SIC ICWC HOLDS FIFTH WORKSHOP ON ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE FOR DECISION MAKERS IN TURKMENISTAN
On 13-15 March 2024, as part of the UNDP/GCF Project “Developing a National Adaptation Planning Process in Turkmenistan”, a workshop “Raising awareness on adaptation to climate change and risks imposed by climate change in the sectors and economic activity of Turkmenistan: water and agricultural sectors” was held in Ashgabat.
The hybrid workshop was organized jointly by UNDP, Ministry of Environment Protection of Turkmenistan, SIC ICWC and SIC ICSD with the support of the Green Climate Fund.
This was the fifth of six planned workshops for members of the Coordination Mechanism and decision makers on integration of adaptation into water planning in Turkmenistan.
The main objective was to present the current status and perspectives for development of adaptation strategies in water and agricultural sectors and discuss opportunities for intersectoral cooperation and nexus at the national and international levels. Among many other topics, particular attention was paid to innovation approaches and technologies that could contribute to resilience to climate change, improved water management and agricultural productivity, while maintaining environmental equilibrium and economic development in the country.
The first day of the workshop included lectures from international and national experts of the UNDP Project, while in the second day experts of SIC ICWC and SIC ICSD delivered their lectures.
The study tour to a hothouse facility in Ovadan-Depeh village in Ak-Bugdai etrap/region, located 30 km far from Ashgabat, was organized in the third day.
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