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the country, as well as teachers from several higher educational institutions of agrarian and medical fields.
Domestic scientists actively work in the sphere of environmental protection, biodiversity conservation and ecological systems; develop measures to combat desertification and land reclamation, adaptation to climate change. One of the important directions in this work is the improvement of the socio-economic and environmental situation in the Aral Sea area. Currently, recommendations are being developed on the introduction of new technologies and practices of water and nature management, agricultural production, use of alternative energy sources. A review of this thematic spectrum was presented during the forum.
As the organizers noted, the current proposals of Turkmen scientists will be analyzed for possible use in preparing the draft Program of Action for Assistance to the Aral Sea Basin Countries (ASBP-4), the development of which is one of the priorities of the Concept of the Presidency of our country in the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS).
