Strengthen capacity in application of Geoinformatics in assessment and sustainable management of natural resources in Central Asia
Objectives:
Leveraging the Geoinformatics technology and application in an integrated agro-systems research and sustainable management of natural resources through mapping, monitoring and impact assessment, establishing partnership, and geoinformatics capacity development.
Geographical Location (s) including the Action Sites:
Fergana Valley (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan)
Aral Sea Region (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan)
Main activities:
Leveraging the application of geoinformatics techniques in agro-ecosystem research and resources mapping and management;
Land degradation mapping, monitoring and assessment;
Land use and land cover dynamics;
Mapping spatial and temporal croplands and rangeland condition.
Development of the geodatabase and web tools for the central Asia
Gender research dimension
Enhancement of RS/GIS techniques and maps for gender related activities and rural advisory services (need basis).
Research Outputs:
Maps and geodatabase of LULC, croplands, pest and disease risk and climate vulnerability.
Maps and geodatabase of Croplands and Grasslands and its decadal vegetation dynamics.
Web enabled Geoinformatics Applications.
Publications (technical reports (2), conference proceedings (2) and high impact journal articles
Research Outcomes:
Assessment of vulnerability of the agriculture to pests and diseases.
Assessment of spatio-temporal rangeland/croplands condition under changing climate.
Geoinformatics capacity development for the region.
