Water partnership in Central Asia to be discussed during Tashkent’s conference
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The Central Asian International Scientific-Practical Conference “The 25 years of Water Cooperation in Central Asia: Achievements, Lessons Learnt and Future Outlook” will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on November 23-24.
The conference is timed to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC).
According to the organizing committee, representatives of water management organizations of the Central Asian countries, the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, international organizations and financial institutions, scientists and experts are expected to attend the conference.
The Interstate Commission for Water Coordination was established on the basis of an agreement of the Central Asian countries on cooperation in the use, joint management and protection of interstate water resources.
The agreement was signed on February 18, 1992 in Almaty by the ministers of water resources of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
The agreement was approved by the presidents of Central Asian countries in Kazakhstan’s Kyzylorda city on March 26, 1993.
Tashkent’s conference will give an impetus to the further promotion of transboundary water cooperation and the strengthening of ICWC activity.
During the conference, the funds of international financial institutions and donor organizations are planned to be drawn for implementing regional and national projects in water management, as well as improvement of environmental and socio-economic stability in the Aral Sea region.
The Central Asian International Exhibition "Water Technologies and Water Management - WATER-2017" is planned to be held as part of the conference. The innovative technologies for sustainable water resources management will be presented there.
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