Events
On 7 October 2026, in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, at the invitation of the leadership of the State Committee for Water Management of Turkmenistan, Askhat Orazbay, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS), participated in and addressed the 95th meeting of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC).
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On 30 September 2026, at the World Bank Office in Almaty, the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea organized the first meeting of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) for the Central Asia Water Efficiency Cooperation Project (CAWEC). Representatives nominated by Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan approved the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Project Steering Committee for the CAWEC Project and the CAWEC Project Implementation Plan for the period from 1 August 2026 to 30 June 2027. The members of the RSC also signed the Final Document of the meeting.
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On 10 September 2026, in Astana, Kazakhstan, a meeting was held at the office of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) between Mr. Askhat Orazbay, Chairman of the Executive Committee of IFAS, and Mr. Robb Butler, WHO Special Representative for Climate Change and Health.
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Aralsk, 9 September 2026 A round table entitled “The Role of International Partnership in the Sustainable Development of the Aral Sea Region” was held at the Representative Office of the Executive Committee of IFAS in the city of Aralsk. The event was attended by Chairman of the Executive Committee of IFAS Askhat Orazbay, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan Sylvain Guiaugué, Head of the AFD Office in Kazakhstan Gulnoza Callens, UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan Dr. Rashed Mustafa Sarwar, as well as representatives of local government authorities and civil society organisations.
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Kyzylorda and Aralsk, 7–9 September 2026 As part of the visit to the Kazakh part of the Aral Sea region, a delegation comprising Chairman of the Executive Committee of IFAS Askhat Orazbay, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan Sylvain Guiaugué, Head of the AFD Office in Kazakhstan Gulnoza Callens, and UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan Dr. Rashed Mustafa Sarwar visited schools participating in the Water and Education project in the cities of Kyzylorda and Aralsk.
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Kyzylorda, 7 September 2026 Chairman of the Executive Committee of IFAS Askhat Orazbay, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan Sylvain Guiaugué, and Head of the AFD Office in Kazakhstan Gulnoza Callens visited a pilot site of the project “Adjustment of Hydromodule Zoning of the Syrdarya River Basin” near the city of Kyzylorda.
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Kyzylorda, 7 September 2026 As part of the visit to the Kazakh part of the Aral Sea region, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) Askhat Orazbay, together with Ambassador of the French Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan Sylvain Guiaugué, Head of the French Development Agency (AFD) Office in Kazakhstan Gulnoza Callens, and UNICEF Representative in Kazakhstan Dr. Rashed Mustafa Sarwar, held a meeting with Akim of Kyzylorda Region Murat Yergesbayev.
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On 5 September 2026, in the village of Korgalzhyn, Akmola Region, representatives of the founding states of the IFAS to the Executive Committee participated in the second Flamingo Fest cultural and tourism festival. They explored the culture of the region, the art and craftsmanship of local artisans, and its natural heritage, visited the lakes, and had the opportunity to see one of the region’s most remarkable birds — the pink flamingo. The Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve is home to the northernmost breeding site of the pink flamingo in the world.
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On 26–28 August 2026, Mr. Askhat Orazbay, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS), participated in the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP17), held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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In the city of Turkistan, Republic of Kazakhstan, the 94th Meeting of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC) was held with the participation of N. Nurzhigitov, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan; D. Dzhuma, Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan; D. Gendzhiev, Chairman of the State Committee for Water Resources of Turkmenistan; and Sh. Khamrayev, Minister of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Kyrgyz side participated as an observer.
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