Link: https://unicef.zoom.us/j/98839423619
Meeting ID: 988 3942 3619
Passcode: 645471
Link: https://unicef.zoom.us/j/98839423619
Meeting ID: 988 3942 3619
Passcode: 645471
CO-CONVENERS
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EC IFAS, MEWR, WMO, CYS, WYN, WYPW, CAY4W
OPENING SPEECHES
H.E. Mr. Saidzoda Rahim Hamro
Minister of Education, Tajikistan
Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius
European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
Mr. Abdullo Rakhmonzoda
Chairman, Committee of Youth and Sport
Mr. Osama Makkawi
Country Representative, UNICEF
Tajikistan
Roadmap to UN 2023 Conference
Representative
UN Water
MODERATOR
Mr. Ammar Orakzai
WASH Specialist, UNICEF
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
Time: 09:35-09:50
WATER CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS -REFLECTIONS FROM YOUTH CHANGE MAKERS AND KEY
EXPERTS
The importance of youth engagement in the water sector
Ms. Isabela Battistello Espindola (experienced) Water Governance Group Co-Coordinator, Youth Water Network
Ms. Farokh Laqa Kakar (youth)
Water Advocate, Young Water Professional and Member of the International Water Association YWP
Steering Committee
How working in an international organisation can help to solve local water problems
Ms. Rianna Gonzales (experienced)
Youth & Water Specialist at the Global Water Partnership
Ms. Khouloud Ben Charfi (youth)
Fresh Water Project Officer, WWF North Africa, and WYN Water
Governance Group
Youth Challenges in the Water Sector
Ms. Emily Ryan (experienced)
Chair of the International Water Association YWP Steering Committee
Ms. Anisa Abibulloeva (youth)
EC IFAS, Tajikistan, and World Youth Parliament for Water
Role of Youth in Transboundary Water Cooperation
Ms. Cholpon Aitakhunova
(experienced)
Regional Co-coordinator, Central Asia Youth for Water
Mr. Alidovar Sodatsairov (youth)
University of Central Asia, Tajikistan, and Central Asia Youth for Water
Q&A
MODERATOR
Mr. Gijs. J Van
Member, World Youth Parliament for Water, Netherlands
EXHIBITION BY CHILDREN – WASTE TO RESOURCE – CLIMATE LENS TO WATER SECURITY INTRODUCTION
Director
Committee of Additional Education
Walk around exhibition, presentations and Q&A
LUNCH
Time: 12:30-13:15
Youth Engagement in the Water Sector – Takeaways from the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit
Mr. Mikio Ishiwatari
Special Advisor to the Secretary General, Japan Water Forum
SDG YOUTH TALK ON WASH: BEST SOLUTIONS FOR ENSURING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION FOR ALL
From paper to Pipe – Youth Actions to Substantiate Water and Sanitation Rights
Mr. Shinji Cavalho
Bertha Challenge Fellow, Program Analyst and Water Activist, World Youth Parliament for Water Water and sanitation business opportunities for young people
Mr. Martin Mawejje
WASH Engineer, Water for People, and Water Youth Network Water Governance Group
WYPW experiences from local chapters, giving local voices a platform to unit
Mr. Afolyayan Juwon Samuel
Chapters Working Group Leader, World Youth Parliament for Water WASH and Youth in Ghana
Mr. Jacob Amengor
International Water Association Youth Leadership Ambassador WASH and Youth in Central Asia
Mr. Neckbacht Orzu
Member, Central Asia Youth for Water Role of Youth on Water in Tajikistan with a gender lens
Ms. Mavzuna Azizova
University of Central Asia and Central Asia Youth for Water
Q&A
MODERATOR
Mr. Mohammad Najim Nasimi
National Coordinator, Central Asia
Youth for Water
ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATION EXEMPLIFIED: MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Ms. Sana Lokhandwala
Co-Founder, HER Pakistan
Ms. Patricia Zanella
Co-Founder of Ecociclo Brazil
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciazanellasp/)
Entrepreneur
MODERATOR
Ms. Neptune Zaim
Member, Central Asia Youth for Water Afghanistan
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
Time: 15:45-16:00
PRESENTATION OF THE WATER AND CLIMATE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PLAN
INTRODUCTION
Mr. Jan Kairel Guillermo
Water and Climate Coalition, WMO
Selected Youth delegates to present the
YDPA
Jonas, Maria, Zainab and Zi Han
PANEL DISCUSSION
Support of UN agencies for YDPA validation with multiple stakeholders
Mr. Johannes Cullmann
Director, WMO
Implementation of YDPA, how can different sectors support
Ms. Noemie Plumier
Advisor to WCC Leaders Panel
Support from the Dutch Government to UN1FY on the way to UN Water Conference 2023
Ms. Lisa Hartog
Dutch Government
Meaningful youth engagement in UN processes Moderatos from UN1FY Khaled Emam
