A joint German/Swiss Regional Programme: The first meeting on establishing basin dialogues for the Amu Darya and Syr Darya River Basins

On November 30, 2023, the first meeting on establishing Amu Darya and Syr Darya River Basin Dialogues was held in Tashkent within the framework of the Regional Programme “Climate-Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia” commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development […]

A joint German/Swiss Regional Programme “Climate Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia”: Kick-off Meeting

On November 29, 2023, the kick-off meeting of the Regional Programme “Climate Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia”, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), was held in Tashkent. The Programme is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für […]

Towards a joint vision for transboundary conservation in Central Asia

On November 28, the Regional Dialogue on Transboundary Nature Conservation in Central Asia took place in Tashkent, which is a significant step in advancing this common agenda. The event was attended by representatives of the governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as numerous national and international organisations. The Regional […]

Advancing Climate Knowledge: Hydrological and High-Resolution Climate Modelling

From the 24th to the 26th of October, a joint workshop organised by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Scientific Information Centre of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination in Central Asia, with support from GIZ, took place in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). The three-day workshop with the title “From Climate Modelling to […]

Tashkent Water Security Lectures: science can support decision-making

On October 20, 2023, the 6th Tashkent Water Security Lecture (TWSL) was held at the National Research University “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers institute” (TIIAME), Uzbekistan. The TWSL were launched in 2020 in the frame of the Green Central Asia Program as a platform to discuss climate change related problems among different […]

Regional online competition for the best animated film on Climate change and its impacts on Central Asia (Uzbekistan)

Under the Green Central Asia Initiative, a regional competition in the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan was held to develop an animated film that portrays the challenges, opportunities, or possibilities to better the situation of climate change in the respective country. We take pride in introducing the […]

Water Resources Management in Central Asia: Agreement signed between GIZ and the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan

On October 17, 2023 in Astana, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für international Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Green Central Asia Programme team headed by Dr. Caroline Milow and the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mr. Nurzhan Nurzhigitov. The meeting […]

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