The Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences was founded in 2002 by the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the German Research Center for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany. The research is conducted in the following areas: geodynamics and geo hazards; climate, water and geo-ecology; usage and protection of resources. Attention is paid to creation of technical infrastructure and information management, education, training and professional qualification of the researchers.