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Immense losses of land productivity have been observed on eight million hectares of irrigated agricultural land in Central Asia during the past decades. Especially the irrigated lowlands of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers are affected by land degradation problems. The research addresses the identification of hotspots of decreasing land production and gaining knowledge about the drivers of change in land production and land degradation by analysing socio-economic and ecological indicators. Economic assessments of land use options under given ecological conditions will be elaborated. A strong methodological focus is set on remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS), indicator systems, land use modelling, and economic optimization. The generated information will be bundled and presented as a tool of discussion support for politicians and decision makers in their efforts to increase food security and combat environmental degradation in the irrigated areas of Central Asia.

• Prof. Dr. Christopher Conrad

  Universität Würzburg
  Institut für Geographie und Geologie
  Würzburg
  

• Prof. Dr. Ruzumboy Eshchanov

  Urgench State University
  Khorezem Academy of Mamun
  Urgench
  Usbekistan
  

• Prof. Dr. Victor Dukhovny

  Scientific Information Center of the
  Interstate Commission for
  Water Coordination
  Tashkent
  Usbekistan
  

• Dr. Nadiya Muratova

  Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
  Research Institute of Ecology problems
  Almaty
  Kasachstan
  

• Dr. John Lamers

  Universität Bonn
  Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF)
  Bonn
  

• Dr. Mirzahayot Ibrakhimov

  Khorezm Rural Advisory Support Service
  Urgench
  Usbekistan