Events
On 11 November 2025, in Belém, Federative Republic of Brazil, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS), Askhat Orazbay, participated—at the invitation of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and Sogesid S.p.A.—in the side event “Continuing Work on the Aral Sea: Joint Management for Environmental Restoration”, organized at the Italy Pavilion as part of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30).
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On 4 November 2025, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, at the invitation of the Tajik side, which chairs the Interstate Commission on Sustainable Development of Central Asia (ICSD CA), Deputy Chairman of EC IFAS Mr. S. Bekmaganbetov took part in the meeting of the ICSD CA Consultative Council and delivered a presentation titled “On the work to improve the organizational structure and legal framework of IFAS”.
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On 29 October 2025, in Astana, Mr. S. Bekmaganbetov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), and Mr. S. Mukatayev, Head of the Executive Directorate of IFAS in the Republic of Kazakhstan, spoke at a press conference dedicated to the project “Improvement of the Ecosystem of the Dried Bottom of the Aral Sea Using the Innovative E-seed Technology”.
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On October 23, 2025, a virtual consultation meeting was held between the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) and the Scientific Information Center of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia (SIC ICWC) to prepare for the launch of the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Project on knowledge exchange and capacity building, initiated by the European Union in support of basin organizations.
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On October 16, 2025, the staff of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) took part in an inaugural and introductory virtual meeting to launch the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Program with the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO), which serves as the moderator of the P2P implementation process.
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On October 10, 2025, in the Aral District of the Kyzylorda Region, staff members of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) took part in the national scientific and educational conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the fisheries sector of the Aral Sea region, as well as in the opening ceremony of the Service and Procurement Center “Karashalang Balyk” LLP plant, which meets European quality standards.
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On October 10, 2025, in Astana, the members of the Executive Board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) — Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Bozumbayev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan S. Ziyozoda, and Adviser to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. Ganiev — accompanied by the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan N. Nurzhigitov and the Minister of Water Management of Uzbekistan Sh. Khamraev, visited the office of the Executive Committee of IFAS.
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On October 10, 2025, the meeting of the Board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) was held in Astana under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. K. Bozumbayev. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. S. Ziyozoda; Adviser to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr. Sh. Ganiyev; Minister of Agriculture of Turkmenistan, Mr. Ch. Chetiyev; and Deputy Director of the Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. A. Dzhayloobaev, who participated as an observer.
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Astana, September 18, 2025 – Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, A. Orazbay, held a meeting with OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, K. Kamp.
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Kyzylorda, September 15–17, 2025 – At the invitation of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, Serik Bekmaganbetov, took part in the meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group on assessing the impact of the Aral Sea crisis on health and the environment, with the participation of representatives of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health of the World Health Organization.
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On 16 September 2025, the second meeting of the Water Pillar Working Group under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program was held in a virtual format. The event was attended by representatives of Central Asian countries, regional institutions, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and technical assistance consultants.
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