MGCY Titilayo
Rebecca
Q&A moderated
THE WATER AND CLIMATE SONG
Written by Aliya Parpishozoda and Malakbozov Tupchi – Music and composition by Avesto – Singing by
a youth group from Central Asian countries Children and Youth from Central Asia
CLOSING SPEECH
Ms. Carolina Tornesi MacKinnon
President, World Youth Parliament for Water
VIRTUAL REALITY EXHIBITION
Walking the Water Experience in Tajikistan Beyond Borders Media, UNICEF and the Government of Tajikistan
CONTACT PEOPLE
Mr. Osama Makkawi
Country Representative, UNICEF Tajikistan
omakkawi@unicef.org
Mr. Ammar Orakzai
WASH Specialist, UNICEF Tajikistan
aorakzai@unicef.org
Ms. Kelly Ann Naylor
Associate Director WASH, UNICEF HQ
kanaylor@unicef.org
Link: https://unwomen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqcu2qrzsoE9Rpy6SXD74KWDlB8CCqkIxi
CO-ORGANIZERS
UN WOMEN
ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL TRUST (RASIT)
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OSCE
REGISTRATION
09:00-10:00 Upon registration, participants are directed to visit the event’s exhibition: “My Water World”
HIGH-LEVEL OPENING CEREMONY
(GREEN ROOM)
10:00-10:30
OPENING REMARKS
Ms. Alia El-Yassir
Regional Director, UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
H.R.H. Ms. Nisreen El-Hashemite
Founder President of Women in Science International League and the Executive
Director of the Royal Academy of Science International Trust (RASIT)
Ms. Helga Maria Schmid
Secretary General, OSCE
H.E. Ms. Terhi Hakala
EU Special Representative for Central Asia
H.E. Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda
Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Water and Climate Coalition Leaders
MODERATOR
Ms. Hilolbi Kurbonzoda
Chair, Committee for Women and Family affairs under the Government, Tajikistan
REPORTING BACK FROM 2018 “BRIDGING VOICES TO ACTION” FORUM (GREEN ROOM)
10.30-11.00
KEYNOTE SPEECHES
Ms. Hilolbi Kurbonzoda
Chairperson, Committee of Women and Family Affairs under the Government, Tajikistan
Ms. Veronica Sánchez da Cruz Rios
Director-President of the National Water and Sanitation Agency, Brazil Water Commitments and Generation Equality – CSO and Youth Voices
Ms. Olivia Cohn
Coordinator of One Billion Voices Campaign, RASIT Girls in Science 4 SDGs International Platform, United States
Ms. Olga Janaeva
Director, Public Association Women’s organization “Alga”, Kyrgyzstan, leader for the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Action for Climate Justice
MODERATOR
Ms. Alia El Yassir
Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, UN Women
COFFEE BREAK
11:00-11:15
HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON WOMEN IN SCIENCE FOR WATER AND SOCIETY
(GREEN ROOM)
11:15-13:00
OPENING STATEMENTS
H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid
President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (TBC)
H.E. Ms. Helena Dalli
European Commission for Equality (TBC)
H.E. Ms. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim
Former President of the Republic of Mauritius
REMARKS
Ms. Susan Windham-Bannister
CEO of Biomedical Growth Strategies, President of Association of Women in Science
Mr. Ismail Sukkarieh
Professor of Medicine, American University of Beirut, President of the National Association of Health and Social Affairs, Lebanon
PRs of 7th IDWGIS Co-organizers
Member States
SHORT ILLUSTRATIVE VIDEOS PICTURING CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FROM DIFFERENT SCIENTIFIC ANGLES
Ms. Stephanie Okeyo
Under the Microscope, Kenya
Ms. Meghna Badami
Medical Student, and RASIT Youth Representative to the UN, IndiaWomen in Science Lehigh University, United States
CONVERSATION WITH DISTINGUISHED SCIENTISTS AND EXPERTS
Sustainable Development Needs Science and Science Needs Women
Ms. Barbara Janusz Pawletta
Vice Rector, Kazakh-German University
Mr. Kumar Loganathan
Cansu-SITE Initiator and Social
Entrepreneur, India
Ms. Corinne Schuster-Wallace
Professor University of Saskatchewan, Associate Director Global Water Futures, Canada
Ms. Josefina Maestu
Water Advisor to the Secretary of State for Environment, Spain
MODERATOR
Ms. Alice Bouman-Dentener
Co-Founder of Cansu Global, RASIT
Open discussion with the meeting participants
LUNCH BREAK
Time: 13:30-14:30
HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON CAPACITY BUILDING AND KNOWLEDGE (GREEN ROOM)
Time: 14:30 – 15:45
OPENING REMARKS
H.E. Mr. Igli Hasani
Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Representative (TBC)
Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
KEYNOTES
Ms. Lyazzat Syrlybaeva and Ms.
