ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan

On 7 December 2023, within the Centre’s Strategy on supporting cooperation between the states of Central Asia on Water, Energy, Environment and Climate for 2022-2025, UNRCCA convened an online meeting of experts from the Central Asian States on the situation in the region with the shared water-related resources. Representatives of relevant ministries and state agencies, national experts, representing the water, energy, and environmental sectors of the Central Asian countries, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) as well as international experts took part in the event.

The participants also had meaningful exchanges on the state of cooperation in water and environment sectors in the Aral Sea basin, including in such areas and rational use of water resources, mitigating implications of the climate change, and taking into account different external factors.

The delegations thanked the Centre for providing a neutral expert platform for advancing regional dialogue on the use of transboundary water resources.