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Geopark "Aral": Joint Expedition of Scientists and Regional Experts

On May 22–24, 2025, Kyzylorda Region, Aral District – Staff of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) participated in a three-day international expedition along the routes of the ARAL GEOPARK: “Aralsk–Mergensai–Chinki–Akespe–Aralsk”, “Aralsk – Kokaral dam – Lake Kambash – Aralsk,” and to the Barsakelmes State Nature Reserve.

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The Representative Office of the ED IFAS and the GeoPark Aral Open Their Doors in Aral

May 21, 2025 – Aralsk. Representatives of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) took part in the official opening of the new Representative Office of the Executive Directorate of the IFAS (ED IFAS) in the Republic of Kazakhstan, located in the city of Aralsk. The Representative Office is tasked with strengthening collaboration with local authorities, communities, and non-governmental organizations in the Aral and Kazaly districts of the Kyzylorda Region.

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Working Consultations between the Executive Committee of IFAS and the University of Oulu

On May 16, 2025, working consultations took place between representatives of the Executive Committee of the IFAS and the University of Oulu (Finland).

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Participation in CACCC-2025

On May 13–14, 2025, Serik Bekmagambetov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the IFAS, participated in the Central Asia Climate Change Conference (CACCC) titled "Achieving the Global Goal on Climate Finance through Regional and National Action in Central Asia".

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Meeting between Chairman of the EC IFAS and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Central Asia

Astana, April 28, 2025 – Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), Mr. A. Orazbay held a meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Mr. K. Imnadze.

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Participation of the EC IFAS in the Reception on the Occasion of the Opening of the AFD Office in Kazakhstan

Astana, April 11, 2025 – At the invitation of the Embassy of the French Republic in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of IFAS, Mr. Askhat Orazbay, took part in a diplomatic reception on the occasion of the inauguration of the Representative Office of the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement – AFD) in Kazakhstan, in the city of Astana.

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On Participation in the Meeting of the Coordination Council of Development Partners in the Water Sector

On 10 April 2025, the second meeting of the Coordination Council of Development Partners in the Water Sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in Astana under the co-chairmanship of Mr. Nurlan Nurzhigitov, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan, and Ms. Katrin Vavvernia, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan. The Council currently includes 35 partners.

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Meeting with representatives of the UNECE and IWAC

On 9 April 2025, the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) was visited by representatives of the Secretariat of the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Geneva, Switzerland), as well as the International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC, Astana), which support the implementation of the Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health.

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The Second Meeting of the Working Group for the ADB project "Strengthening the Development of Green Skills within the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program"

Baku, April 3-5, 2025 – The Second Meeting of the Working Group for the ADB project "Strengthening the Development of Green Skills within the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program" was held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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About the business trip to Samarkand

On April 4-5, 2025, the Executive Committee of the IFAS, headed by the Chairman of the organization, Askhat Orazbay, participated in the International Conference "Central Asia Facing Global Climate Challenges: Consolidation for Common Prosperity" and the 89th meeting of the Interstate Coordinating Water Commission of Central Asia, which took place in the city of Samarkand, Republic of Uzbekistan, at the invitation of the event organizers.

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The European Union is ready to further support the Executive Committee of IFAS

Astana, 1 April 2025 – Chairman of the Executive Committee of the IFAS Askhat Orazbay met with the newly appointed European Union Special Representative for Central Asia Eduards Stiprais, who arrived in Kazakhstan on a working visit.

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Seminar on the Presentation of the Blue Peace Central Asia Initiative

Tashkent, 28 March 2025 – The Embassy of Switzerland in Uzbekistan hosted a seminar on presentation of the Blue Peace Central Asia initiative. The event was organized by the International Water Management Institute, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia.

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