Cholpon Aitakhunova Central Asia Youth for Water Network
The Women in Water Management Network in Central Asia and Afghanistan – key achievements, outcomes and plans
Ms. Tais Reznikova
Specialist, Water Initiatives Support
Programme, CAREC
Ms. Shohida Tulieva
Senior Project Officer, Basin
Management and Focal Point «Gender and Social Equality”, Tajikistan
Ms. Sogol Jafarzadeh
Environmental Affairs Adviser at the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
MODERATOR
Ms. Saule Ospanova
Senior Environmental Affairs Adviser, OSCE
RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Katie Goldie-Ryder
Programme Officer, SIWI
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND THE WAY FORWARD
Ms. Katie Goldie-Ryder
Programme Manager for the Shared Water Partnership, SIWI
COFFEE BREAK
Time: 15:45-16:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Time: 16.00-17.30
SESSION 1: EFFECTIVE DATA FORMATION MECHANISMS: HOW TO CLOSE GENDER DATA GAPS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING, PARTNERSHIP AND RESOURCES MOBILIZATION (BLUE ROOM) SPEAKERS
Mr. Abduvali Nabizoda
Statistics Agency under the Government of Tajikistan
Ms. Sneha Kaul (TBD)
Statistics Analyst, UN Women Asia Pacific
Representative (TBD)
UNESCO-WWAP
Representative (TBD)
ACTED
MODERATOR
Ms. Nargis Rakhimova
Head of UNFPA Office, Tajikistan
RAPPORTEUR
Dr. Barbara Janusz Pawletta
Vice Rector, Kazakh-German University
SESSION 2: FROM BEST PRACTICES AND LEARNING TO REPLICATION AND SCALING UP: EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS BY WOMEN FROM THE GROUND, MODELS, AND CASE STUDIES (GREEN ROOM) SPEAKERS
Ms. Khayrinisso Rasulova
NGO “Women and Society”, Tajikistan
Ms. Saboat Mirzokulova
Director, NGO “Istiklol Water”
Ms. Nune Sakanyan
Founder & President, NGO “Women in Climate and Energy”, Armenia
MODERATOR
Ms. Zukhro Tillokhojaeva
Research Institute on Hydrometeorology, Uzbekistan
RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Emma Anakhasyan
NGO “Armenian Women for Health & Healthy Environment”, Armenia
SESSION 3: GLOBAL MEDIA ROOM: WOMEN & GIRLS IN SCIENCE MOVING THE WATER CONVERSATION FORWARD (HALL)
SPEAKERS
Ms. Susan Windham-Bannister
President of Association of Women in Science, United States
Ms. Jhyldyzkhan Ysmanova
Director, NGO “Central Asian Alliance for Water”, Member of the Central Asia and Afghanistan Women & Water Association, Kyrgyzstan
REPORT-BACK FROM THE PARALLEL SESSIONS (GREEN ROOM)
Time: 17:30-18:00
CONCLUSIONS AND WAY FORWARD (GREEN ROOM)
Time: 18:00-18:30
WWF Outcome Document
Ms. Alice Bouman
CANSU
Overall discussion (all participants)
MODERATOR
Ms. Nazokat Isaeva
UN Women Office in Tajikistan
Wrap-up
Ms. Khairinisso Yusufi
Chair, National Commission on Population and Development, Tajikistan
Link: https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/j/92747746137?pwd=MUpGU3V6QWh2alNpVUgwMldiZ2t1QT09
Meeting ID: 927 4774 6137
Passcode: e77b8W.C.6
СO-ORGANIZERS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR SAVING THE ARAL SEA (EC IFAS)
WORLD BANK
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAWEP,
EUROPEAN UNION, SWITZERLAND,
USAID, UKAID, GIZ AND CAREC
OPENING SESSION
Time: 11:00-11:20
OPENING REMARKS
H.E. Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda
Chairman of EC IFAS
Ms. Jennifer Sara
Global Water Practice Director,
World Bank
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
H.E. Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius
European Commissioner for Environment
PRESENTATIONS
Reflections on the youth from the expedition along the Syr-Darya River basin
