Ministerial Decree No. 183 validating the Regulation on the State Hydrometeorological Service. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Institution Access-to-information Registration Hazards Monitoring Surface water Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree designates the State Hydrometeorological Service as the state institution responsible for hydrometeorology, charging it with: (a) developing and improving the state hydrometeorological observation system; (b) providing information on climate change, environmental pollution, natural phenomena and disasters; (c) registration of surface water; (d) collecting, analysing and processing hydrometeorological data; and (e) monitoring and forecasting atmospheric and surface water pollution. Full text Russian Website pravo.uz