Central Asia Regional Information Network (CARIN)

Early Career Scientists (ECS) Training&Workshop

Bishkek, Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan

11-17 SEP, 2023

From September 11 to 17, 2023, the next CARIN (workshop) regional seminar was held in the cities of Bishkek and Cholpon-Ata of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Central Asia Regional Information Network (CARIN) is part of the constellation of Regional Forest Cover and Land Use Dynamics Networks (GOFC–GOLD) and is supported by the NASA LCLUC program. CARIN aims to promote international cooperation in the field of Earth system science with researchers in Central Asia, promote earth system science in Central Asia and build capacity in the field of earth system science using geospatial technologies, including remote sensing, combined with advanced approaches in the field of social sciences.

The main objective of the workshop is to guide young scientists from Central Asia and Mongolia (ELC Early career scientists) who are just starting their careers. In addition, the foundations for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are laid. The workshop was led by CARIN coordinator - Jeffrey Henebry, Chair of the Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University (USA, East Lansing) and Professor at the Center for Global Change and Earth Observation.

Senior lecturer of the Department of Geography, Land Management and Cadastre of Kazakh National University, Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences Zulpykharov K.B. and doctoral student of specialty «Land Management» of 3rd year Kaliyeva D.M. took part in this seminar. On their dissertation work on the theme «Assessment of degradation processes on irrigated lands of Turkestan region in South Kazakhstan region using remote sensing data» Zulpykharov K. B. and on the theme «Assessment of degradation processes of land resources of Almaty region (agricultural lands) using remote sensing methods» Kaliyeva D. M. made a report.