Mr. Gulahmadov Aminjon
Head of Section, Institute of Water Issues, Energy and Environment of the Tajik Academy of Science
Global campaign RunBlue: reflections on the #RunBlue marathon stretch in Central Asia
Ms. Mina Guli
Global Water and Environmental Activist
From Dushanbe Conference towards the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York
Mr. Henk Ovink
Special Envoy of the Kingdom of Netherlands for International Water Affairs
MODERATOR
Ms. Meriem Gray
Senior External Affairs Officer, World Bank (TBC)
PLENARY SESSION “STRENGTHENING REGIONAL COOPERATION ON WATER TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA”
Time: 11:20-12:30
KEY CONVENING PARTNER
SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT
AND COOPERATION (SDC)
MINISTERIAL PANEL
H.E. Mr. Serikkali Brekeshev
Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan
H.E. Mr. Daler Juma
Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan
H.E. Mr. Shavkat Khamraev
Minister of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan
H.E. Mr. Guyzgeldi Bayjanov
Chairman of State the Committee for Water Management of Turkmenistan
Ms. Dinara Kemelova
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS PANEL
Mr. Martin Saladin
Head of Operations, Economic Cooperation, State Secretariat of Economic Affairs, Switzerland
Ms. Tatiana Proskuryakova
Country Director for Central Asia, World Bank
H.E. Ms. Terhi Hakala
EU Special Representative for Central Asia
Ms. Yasmin Siddiqi
Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, Central and West Asia Department, ADB
Mr. Hinrich Tholken
Ambassador and Special Advisor for International Climate, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
H.E. Ms. Olga Algayerova
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNECE
Mr. Peter Riley
Mission Director, USAID Tajikistan
Mr. Zafar Mahmudov
Executive Director, CAREC
12:20 – 12:30 Wrap-up of the session: presentation of key messages
MODERATOR
H.E. Mr. Guy Bonvin,
Special Ambassador, SDC
LUNCH
Time: 12:30-14:00
PANEL SESSIONS
PANEL SESSION 1: “HOW IS CENTRAL ASIA PRIORITIZING SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR ITS PEOPLE, AND WHAT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TARGETS HAVE BEEN SET FOR WATER FOR HEALTH AND PEOPLE?”
Time: 14:00-15:30
Link: https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/j/92198005681?pwd=R3l6ODdsa25tSkN3TEVhMkpNYnJLQT09
Meeting ID: 921 9800 5681
Passcode: d76VA6T?LJ
KEY CONVENING PARTNER
WORLD BANK
OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Sascha Djumena
Country Program Coordinator, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank
INTRODUCTION
Participants will be asked a number of questions through the interactive Pollev tool (www.polleverywhere.com)
PART 1. TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AND UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO WSS IN THE REGION: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE REGION
Setting the stage: where does CA stand in achieving the regional and national WASH and health targets
Mr. Oliver Schmoll
Programme Manager, WHO European Centre for Environment and HealthStrategic development planning and Innovations for performance improvements through PPP in Uzbekistan
Mr. Khurshid Rakhmatullaev
Deputy Chairman of Board of JSC “Uzsuvtaminot”
Mr. Alain Carbonel
Uzbekistan Country Manager, SUEZ Water Technologies and Solutions in charge of the Tashkent Water PPP
Lessons from setting national targets for WSS delivery and public health outcomes in Kazakhstan, what did COVID-19 teach us?
