A void in Central Asia research: climate change

Vakulchuk, Roman; Daloz, Anne Sophie; Øverland, Indra; Sagbakken, Haakon Fossum; Standal, Karina

doi:10.1080/02634937.2022.2059447

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“…Results presented here confirm the hypotheses populations of S. submutica is under increasing risk, and decrease in young generation with lower precipitation amounts in recent years. Impacts of climate change pose very high risk to Central Asia, and this area is highly vulnerable to climatic change (Vakulchuk et al, 2022).…”

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Assessment of the Current Condition of Populations of the Red List Species Salvia submutica Botsch. & VVED. (Lamiaceae Lindl.) In Nuratau Mountain Ridge, Uzbekistan

Akhmedov

Nomozova

Umurzakova

et al. 2022

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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The high-mountain ecosystems of Central Asia consist of very rich biodiversity with unique plant communities and many endemic species. High human pressure and long drought periods due to global warming have caused habitat destruction in these areas and a parallel increase in the number of endangered species. In Uzbekistan, the number of red listed plant species has risen in the last 30 years, from 163 in 1984 to 324 in 2009. Among those red-listed species are 23 species in the Lamiaceae family. The aim of this study was to estimate the current populations of red-listed species Salvia submutica. This species is endemic to the Nuratau ridge, and it is growing under climatic changes and human pressure. We found two populations of this species in the Nuratau ridge. For each population, we measured the plant density and determined the population spectrum. We also describe the plant community where each population grew. At all sites, the population density was low, with most populations being classified as mature with centered ontogenetic structure. These results indicated this species might, in the near future, become extinct in the wild.

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Assessment of the Current Condition of Populations of the Red List Species Salvia submutica Botsch. & VVED. (Lamiaceae Lindl.) In Nuratau Mountain Ridge, Uzbekistan

Akhmedov

Nomozova

Umurzakova

et al. 2022

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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“…The findings are inconclusive, particularly when it comes to emerging resource rich countries and the proxies used to measure FE. Furthermore, a review of the empirical literature reveals a huge gap in the research for resource rich Central Asia (Vakulchuk et al 2022), (Isiksal et al 2022. Therefore, this study aims to fill the gap in the literature by investigating the validity of "resource curse" or "resource blessing" in these states using advanced econometric techniques.…”

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The role of natural resources in financial expansion: evidence from Central Asia

Isiksal¹

2023

Financ Innov

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Central Asian States (CAS) have diverse natural resources. This research aims to shed light on the finance–natural resource’s association in the context of CAS namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in 1996–2020 using the cross-sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lag technique. It seeks to examine the research question, “What is the effect of natural resource wealth on the financial expansion (FE) of Central Asia?” The results demonstrated an inverted U-shaped association between financial growth and natural resource rents. It implies that natural resources are initially a “resource blessing” that later becomes a “resource curse.” Additionally, the effect of institutional quality (INQ) and human development (HD) on financial growth is examined. The results reveal that INQ and HD positively affect FE. Moreover, a bidirectional causal relationship exists between FE and INQ. Finally, all variables contribute to a long term FE. Based on these outcomes, the major policy recommendations are that the CAS authorities diversify their financial services and products and direct the proceeds from natural resource rents to effective investments particularly in HD. In addition, the social and political infrastructures in CAS must be restructured to achieve a high-quality institutional environment, which is necessary to increase the role of the private sector.

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“…In response to the IPCC's observation, Vakulchuk et al (2022a) conducted a systematic review of the scholarship on climate change in Central Asia in the natural and social sciences over the past thirty years to ascertain the extent to which the academic community has engaged with this increasingly urgent multi-layered issue. The authors found that, out of 1,305 conference panels organised by international Central Asia studies associations between 1991 and 2020, none focused on climate change.…”

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“…There is a particular lack of scholarship on climate change in Central Asia in the social sciences. According to Vakulchuk et al (2022a), there were half as many publications on climate-related topics in Central Asia in the social sciences as in the natural sciences between 1991 in 2022, and only a handful of researchers have a track record of publishing in both the natural and social sciences (e.g., Kerimray et al 2015Kerimray et al , 2018. Therefore, in terms of research specialisation, funding and institutional infrastructure, the social sciences are lagging behind the natural sciences.…”

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“…For example, to our knowledge, only two articles have been published on climate change and health in Central Asia (Janes 2010;Bhuiyan and Khan 2011), and only one on climate change and gender (Kim and Standal 2019). No publications cover the issues of climate justice, transportation or climate diplomacy in Central Asia (Vakulchuk et al 2022a). The recent dates on most of the published works do, however, indicate that social science scholars may finally be starting to take an interest in this field of research.…”

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Introduction to Climate Change in Central Asia

Sabyrbekov¹,

Øverland

Vakulchuk

2023

SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies

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This chapter provides a broad introduction to the impact of climate change in Central Asia, a region that has been experiencing a greater rise in temperatures than other parts of the world. The chapter shows how climate change represents a significant threat to Central Asia, exacerbating existing economic and environmental challenges and fueling regional tensions over resource management. Inefficient water resource management at the national level and limited regional collaboration on the management of water resources, coupled with state capacities that remain insufficient to tackle climate change impacts, compound water-related tensions between the countries in the region. The chapter also shows how decarbonisation efforts in Central Asia are still in their early stages, with coal remaining a primary source of energy. Although the Central Asian countries have announced decarbonisation targets and adopted green economy strategies and programmes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a large-scale clean energy transition remains unlikely in the short term. The chapter concludes by identifying a lack of scholarship on climate change in Central Asia, which limits the development of a coherent approach to climate change mitigation and adaptation and evidence-based decision-making in the region. The chapter argues that a more coordinated approach to tackling climate change across the region is needed, requiring closer collaboration and more effective joint management of natural resources by the five Central Asian states. Finally, the chapter presents the chapters in the rest of the book.

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A void in Central Asia research: climate change

Cited by 23 publications

References 82 publications

Assessment of the Current Condition of Populations of the Red List Species Salvia submutica Botsch. & VVED. (Lamiaceae Lindl.) In Nuratau Mountain Ridge, Uzbekistan

Assessment of the Current Condition of Populations of the Red List Species Salvia submutica Botsch. & VVED. (Lamiaceae Lindl.) In Nuratau Mountain Ridge, Uzbekistan

The role of natural resources in financial expansion: evidence from Central Asia

Introduction to Climate Change in Central Asia

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