The school officially commenced with a welcome speech by Prof. Bakhodir Mirzaev, Rector of TIIAME NRU, and Dr. Abror Gafurov, Coordinator of the CLIMWATER project.

Over the course of three days, participants had the opportunity to learn about climate modeling, groundwater analysis, and monitoring water resources in Uzbekistan using remote sensing. Around 15 participants attended lectures and engaged in hands-on exercises led by Dr. Abror Gafurov and Dr. Milena Latinovic from GFZ Potsdam, Dr. Stefan Meyer from UFZ Leipzig, Phillip Schuster and Alexander Georgi from Humboldt University Berlin, and Dr. Gulomjon Umirzakov from the National University of Uzbekistan. The event provided an excellent platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration, further strengthening the ties between scientists from Uzbekistan and Germany.