Mr. Valeriy Syundyukov
Association of Enterprises of Water Supply and Sanitation of the Republic of Kazakhstan «Kazakhstan Su Arnasy»
Improving Management of Water Supply and Wastewater Services in Kyrgyz Republic: creating sustainable municipal enterprises and the importance of regulatory and monitoring systems
Mr. Askarbek Toktoshev
Advisor at the State Agency for Architecture, Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Kyrgyz Republic
Establishing a prominent link between water resources and WSS delivery through the sector reform process
Mr. Daler Abdurazoqzoda
Head of the Department of Water and Energy Policy, Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan
PART 2. PANEL DISCUSSION – TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AND UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO WSS IN
THE REGION: PERSPECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
Mr. Winston Yu
Manager, Water Practice, World Bank
Mr. Oliver Schmoll
Programme Manager, WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
Ms. Ekaterina Miroshnik
Director, Head of Infrastructure Division, Eurasia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Mr. Pierre Casabbonett
Senior Operations Offices, International Finance Corporation
PART 3. WRAP-UP OF THE SESSION AND CLOSING REMARKS
Mr. Khairy Al-Jamal
Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank
MODERATOR AND RAPPORTEUR
Mr. Khairy Al-Jamal
Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank
PANEL SESSION 2: “ENSURING GREEN, RESILIENT AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A WATER-SCARCE WORLD THROUGH IWRM AND NEXUS APPROACH”
Time: 16:00-17:30
Link: https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/j/91099250530?pwd=djhXaXg0QytCd3ZLd283dXZaZjEzZz09
Meeting ID: 910 9925 0530
Passcode: B8ziUq#v8=
KEY CONVENING PARTNER
USAID
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE FOR CENTRAL ASIA (CAREC)
OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Husniddin Sharofiddinov
Deputy Chairman, EC IFAS
Mr. Robert Brudzynski
Project Manager, Cooperation Section, Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan
Ms. Ekaterina Strikeleva
CoP of WAVE Activity, USAID
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Ensuring green, resilient, and inclusive economic development in a water-scarce world through IWRM and Nexus approach
Mr. Iskandar Abdullaev
Deputy Director Two, CAREC Institute
PANEL DISCUSSION
Restoration of ecosystems for Livelihood development at the dried bottom of the Aral Sea basin
Mr. Bolat Bekniyaz
IFAS Board in Kazakhstan
Sedimentation as a resource for public-private partnership and economic growth in Central Asia
Mr. Ilkhom Zhuraev
EC IFAS
Economic and financial aspects in support of promoting the nexus approach in Central Asia
Mr. Takayoshi Kato
OECD / IKI Nexus Consortia
Moderated discussion
MODERATOR
Ms. Yekaterina Strikeleva
Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity, USAID
RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Ludmilla Kiktenko
CAREC
COFFEE BREAK
Time: 15:30-16:00
PANEL SESSION 3: “CLIMATE CHANGE IN CENTRAL ASIA: IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY, AVAILABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY”
Time: 16:00-17:30
Link: https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/j/99361105354?pwd=bGhGUFJTb2Y3RVpLbUFHWVNxNUhjUT09
Meeting ID: 993 6110 5354
Passcode: #7eaS.NPuv
KEY CONVENING PARTNER
EUROPEAN UNION
GERMAN SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION (GIZ)
WELCOME AND OPENING
H.E. Ms. Terhi Hakala
Special Representative for Central Asia, European Union
Mr. Hinrich Thölken
Ambassador and Special Advisor for International Climate at Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda (TBC)
Chairman of EC IFAS
KEYNOTE
Ms. Marjeta Jager
Deputy Director General for International Partnership, European
Union
PANEL DISCUSSION
Ms. Karin Marmsoler
Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Ms. Alessandra Fidanza
Senior Expert for the EU-CA Working Group on Environment and Climate Change, Italian Ministry for the
Ecological Transition, Italy
Mr. Manfred Kaufman
Programme Manager, Switzerland
Ms. Jane Olga Ebinger
Sector Leader, Sustainable Development in Central Asia, World Bank
Mr. Sagit Ibatullin
International Hydraulic Safety Training Center, Kazakhstan
Mr. Oyture Anarbekov
Country Manager-Researcher, IWMI
Mr. Valts Vilnītis
Team Leader, WECOOP
Ms. Dana Yermolyonok
Global Programme “Policy Advice for Climate Resilient Economic
Development”, GIZ
MODERATOR
