CARIN Virtual Meeting
Agenda for the CARIN 2021 Virtual Meeting
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Day One: Thursday May 6, 2021 (Recording) |
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Presenter/Moderator and Topic |
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08:00 |
Opening remarks by Dr. Geoff Henebry, CARIN US coordinator & moderator (5 min) |
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08:05 |
Dr. Garik Gutman (NASA HQ/LCLUC Program) on NASA’s LCLUC Program (10 min) |
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08:15 |
Dr. Krishna Vadrevu (GOFC-GOLD Network Lead) on GOFC-GOLD Regional Networks (5 min) |
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08:20 |
Dr. Geoff Henebry (Center for Global Change and Earth Observation, Michigan State University) “Trends & hotspots across Central Asia revealed by earth observation” (20 min) |
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08:40 |
Dr. Maksim Kulikov (Mountain Societies Research Institute, University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan) “Vegetation trend analysis in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan borderlands” (15 min) |
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08:55 |
Dr. Zafar Gafurov (International Water Management Institute, Uzbekistan) “Spatio-temporal variation of vegetation coverage in the Aral Sea Basin using remote sensing information" (15 min) |
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09:10 |
PhD Candidate Kanat Samarkhanov (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences) “Land cover dynamics during 2000-2018: Kazaly Irrigation Zone, Kazakhstan” (15 min) |
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09:20 |
Dr. Xin Xi (Michigan Tech University, USA) “Mapping and modeling desertification and its impact on aeolian dust and human health in Central Asia” (10 min) |
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09:30 |
Group Photo Break (10 min) |
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09:40 |
Reconvene for instructions on Breakout activity (10 min) |
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09:50 |
Breakout Groups to identify and discuss key regional challenges: (1) Agriculture & Food; (2) Natural Hazards; (3) Water Resources; (4) Urban/Urbanization Issues (45 min) |
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10:35 |
Headlines from Breakout Groups: (5 min each, 20 min total) |
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10:55 |
Dr. Geoff Henebry, close of Day One and looking ahead to Day Two (5 min) |
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END: 11:00 EDT (Berlin 17:00; Dushanbe 20:00; Bishkek 21:00; Ulaanbaatar 00:00) |
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Day Two: Thursday May 7, 2021 (Recording) |
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Time (EDT) |
Presenter/Moderator |
Topic |
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08:00 |
Opening remarks by CARIN Regional Coordinators and moderators Dr. Zheenbek Kulenbekov, American University of Central Asia, and Dr. Mirasil Mirzoev, Tajik Agrarian University (5 min each) | |
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08:10 |
Dr. Pavel Groisman (NC State University Research Scholar, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information) “Changing climates across Central Asia” (20 min) | |
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08:30 |
Dr. Mirasil Mirzoev (Dean of Land Management and Geodesy Faculty, Tajik Agrarian University) “Forecasting the reclamation state of irrigated lands under conditions of changing climatic factors and developed economic activity” (15 min) |
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08:45 |
Dr. Lira Sagynbekova (Independent Scholar), “The impact of migration on rural livelihoods: A case study of Kyrgyzstan” (15 min) |
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09:00 |
Dr. Maira Kussainova (Head of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University), “Effects of excessive water use and agricultural intensification on Aral Sea shrinkage: SES dynamics within the Syr Darya River Basin” (15 min) |
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09:15 |
Dr. Jiquan Chen (Michigan State University), “State and change of the social- environmental systems across the Asian Drylands Belt (ADB)” (15 min) |
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09:30 |
Group Photo Break (10 min) |
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09:40 |
Charge to Breakout Groups (5 min) |
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09:45 |
Thematic Breakout Groups work on their reports (30 min) |
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10:15 |
Presentation of Breakout Groups reports (10 min each) |
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10:55 |
Dr. Krishna Vadrevu (GOFC-GOLD Network Lead) on steps forward (10 min) |
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11:05 |
Dr. Garik Gutman (NASA LCLUC Program Manager) closing remarks (5 min) |
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11:10 |
Meeting closure by Dr. Geoff Henebry (MSU) |
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END: 11:10 EDT (Berlin 17:10; Dushanbe 20:10; Bishkek 21:10; Ulaanbaatar 00:10) |
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Meeting start date
05/06/2021
Meeting end date
05/07/2021
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