INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATION

of the Republic of Uzbekistan

in the field of hydrometeorology
 Uzhydromet takes an active part in the international
activities of the Republic. In 1993 Uzbekistan has
acceded to the convention of the World Meteorological
Organization and participates actively in realization of all
WMO Programs.
 Every year Uzhydromet gets an expensive information
(aerological information, different weather maps, actual weather and
short-term weather forecasts for the foreign airports, synoptic and
satellite information) free of charge from the leading world meteorologica
centres and from the artificial Earth satellites, this information is of the
utmost importance for the hydrometeorological provision of the country

economy.
Besides, during 1996-1999 Uzhydromet
Uzbekistan was granted
with the up-to-date
meteorological equipment
and instruments. In its turn,
Uzbekistan provides the
information: daily data of
precipitation, maximum
and minimum
temperatures, information
for publication in collection
“Monthly climatic data of
the World” and other in
the framework of the
agreement with WMO.
By the initiative of Uzhydromet and
invitation of the government of the
Republic of Uzbekistan the XIVth
Session of the Regional Association II
Asia will take place in Tashkent this
December. Currently the preparation for
the organization of this Session is
underway.
 By the invitation of Uzhydromet in December 2007 the technical fact-
finding WMO mission visited Uzhydromet. The members of this mission
were familiarized with the scientific-and-technical provision of the
hydrometeorological and ecological studies in the Republic and
accessed the capacities for the XIVth Session of the Regional

Association II Asia of WMO in Tashkent (5-11 December, 2008).

In the result of the mission activities in the framework of the Voluntary
Cooperation Program the Japanese company Koshin Electric Co. Ltd
has kindly and free of charge provided Uzhydromet with electrical

weathercock/anemometer?
 With the financial support of WMO the experts of
Uzhydromet take an active part in the international
workshops, conferences and exhibitions organized both
in Uzbekistan and abroad.
Besides its main
activities WMO
initiates also
measures aimed at
the awareness of
children and young
people. A nice booklet
titled “We take care of
our climate” is
published for children.
In Uzbekistan this
brochure was
translated into the
Russian and state
languages.
Together with the International
Ocean Institute the
international competition of the
young artists was organized
which was devoted to the
subject of “Weather, climate
and ocean as the young
people see them” where the
children of Uzhydromet
personnel participated, too.
One of the prize bounties in
this competition was taken by
Sabina Khamidova (14 year
old) from Tashkent. Her work
was titled as “After the rain”
which was included to the
WMO book of pictures. This
book gives an idea of an
overview of future generation
on the world.
 age: 14 years
Author: Sabina Khamidova
COUNTRY: UZBEKISTAN
Title: "After the rain"
 Following the resolution of the government,
Uzhydromet is charged with the performance of the
relevant international obligations, UN Framework
Convention on the Climate Change (1993, 1994), Kyoto
Protocol (1998, 1999), UN Convention to Combat
Desertification and Drought, International Hydrological
Program of UNESCO, contributing to the national
interests with participation in the due programs and
international activities.
• GEF Uzhydromet works in close
cooperation with the Global
• UNDP Ecological Fund , UN
Development Program , UN
• UNEP Environment Program , UN
Industrial Development
• UNIDO Organization , International
Fund for Saving the Aral Sea ,
• IFAS World Health Organization ,
participates in the
• WHO implementation of a number of
ecological projects in close
coordination with the relevant
ministries and agencies of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
• With the support of the
Swiss Agency on Development
and Cooperation (SDC) the
activities on the updating of the
system of the flow forecasting
of the rivers in the Aral Sea
basin are being carried out.

• With the active participation of

Uzhydromet the close
cooperation between the
National Hydrometeorological
Services (NHMS) in the Aral
Sea basin is organized for the
solution of hydrological
problems in the basin and
improvement of ecological
situation.
 For the significant
contribution to the
success of the national
exposition of the Republic
of Uzbekistan at EXPO-
2005 in Anchi (Japan)
which was awarded the
bronze prize of the
International Exhibition
Bureau in nomination of
“Presentation of the main
subject of the World
exposition – “Wisdom of
Nature” – Uzhydromet
was awarded the
Honorary Diploma.
 A n um ber of inter na tional a g r eem en ts ar e a ls o
being fulfil led:

 Agenda 21;
 International Decade on the Reduction of the Natural
Disasters;
 Convention on the Ozone Layer Protection;
 Montreal Protocol;
 UNDP/GEF Project “Uzbekistan: Preparation of the
Second National Report in accordance with the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change”;
 Projects of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea
in the Republic of Uzbekistan
 “Swiss Support to the National Hydrometeorological
Services in the Aral Sea basin “ Project.
Uzhydromet was one of the initiators of:

the preparation of adoption of the Agreement on

cooperation in the field of hydrometeorology of CIS
and in the establishment of the Interstate Council
on Hydrometeorology;
the Agreement between the Republic of
Kazakhstan, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the
Republic of Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and the
Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the field
of hydrometeorology and information exchange on
the Aral Sea basin.
preparation of the Agreement on scientific-technical
cooperation with every Central Asian country in the
field of hydrometeorology.
During 15 Uzhydromet actively
cooperates with the countries of the
commonwealth of the independent
states (CIS) in the framework of the
interstate Council on
Hydrometeorology (ICHM). Experts
of Uzhydromet are members of
almost all working bodies of ICHM
being the leaders of 3 of its 17
Working Groups and take an active
part in all sessions of ICHM.