Ms. Caroline Milow
Programme Manager, GIZ
RAPPORTEUR
Mr. Peep Mardiste
Senior Policy Expert for the Water Facility of INTPA, European Union
PANEL SESSION 4: REGIONAL COLLABORATION FOR IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION; AND PROMOTING SCIENCE-BASED WATER SOLUTIONS, TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY
Time: 16:00-17:30
Link: https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/j/92280070783?pwd=aWJFZUxjT3djZUlmTWtoV1plVTYzZz09
Meeting ID: 922 8007 0783
Passcode: 5wDesdw&7
KEY CONVENING PARTNER
USAID
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE FOR CENTRAL ASIA (CAREC)
OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Husniddin Sharofiddinov
Deputy Chairman, EC IFAS
Mr. Robert Brudzynski
Project Manager, Cooperation Section, Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan
Ms. Ekaterina Strikeleva
CoP of the WAVE Activity, USAID
PART 1. KEYNOTE SPEECH
Setting the scene on science-based solutions, tools and technology available in Central Asia
Ms. Yekaterina Strikeleva
USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable
Environment Activity
PART 2. REFLECTIONS ON THE INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND FOR IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION, AND PROMOTING SCIENCE-BASED WATER SOLUTIONS
Laboratory of innovative solutions for water sector in Central Asia
Ms. Julia Komagaeva
World Bank
The ICWC’s contribution to improving water knowledge, education and communication in Central Asia
Ms. Dinara Ziganshina
Director, SIC ICWC
Introduction of innovative study modules in the Central Asian countries: experience of the Blue Peace Central Asia Initiative
Mr. Tobias Siegfried
Co-founder of Hydrosolutions GmbH, Switzerland
Science-based water solutions, tools and technology: examples from Central
Asia
Mr. Oyture Anarbekov
Country Manager, IWMI Importance of youth collaboration for greening Central Asia
Mr. Samar Kanatov
Youth Network on Central Asia
MODERATOR
Mr. Iskandar Abdullaev
Deputy Director Two, CAREC Institute
PART 3. WRAP-UP AND CLOSING REMARKS RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Ludmilla KiktenkoCAREC
PRESENTATION OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE PARALLEL THEMATIC SESSIONS
Time: 17:30-17:50
RAPPORTEURS
Mr. Khairy Al-Jamal
Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank
Ms. Ludmilla Kiktenko
CAREC
Mr. Peep Mardiste
Senior Policy Expert of the Water Facility, INTPA, European Union
MODERATOR
Mr. William Young
Lead Water Resources Specialist and CAWEP Manager, World Bank
CLOSING SESSION
Time: 17:50-18:00 pm (Dushanbe time)
Link: https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/j/95847814302?pwd=NzVHd0UxNkZ3dVcxbjlITkV2VmN3Zz09
Meeting ID: 958 4781 4302
Passcode: #9DaSphpu@
CLOSING REMARKS
Mr. William Young
Lead Water Resources Specialist and CAWEP Manager, World Bank
Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda
Chairman, EC IFAS
Link: https://undp.zoom.us/j/87882000245?pwd=R0Q0aGE0bGNhSysxcDJiZ29NMTl0Zz09
Meeting ID: 878 8200 0245
Passcode: 06062022
CO-ORGANIZERS
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)
WELCOME PRAYER
Time: 14:00-14:05
Mr. Viacheslav ‘Slava’ Shadrin
Siberian Aborigen Forum
PANEL SESSIONS
SESSION 1: WELCOME SESSION
Mr. Sharifjon Jumazoda
Chairman of Committee on Local Development under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Mr. Shoimzoda Jamshed
First Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan
Mr. Dario Melvia Montalvo
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues (UNFPII)
Mr. Rodion Sulyandziga (video)
Mr. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (video)
SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES MESSAGING ON WATER
Mr. Nigel Crawhall
UNESCO
Mr. Yon Fernández-de-Larrinoa
FAO
Ms. Marianne Kjellén
UNDP
PRESENTATION
UN 2023 Water Conference
H.E. Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda
Chairman of EC IFAS
From Dushanbe Conference towards the
UN 2023 Water Conference in New York
Mr. Henk Ovink
Special Envoy of the Kingdom of Netherlands for International Water Affairs
Q&A on 2023 Water Conference
FACILITATOR
Ms. Yolanda López Maldonado
Researcher in Indigenous Science
SESSION 2: REGIONAL CHALLENGES
Time: 14:50-16:30
Region – Asia
Ms. Phan Thi Thu Huong
GEDSI Advisor, Mekong Region Water Governance Program
Mr.Viacheslav ‘Slava’ Shadrin
Siberian Aborigen Forum
Mr.Abdumalik Egemberdiev
Director “Kyrgyz Jayity”
Ms. Veng Many
Kreung Indigenous Peoples community, Cambodia Indigenous Women Association
