Центрально-Азиатский Институт прикладных Исследований Земли (ЦАИИЗ)
During his trip to Central Asia, the German President also met with representatives of the Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences CAIAG.
As part of his trip to Central Asia, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier also met with representatives of the Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences (CAIAG) and visited one of its study areas in the Tian Shan Mountains. On Friday, 23 June, the German Federal President informed himself about the work of CAIAG, which is run by the Kyrgyz government together with the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences. Of particular interest were questions of landscape change and water supply in Central Asia, which is increasingly threatened by climate change. Steinmeier highlighted the importance of the region as a focal point for many issues related to climate change and its consequences, as well as for protection against natural hazards.