On June 10, as part of the High-Level Conference, the third Regional Forum of Basin Organizations was held in Dushanbe. The forum was jointly organized by the USAID Regional Water and Environment Project and the GIZ/SDC Program “Climate sensitive water resources management in Central Asia,” in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The forum included a series of thematic sessions, where participants were presented with information on legislative aspects of basin-level water management, existing institutions, tools and mechanisms for the development of basin organizations, best practices of bilateral cooperation at the basin level, and international experience in promoting the basin management principle.
To develop further cooperation at the basin level in Central Asia, the organizers of the forum proposed a draft of Roadmap, which is intended to support the basin structures of the region in understanding and implementing their mandates and tasks, as well as establishing a process for involving the public in water resource management.
The Roadmap is open to all interested international development partners working at the basin level, to collectively cover all needs and areas of activity so that the basin structures of the countries in the region become strong and independent, contributing to the development of local territories and communities.
