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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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CENTRAL ASIA (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) Central Asia Water Efficiency Cooperation Project (CAWEC) Water / Regional Water Resources Management / Climate Resilience IDA Grant No. E709-7C Project ID No. P515897
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On 8 July 2026, a seminar was held in Kyzylorda to disseminate the results of the project "Correction of Hydromodule Zoning in the Syrdarya River Basin Using Remote Sensing and Satellite Mapping Technologies to Improve Agricultural Water Demand Estimates and Irrigation Scheduling for Crops Cultivated in the Region". The project is being implemented by the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) with financial support from the French Development Agency (AFD).
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On 1 July 2026, consultations were held between the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) in a hybrid format. The meeting aimed to advance cooperation under the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 23 April 2026 in Astana between the two organizations on collaboration to promote health, well-being, and environmental sustainability in the Aral Sea Basin.
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On June 23, 2026, in Astana, Tashkent, Almaty, Kyzylorda, and Nukus, the second meeting of the Project Steering Committee titled “Water and Education: Fostering a Culture of Responsible Water Use and Conservation of Water Resources among Youth in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan” took place. The project is being implemented in the Syr Darya River basin on the initiative of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (within the project proposal “Water and Education: Promoting Water Conservation in Central Asian Countries” under the 4th Aral Sea Basin Program) and with financial support from the French Development Agency (AFD).
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On 26–27 May 2026, Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea presented a thematic pavilion at the International Exhibition “Water Resilience for Climate Action”, organized as part of the The Fourth High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action «Water for Sustainable Development», 2018–2028 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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On 26–27 May 2026, at the invitation of the organizers, a delegation of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, headed by Chairman Mr. Askhat Orazbay, participated in the The Fourth High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action «Water for Sustainable Development», 2018–2028, held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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On 29–30 April 2026, the 4th Meeting of the Working Group on the development of the Central Asia Water Efficiency Cooperation Project was held in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan. The Project is being jointly implemented by the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea and the World Bank.
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The Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) actively participated in the events of the first Regional Environmental Summit (RES 2026), held in Astana on 22–24 April 2026.
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On April 24, 2026, in Astana, within the framework of the Regional Ecological Summit–2026, the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) participated in the thematic session of the Central Asian Climate Change Conference titled “Water Resources Management in the Context of Climate Impact”, organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
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