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UNDP UZBEKISTAN ARAL SEA WETLANDS INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2026
Innovation Challenge UNDP-UZB-01962 - Innovative solutions for restoring degraded and saline lands in the Lower Amu Darya Call for Proposals for the Challenge The UNDP Uzbekistan aims to respond to the development challenges under the initiative of "Aral Sea Wetlands Innovation Challenge 2026". Specifically, Innovation Challenge is to res...
Submission deadline: September 04, 2026Type: Tender
Environmental Research, Technology Development
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- Tender type:
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- August 18, 2026
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- September 04, 2026
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- Environmental Research
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Innovation Challenge UNDP-UZB-01962 - Innovative solutions for restoring degraded and saline lands in the Lower Amu Darya Call for Proposals for the Challenge The UNDP Uzbekistan aims to respond to the development challenges under the initiative of "Aral Sea Wetlands Innovation Challenge 2026". Specifically, Innovation Challenge is to research and find innovative solutions for restoring degraded and saline lands in the Lower Amu Darya.Challenge Areas:Amudarya and Muynak districts, Republic of KarakalpakstanPre-proposal conference / webinar on innovation challengeInterested applicants are invited to attend the pre-proposal conference / webinar on innovation challenge: Date and time: 15:00 hours on 25 August 2026 (GMT +5 / Tashkent time)Zoom link: https://undp.zoom.us/j/85913737770 Objective of the Challenge:The Government of Uzbekistan has made restoration of the Aral Sea region a national environmental priority. The Aral Sea Wetlands Project is implemented by the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change together with UNDP and financed by the Global Environment Facility. The Project promotes integrated land and water management, ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation and resilient livelihoods in the Lower Amu Darya.Land degradation remains a major challenge in the target landscape. Salinity, declining soil fertility, loss of vegetation cover, wind erosion and reduced productivity weaken ecosystems and livelihoods. The Project has generated land degradation neutrality assessments and sustainable land management recommendations, but locally suitable solutions still need practical field testing and evidence before wider replication.The Aral Sea Wetlands Innovation Challenge is therefore inviting pilot-ready innovations from businesses, research institutions, civil society and community-based actors. The competition will reward solutions that can deliver measurable restoration results in eligible degraded areas of Amudarya and Muynak districts and gen
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