узбекистан
Medical waste disposal and neutralisation remain one of the most pressing environmental problems in Uzbekistan, as well as in other countries in the region.
The lack of trash containers and the lack of environmental responsibility of the population cause the pollution of Tashkent.
CABAR.asia correspondent visited the border area between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to see how the construction of the Qosh Tepa Canal by Afghanistan is affecting the irrigation system in Uzbekistan already.
The residents of the Jizzakh region complain that due to a lack of irrigation water, they have to use drinking water to irrigate their lands. However, the traditions of saving water are forgotten. (more…)
Albert Popov, Uzbekistan’s only representative of a unique profession – avalanche catcher – believes people should be more careful with nature.
One of the reasons that influenced the deterioration of the environmental situation in Tashkent, experts believe that the so-called wind rose is not observed during the construction of high-rise buildings.
Young people in Uzbekistan have not yet formed a conscious, careful attitude to water and water resources – this is the conclusion reached by researchers of the Center for Media Research and Educational Development (Mediadatalab) of Uzbekistan. However, the overwhelming majority – 74.1% or three quarters of the surveyed young people – are ready to use the advice, which they consider rational, in practice.
Uzbekistan is striving to introduce new technologies for irrigating farmland by providing subsidies and tax incentives to farmers. However, many farmers still use old irrigation methods of watering for fear of failure.
The Central Asian leaders do not necessarily have to amend the Constitution frequently to stay in power, while the sequence of presidents does not mean that the state is a democratic one. (more…)
On October 31, 2023, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law amending the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Responsibility to criminalize the promotion of polygamy and religious marriage (nikah) without official registration with state authorities.