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The meeting with representatives of the World Bank

On February 13, 2025, a team of World Bank staff visited the office of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea and discussed with the official representatives of the IFAS's founding states the possibilities for further strengthening cooperation.

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The "City of Working Professions" Festival

February 12, 2025, in Astana, at the International Exhibition Center "EXPO", by invitation of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the IFAS Serik Bekmaganbetov gave a presentation on the issues of the Aral Sea and the activities of the IFAS Executive Committee to the young professionals of the water sector at the national festival "City of Working Professions".

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On participation in the 88th meeting of the ICWC

On January 29, 2025, the 88th meeting of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC) was held in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan, chaired by the Tajik side. The meeting was also attended by the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS).

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Blue Peace Central Asia: Swiss Initiative for Water Cooperation in Central Asia

Astana, 28 January 2025 – A team of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) had a meeting with a Swiss delegation headed by the Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republic of Kazakhstan Salman Bal at the office of the EC IFAS. The delegation included representatives from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

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Working visit of the Chairman of the EC IFAS to Taraz

On January 16, 2025, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, Askhat Orazbay, made a working trip to Taraz, where he met with the staff of the Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Water Economy and the Kazakh National University of Water Resources and Irrigation to discuss the implementation of potential joint projects. A meeting was also held with Sagit Ibatullin, who served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the IFAS from 2009 to 2012.

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13th Meeting of the Working Group of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea

The 13th meeting of the Working Group of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) took place on December 12-13, 2024, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the support of the Central Asia Water and Energy Program (CAWEP).

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Participation in the One Water Summit

On December 3, 2024, the "One Water” Summit took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During the opening ceremony, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the President of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev, once again reminded the global community of the Aral Sea catastrophe from the high-profile platform.

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Regional Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Aral Sea Basin

Ashgabat, 30 November – 1 December 2024 – The Executive Committee of the IFAS (EC IFAS) participated in the Regional Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Aral Sea Basin, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on the initiative of the Turkmen side.

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The Executive Committee of IFAS participated in the third meeting of the Regional Working Group on the Implementation of the Regional Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation in Central Asia.

Bishkek, 29 November 2024 - in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, with the support of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), the third meeting of the Regional Working Group on the implementation of the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Central Asia (RCCASCA) took place.

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The Executive Committee of IFAS participated in the third meeting of the Regional Working Group on the Implementation of the Regional Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation in Central Asia

Bishkek, 29 November 2024 - the capital of Kyrgyzstan hosted the third meeting of the Regional Working Group for the implementation of the Regional Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Asia (RSACCCA).

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Participation of the IFAS Team in the Side Event at COP29: 'Sustainable Water Resources: Technologies and Innovations'

On November 18, 2024, the IFAS team, including representatives of the Fund's Executive Committee, SIC ICWC and the IFAS Project Implementation Agency, took part in the side event "Sustainable Water Resources: Technologies and Innovations" within the framework of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, which was organized in the "Uzbekistan" pavilion.

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EC IFAS expands its partnership links

On 16 November 2024 on the sidelines of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29, Baku), Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) S. Bekmaganbetov met the Director General of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) M.Smith.

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