2ND MEETING OF INTER-INSTITUTIONAL WORKING GROUP ON TAILINGS SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF WATER POLLUTION
On 9 April 2025, the 2nd Inter-Institutional Working Group (IIWG) meeting on tailings safety and the prevention of water pollution was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The meeting took place as part of the project “Strengthening action in Uzbekistan on water and sanitation and protection of water resources from accidental water pollution in the face of climate change”, implemented by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The first IIWG meeting was held on 24 September 2024.
The 2nd meeting of the Inter-Institutional Working Group (IIWG) aims to achieve the following objectives:
- To review, discuss and approve the roadmap for Uzbekistan’s accession to the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention.
- To consider, discuss and approve the framework for the draft law on accession to the Convention.
- To enhance understanding of the Industrial Accidents Convention among stakeholders.
- To review progress in assessing the baseline situation of water, sanitation, hygiene and health in Uzbekistan in the target areas covered by Article 6 of the UNECE-WHO /Europe Protocol on Water and Health and to discuss priorities for setting water, sanitation, hygiene and health targets.
- To discuss the legal obligations and requirements of Uzbekistan as a Party to the Protocol on Water and Health.
- To agree on next steps to develop the framework for a Joint Contingency Plan for the Syr Darya River Basin and other project activities.
- To agree on the next steps for developing a Joint Contingency Plan for the Syr Darya River Basin and to coordinate other project activities.
- To discuss and agree the IWG work plan for the second half of 2025, including project implementation guidance, timelines and next steps.
- To strengthen the capacity of all relevant stakeholders dealing with industrial safety, disaster risk reduction, water, sanitation, and enhance intersectoral cooperation among all stakeholders.
SIC ICWC was represented by Zylfiya Yarrulina. She presented an overview of progress in the baseline situation of water, sanitation, hygiene and health in Uzbekistan in the target areas covered by Article 6 of the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health.
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