This country note for Uzbekistan is partof a series of country briefs that summarize informationrelevant to climate change and agriculture for four pilotcountries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region, witha particular focus on climate and crop projections,adaptation options, policy development and institutionalinvolvement. The note series has been developed to provide abaseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture forthe pilot countries participating in the regional program onreducing vulnerability to climate change in ECA agriculturalsystems. For Uzbekistan, this note was shared with theGovernment and other agricultural sector stakeholders andused as an engagement tool for the National AwarenessRaising and Consultation Workshop on reducing vulnerabilityto climate change in Uzbekistan s agricultural systems, heldin Tashkent in May 2010. Feedback and comments on the notefrom this consultation process have been incorporated intothis updated version in collaboration with the UzbekistanMinistry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MAWR).