On June 20-21, a national seminar devoted to the development of a diagnostic analysis was held at the UNESCO office in Tashkent within the framework of the Global Environment Facility-UNEP-UNESCO project “Strengthening the stability of Central Asian countries”. Scientific staff of the Scientific Research Institute of Hydrometeorology participated in the seminar. The main purpose of the workshop is to review the country’s perspectives on the cryosphere, water resources and climate change, and identify national priorities and relevant impacts that will help prepare a diagnostic situation analysis within the framework of the Cryosphere Project.