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increase productivity, employment and incomes while reducing water use Uzbekistan employs more
people in agriculture than in industry and trade combined. The county's recently adopted agricultural
strategy also aims to create new jobs An action plan is needed to realise the employment potential of
the sector while greening at the same time. Over the next three to five years, investment decisions
and actions will focus on developing a long-term development trajectory that will increase the
county's resilience to future threats such as non-climate and climate shocks The Strategy for the
Transition of the Republic of Uzbekistan to a Green Economy in the period 2019- 2030 identified
priority areas for green development and recognised the green economy as an important strategic
direction for long-term sustainable development.
As a result of the implementation of the Programme and Strategy for the Green Economy
Transition of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the period 2019 - 2030 in ensuring green growth and
transition to a green economy in the country until 2030, it is expected to achieve:
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reduction of specific greenhouse gas emissions per unit of gross domestic product by
35 per cent of the 2010 level;
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increasing the production capacity of renewable energy sources up to 15 GW and
bringing their share in the total volume of electricity generation to over 30 per cent;
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increasing energy efficiency in the industrial sector by at least 20 per cent,
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Reducing energy intensity per unit of gross domestic product by 30 per cent. including
through increased use of renewable energy sources;
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significant increase of water use efficiency in all sectors of the economy.
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introduction of water-saving irrigation technologies on the area of up to 1 million
hectares,
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Expanding urban green spaces to over 30 per cent by planting 200 million saplings per
year and bringing the total number of saplings to over 1 billion;
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bringing the index of forest reserves of the republic to more than 90 million cubic
metres,
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increasing the recycling rate of generated household waste to over 65 per cent
