Regional Cooperation in Shared Water Resources in Central Asia

18 March 2003
8:45 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Rm. Takasago, Takaragaike Prince Hotel
Kyoto, Japan

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Description

Central Asia has been experiencing complex and increasing water problems and stress over the past several decades. These problems, which are shared between the basin riparian countries and the Aral Sea, will become more difficult to solve in the future.

While the Central Asian republics (CARs) each pursue their own independent development, they are committed to joint actions when dealing with transboundary water problems of the region. Over the past 10 years, the countries have developed cooperative institutions and policies designed to enable them to address collaboratively the problems of the Aral Sea Basin.

This session highlighted the experiences of CARs in solving transboundary water problems and work towards defining future efforts in the region.

Key Issues

Past experience and future challenges for regional cooperation in shared water resources in Central Asia
Integrated water resources management in the context of Aral Sea basin management
Environmental issues in the Aral Sea basin

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Activity	Presenter
Opening Session	K. M. Volmuradov Minister of Water Management of Turkmenistan W. L. Arriens Lead Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank Hans van Ginkel UN Under-Secretary General, Rector of UNU
Coffee Break
Keynote Presentations	A.A. Jalalov First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Republic of Uzbekistan, "Critical Policy and Institutional Development Issues of Regional Water Resources Management in Central Asia" [PDF] H. Tsutsui Kinki University, "Involvement of Japanese Researchers in the Aral Sea Development Issues" T. Bayarsaihan Asian Development Bank, "ADB Perspectives on Regional Cooperation in Shared Water Resources Management in Central Asia" J. J. Bogardi UNESCO, "The Role of UNESCO in the Aral Sea Studies"
Lunch
Panel I: Past Experience and Future Challenges of Regional Cooperation in Shared Water Resources in Central Asia	Chairperson: K.M. Volmuradov, Minister of Water Management, Turkmenistan Key Speakers: Ryabtsev, Chairman, Water Resources Committee, Kazakhstan "10 Years of Experience in Managing Shared Water Resources in Aral Sea" [PDF] G. Le Moigne, International Specialist on Transboundary Water Resources Management "Donors' Involvement in Aral Sea Initiatives, Future Tasks and Challenges" [PDF] Panel Members: D. Ryabtsev, Chairman, Republic of Kazakhstan, Committee on Water Resources G. L. Moigne, International Transboundary Water Management Specialist, ADB Consultant K.M. Volmuradov, Minister, Ministry of Water Management, Turkmenistan U. Khudaibergenov, Head, Basin Water Organization (BWO) "Amudarya" N. Yamamoto, Global Infrastructure Fund Research Foundation, Japan V. Dukhovny, Director, SIC, ICWC M. Khamidov, Head, Basin Water Organization (BWO) "Syrdarya" N. Kipshakbayev, NGO Head, Kazakhstan NGO on Water Supply M. Nakayama, Professor, Tokyo University
Coffee Break
Panel II: Integrated Water Resources Management in the Context of Aral Sea Basin Management	Chairperson: B. Koshmatov, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Kyrgyzstan Key Speakers: V. Dukhovny, Director, SIC, ICWC "Recent Experience and Issues of Integrated Water Resources Management in Aral Sea Basin" [PDF] D. Mc Kinney, Texas University, "Integrated Water Resources Management In The Context of Basin-wide Water Resources Management" [PDF] Panel Members: B.T. Koshmatov, ICWC member, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management, Kyrgyz Republic O. Orazov, NGO Head, NGO, Turkmenistan Nazirov, Minister, Ministry of Water Resources Management, Tajikistan Z. Djurabekov, Head, Basin Water Organization (BWO) "Zeravshan" Ametov, Chief Dispatcher, United Power Dispatch Centre of Central Asia T. Tsukani, Professor, Kyoto University, ADB Representative
Coffee Break
Panel III: Environmental issues in the Aral Sea Basin	Chairperson: A. A. Jalalov, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Uzbekistan Key Speakers: S. Shokirov, Minister of Environment Protection, Tajikistan "The Environmental Issues of Aral Sea Basin, Roles of Different Stakeholder in Resolving Them: Regional Organizations, Governments, International Organizations and Civil Society" N. Ishida, Kyoto University, "Aspects of Recent Environmental Change Around the Aral Sea Basin" O. Ataniyazova, Karakalpakstan Scientific Research Institute for Chemical and Experimental Medicine "The Health and Social Consequences of Aral Sea Basin Water Mismanagement for the Downstream Areas, Ways of Resolving Them " [PDF] Panel Members: Jalalov, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management, Uzbekistan Shokirov, Minister, Ministry of Environment, Tajikistan N. Ishida, Professor, Kyoto University O. Ataniyazova, Director, Scientific Research Institute for Chemical and Experimental Medicine, Karakalpakstan M. Glantz, International Specialist, USA Y. Ogino, Professor, Osaka Perfectural University, Japan Y. Morimoto, Professor, Kyoto University P. Yesenov, Director, SIC, ICSD T. Budnikova, Head, NGO, Kazakhstan D. Kamilov, Head, WUA, Kyrgyz Republic K. Aliyev, Head, WUA, Tajikistan

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Results of the Session

Session Report on Regional Cooperation in Shared Water Resources in Central Asia- Past Experiences and Future Challenges

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