Guest researcher from Central Asia visited ZALF

Kakhramon Djumaboev from International Water Management Institute (IWMI)-Central Asia office visited ZALF as guest researcher during 5 November – 7 December 2019 to work with Dr. Ahmad Hamidov in the DFG-funded WEFUz project.

The WEFUz project (Sustainability assessment of the Water–Energy–Food (WEF) nexus for irrigated agriculture: Examples from river basins in Uzbekistan) aims to understand how decisions about the WEF nexus can affect the sustainability of irrigated agriculture as well as improve long-term food production in Uzbekistan. During his stay at ZALF, three potential river basins (Amu-Surkhon, Amu-Bukhara, Amu-Kashkadarya) were identified for in-depth research. Moreover, first exploratory visit in 2020 to the selected river basin in Uzbekistan were agreed and a list of potential stakeholders involved in the WEF nexus decisions were developed. Kakhramon agreed to provide access to WEF-related local publications and support Dr. Hamidov during his empirical field stay in Uzbekistan.

On 5^th December, Kakhramon gave a presentation titled “Research methodology for applying the Water–Energy–Food nexus in selected river basins in Uzbekistan”. The trip was financed by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and helps to reinforce cooperation between ZALF and researchers in Uzbekistan.