On 24 April 2025, the first meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) established within the framework of the preparation of the River Basin Water Resources Management Plan (RBWRP) of the Kafirnigan Basin Zone for 2026-2030 was held in Dushanbe.
This key activity initiated an integrated process of joint planning and sustainable water resources management in one of the strategically important basins of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The development of the Basin Water Management Plan for the Kafirnigan River Basin is being implemented as part of the project “Climate-sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia”, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
The event was chaired by Mr. Shoimzoda Jamshed Shodi, First Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan. The event was attended by representatives of the Secretariat of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan, state water management and environmental agencies, scientific institutions, international organisations, as well as stakeholders from the Kafirnigan River basin states.
Discussions focused on sustainable water use, adaptation to climate change, water security, protection of aquatic ecosystems and strengthening institutional interaction among basin countries.
