86TH MEETING OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR WATER COORDINATION OF CENTRAL ASIA
The 86th meeting of Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC) of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan was held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan on April 12, 2024. The meeting was hosted by Kazakhstan.
The meeting was held under the chairmanship of N. Nurjigitov, member of ICWC from Kazakhstan, with participation of ICWC members from Tajikistan - D. Dzhum’a, Turkmenistan - D. Gendjiev, and Uzbekistan - Sh. Khamraev. The heads of executive bodies participated in the meeting as well: M. Makhramov, BWO Amu Darya, O. Kholkhujaev, BWO Syr Darya, D. Ziganshina, SIC ICWC, U. Nazarov, Secretariat, and invited persons. The chairman of the Executive Council of IFAS, A. Orazbai and the Director of the Water Resources Service of the Kyrgyz Republic, A. Sokeyev - as an observer - also participated in the ICWC meeting.
The agenda included the following items:
- Results of the use of water withdrawal limits and operation regimes of reservoirs in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya River basins during the non-growing season 2023-2024.
- Approval of the country water withdrawal limits and forecast operation regimes of reservoirs in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya River basins for the growing season 2024.
- Progress on tasks set from the summits of the Heads of IFAS Founder States.
- Agenda and venue of the regular 87th ICWC meeting.
- Additional items.
On the first item, BWO Amu Darya and BWO Syr Darya reported on implementation of water withdrawal limits and operation regimes of reservoirs in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya River basins during the non-growing season 2023-2024.
On the second item, the heads of BWO Amu Darya and BWO Syr Darya made their proposals on the country water withdrawal limits and forecast operation regimes of reservoirs in the Amu Darya and Syr Darya River basins for the growing season 2024.
On the third item, Director of SIC ICWC, D. Ziganshina reported on progress of work undertaken by water management organizations and ICWC executive bodies for implementation of the proposals and initiatives voiced at the Summits of the Head of IFAS Founder States in Turkmenbashi (2018) and Dushanbe (2023).The ICWC executive bodies were instructed to continue this work.
The need to strengthen training at regional and national levels was stressed. Thus, it is necessary to activate cooperation with international partners in this area.
The contribution of ICWC honorary members to the development of regional cooperation was underlined. In connection with the 90th anniversary of Prof. V.A. Dukhovniy, 90th anniversary of Prof. N.K. Kipshakbayev and 80th anniversary of R.A. Giniyatullin, special events will be planned.
After discussion, relevant decisions have been made on all items.
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