REGIONAL SEMINAR ON WATER DIPLOMACY TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA
A regional seminar on water diplomacy was organized by the UNDP/GEF project “Conservation and sustainable management of land resources and high nature value ecosystems in the Aral Sea basin for multiple benefits” on April 9 in Ashgabat.
The seminar’s objective was to discuss lessons of transboundary water cooperation between Turkmenistan and other riparian countries of the Aral Sea Basin and inform stakeholders on current activities of the International Fund for saving the Aral Sea.
The seminar brought together representatives from various ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Committee of Water Economy, the Academy of Sciences, the Khyakimliks of Dashoguz and Lebap velayats, the Turkmen Agricultural University named after S. Niyazov, the Dashoguz branch of the Executive Committee of the IFAS, the Middle AmuDarya Branch of the Basin Water Management Organization “Amu Darya”, the "Turkmensuvylymtaslama" Institute, as well as non-governmental, regional and international organizations involved in cooperation on water and other environmental issues in Central Asia.
Director of SIC ICWC Dr. D. Ziganshina made presentation on “Transboundary water cooperation in the Amu Darya River Basin: achievements and future prospects.”
During the seminar, the participants were engaged in discussions covering various topics such as enhancing regional cooperation in the Amu Darya River basin, the impact of climate change on regional water resources, the issues related to transboundary watercourses, and the significance of water diplomacy in the Caspian Sea region.
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