On November 13, the 91st meeting of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC) was held in Ashgabat. The Regional Programme “Climate-Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia,” implemented by GIZ, supported the Turkmen side-represented by the State Committee for Water Management of Turkmenistan-in organizing the event, and facilitated the participation of delegations from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
The meeting was chaired by ICWC member from Turkmenistan, D. M. Genjiev, and attended by ICWC members from Tajikistan (D. Sh. Shoimzoda), Kazakhstan (N. M. Nurzhigitov), and Uzbekistan (Sh. R. Khamraev). Heads of the executive bodies- BWO “Amudarya,” BWO “Syrdarya,” IC ICWC, and the Secretariat—also participated.
Key outcomes of the meeting included:
– Presentation of reports on the results of water use limits and reservoir operation modes for the 2025 growing season in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya basins;
– Approval of water intake limits for the countries for the 2025–2026 non-vegetation period in both river basins.
More information is available here: http://www.icwc-aral.uz/meetings.htm
