The Republic of Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan to the north, Turkmenistan to the southwest, Afghanistan to the south, Tajikistan to the southeast, and Kyrgyzstan to the northeast. Uzbekistan has an arid and continental climate characterized by hot and dry summers and cold winters.
Impacts from climate change make Uzbekistan particularly vulnerable to droughts, high temperatures, heat waves, heavy rains, and floods.
