1. EPCA & ESSI 1 – 5 October, 2007 Tashkent Welcome to NATO’s Advanced Research Workshop! Environmental Problems of Central Asia & Their Economic, Social and Security Impacts 1 – 5 October, 2007 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Jiaguo Qi, Center for Global Change and Earth Observations Michigan State University

2. EPCA & ESSI 1 – 5 October, 2007 Tashkent Objective Scientific tools and methods to address environmental and social security issues of the Central Asia region Scientific tools and methods to address environmental and social security issues of the Central Asia region

3. EPCA & ESSI 1 – 5 October, 2007 Tashkent Expected Outcome Improved understanding of the regional issues and advancement of methodologies and technologies to address the environmental and social security issues Improved understanding of the regional issues and advancement of methodologies and technologies to address the environmental and social security issues

4. EPCA & ESSI 1 – 5 October, 2007 TashkentAcknowledgements NATO’s support Local hosts Organizers&YOU