Transboundary Water Cooperation in the EECCA countries:
Lessons Learned and Future Directions
ABOUT THIS EVENT
An international videoconference of the Network of Water Management Organizations of the EECCA region (Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia) was held on 2-3 March 2021. The participants addressed the current issues of transboundary water cooperation, summed up annual results and discussed future tasks of the Network.
MARCH 2, 2021
Opening
Welcome speeches:
D. Kozlov, President of EECCA NWO
B. Hajiyev, UNECE
Session “Water cooperation between Central Asian and neighboring countries”
Moderator: Prof. D. Kozlov
- Prof. V. Dukhovniy (SIC ICWC) – Diagnostic report on water resources in Central Asia as of 2019
- Prof. S. Ibatullin (Expert Group of the World Bank, Kazakhstan) – Reconstruction of the common academic space in the water sector as an objective for the EECCA Expert Platform
- A. Ryabtsev ("Kazgiprovodkhoz" Institute, Kazakhstan) – Transboundary water cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia
- Ch. Uzakbayev (Kyrgyzstan) – Transboundary cooperation between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
- Prof. Ya. Pulatov (IWP and HE of AS RT, Tajikistan) – Interstate water cooperation between Tajikistan and neighboring countries
- B. Mamedov (ICSD Secretariat, Turkmenistan) – Regional environmental cooperation in Central Asia
- V. Sokolov (IFAS Agency for Implementation of the Aral Sea Basin and GEF Projects, Uzbekistan) – Cooperation for solving problems in the South Aral region under umbrella of the International Fund for saving the Aral Sea
- Prof. V. Dukhovniy (SIC ICWC) – Aral Sea Basin as an example of IWRM
- D. Ziganshina (SIC ICWC), A. Galustyan (UNECE consultant) – Coverage of environmental issues in speeches of the EECCA countries at UN GA over 1992-2020
- E. Simonov (Rivers without Boundaries Coalition) – ‘Modest water hegemon’: China’s involvement in water management and renewables in Central Asia – challenges and prospects
- G. Tilyavova (BWO Amu Darya) – How to bring BWO Amu Darya operations in line with IWRM principles
- Kh. Makhkamov (BWO Syr Darya) – How to bring BWO Syr Darya operations in line with IWRM principles
- Video recording of the first day of the conference (1 GB)
MARCH 3, 2021
Session “Water cooperation between the Eastern Europe and neighboring countries”
Moderator: V. Sokolov
- Prof. D. Kozlov (EECCA NWO President, Russia) – Russian-Finland transboundary water cooperation
- Acad. B. Kizyaev (VNIIGiM, Russia) – On water supply to Crimea
- Prof. N. Prokhorova (FGBU RosNIIVH, Russia) – The transboundary Selenga River
- S. Dubenok (CRICUWR, Belarus) – Integrated water management in the Dnepr-Pripyat basin
- E. Simonov (State Biosphere Nature Reserve “Daurskiy”, Russia) – Transboundary risks of adaptation strategies and country climate obligations (Russia-Mongolia case-study)
Session “EECCA NWO contribution to cooperation between Eastern Europe, Central Asia and neighboring countries”
Moderator: V. Sokolov
- N. Mirzaev (SIC ICWC) – Experience in implementation of IWRM: IWRM-Fergana Project
- I.V. Belikov, I.F. Beglov (UNECE consultants) – Expert Platform on Water Security, Sustainable Development, and Future Studies: website and experts’ database
Video recording of the second day of the conference (780 MB)
Wrap-up
Here you can find the main documents of the event:
- Programme
- final resolutions
- screenshots
- report (in Russian only)