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Until 15 September, the 25 participants – Young Professionals, Scientists and Master's students from all five Central Asian countries – learned about innovative approaches to sustainable land use and nature conservation and acquired skills in using the GIS software QGIS.
During an excursion to the Zarafshan National Park and meetings with nature conservation practitioners, they gained insights into possible GIS application fields and data collected for the development of a land use map.
UNDP/GEF project “Conservation and sustainable management of lakes, wetlands, and riparian corridors as pillars of a resilient and land degradation neutral Aral basin landscape supporting sustainable livelihoods” (Aral Wetlands) provided practical aspects of its work in integrative land use in Karakalpakstan.
The technical program was supplemented by a cultural part with excursions to Samarkand and its historic town – the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Cross-roads of Cultures”.
The summer school has been organized by the MSF as part of the ILUCA project and hosted by the Institute of Agrobiotechnology and Food Security of Samarkand State University. Lecturers from the Chair of Geodesy and Geoinformatics of the University of Rostock organized the training on GIS and Remote Sensing.
Program of the Summer School (PDF)
Due to the great interest in the summer school, we are currently considering the possibility of continuing the format for 2025. We will keep you up to date here if this is the case.
