SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CONFERENCE "WATER IN CENTRAL ASIA: THE FUTURE IN COOPERATION"
On November 8, a scientific-practical conference "Water in Central Asia: The Future in Cooperation" dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the late V. Dukhovniy and N. Kipshakbaev and the 80th anniversary of R. Giniyatullin was held in Tashkent by the decision of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC).
This Conference aimed at building a dialogue between decision makers and experts, between seniors and youth on water management in line with water, energy and land nexus in Central Asia.
The conference was organized in the form of sessions:
- Session in honor of celebrants
- Water security in Central Asia in the context of climate change: challenges and opportunities
- Sound water use, water conservation and ecosystem protection
- Transboundary cooperation and water-food-energy-environment nexus
- Information, education and science for water security and cooperation
Besides ICWC members and their representatives, scientists and practitioners from research institutes, academia, water management and international organizations. Representatives of younger generation of researchers took part in the event as well. The geography of the participants expanded to the Central Asian countries, Russia, Switzerland (online).
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