THE 3RD MEETING OF THE REGIONAL WORKING GROUP ON A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL WATER AND ENERGY MECHANISM
The 3rd meeting of the Regional Working Group on the Mutually Beneficial Water-Energy Mechanism was held in Tashkent on 10 December. The meeting was supported by the “Green Central Asia” Program and the IKI “Regional mechanisms for the low-carbon, climate resilient transformation of the energy-water-land Nexus in Central Asia” project jointly implemented by OECD, SIC ICWC and UNECE.
The 3rd meeting of the Regional Working Group aims to facilitate discussions at the technical level and to gather expert views and experiences on strengthening mutually beneficial water and energy cooperation in Central Asia and mobilizing financing for such cooperation.
The main topics of discussion were:
- Recent expert analyses of water and energy cooperation.
- Opportunities to strengthen cooperation between water and energy sectors for more efficient management of natural resources in Central Asia.
- Approaches to co-planning of transboundary water and energy projects in the region.
Dinara Ziganshina, Sherzod Muminov and Anatoliy Sorokin took part in the meeting on behalf of SIC ICWC.
Dr. Ziganshina, SIC ICWC Director, moderated the key sessions and presented potential approaches for strengthening financial mechanisms of water and energy cooperation in Central Asia.
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