Region – Africa
Mr. Joram Useb
IPACC Namibia
Region – Americas
Mr. Darío José Mejía Montalvo
Global Hub / IP Food Coalition, Zenu,
Colombia / LAC
Regional round-up summary
MODERATOR
Ms. Tania Martínez Cruz
Indigenous Peoples Food Systems and Water Expert, FAO
BREAK
Time: 16:10-16:30
SESSION 3: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN GLOBAL PROCESSES
Time: 16:30-17:20
Opportunities for engagement – Indigenous Peoples and Local communities Panel Discussion Representative (TBC)
UN Representatives Panel Inspirational words
Mr. Rajendra Singh
“Jal Purush, Waterman of India”
FACILITATOR
Ms. Yolanda López Maldonado
Researcher in Indigenous Science
SESSION 4 – MESSAGES TO THE DUSHANBE WATER PROCESS LEADING UP TO THE 2023 UN-WATER
CONFERENCE
Time: 17:20-18:00
Confirmation of draft messages and future inputs
Final words and closing
Mr. Qosim Rohbar
Chairman of Committee on Local Development under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
CLOSING PRAYER
Mr. Viacheslav ‘Slava’ Shadrin
Siberian Aborigen Forum
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89545922848?pwd=bnA4OVNTZ3UwL0VJYnhJbHZoRnE0dz09
Meeting ID: 895 4592 2848
Passcode: 382595
CO-ORGANIZERS
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)
UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY FOR CENTRAL ASIA (UNRCCA)
REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS, CONNECTION OF ONLINE
PARTICIPANTS AND WELCOME COFFEE
Time: 13:00 – 14:00
MASTER OF CEREMONY
Ms. Zulfiya Burkhon
Secretary-General, Tajikistan National Commission for UNESCO
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Ms. Natalia Gherman
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia and Head of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA)
Ms. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle
Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Mr. Bakhodur Sheralizoda
Chairman of the Committee on Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
HIGH LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSION “WATER AND MOUNTAINS: WHERE DO WE STAND GLOBALLY?”
Time: 14:30 – 15:40
MODERATOR
UNESCO
SPEAKERS
Mr. Anil Mishra
Chief of Section, UNESCO Water
Sciences Division
Mr. Manfred Kaufman
Programme Manager Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Mr. John Pomeroy
Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada
H.E. Mr. Sulton Rahimzoda
Chairman, EC IFAS
Ms. Eva Garcia Balaguer (online)
Mission Officer, Pyrenees Climate Change Observatory
Question for panel discussion from the concept note of the Forum
PLENARY SESSION “STATEMENTS OF CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES”
Time: 15:40 – 16:30
MODERATOR
Mr. Philipp Saprykin,
Deputy Head, UNRCCA
VIDEO
Melting Glaciers of Central Asia
SPEAKERS
Central Asian government institutions on water, climate and environment, on behalf of their delegation/country
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan (online)
Uzbekistan
Group photo and coffee break
VIDEO
UNESCO projects on Cryosphere
PLENARY SESSION “WATER AND MOUNTAINS: LINKING GLOBAL, REGIONAL and LOCAL PERSPECTIVES”
How sciences contribute to cryosphere monitoring in Tajikistan
Mr. Abdulhamid Kayumov
Professor, Glaciology Centre, Academy of Sciences, Tajikistan
When multi-stakeholders partnership bears fruit: UNESCO projects on Cryosphere in Central Asia
Ms. Natalya Kim,
Project Officer, UNESCO cluster office in Almaty
Climate services for adaptation policies:
CROMO-ADAPT project
Mr. Joel Fiddes,
Research Scientist, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Glacier preservation: Ice memory initiative and Pamir project
Ms. Margit Schwikowski-Gigar
Head of research group, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
MODERATOR
Mr. Kristine Tovmasyan
Programme Specialist UNESCO office in Almaty
Questions and answers, discussion
OUTCOME STATEMENT, CONCLUSIONS AND CLOSURE
Wrap-up, adoption of the outcome
statement and closure
Buffet dinner
Time: 18:30-19:30
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81165394830
Meeting ID: 811 6539 4830
Passcode: 090991
Statement by H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon President of the Republic of Tajikistan
Message from the United Nations Secretary General delivered by H.E. Ms. Amina United Nations Deputy Secretary General
Statement by H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile
Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations and President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Statement by H.E. Mr. Mark Rutte (videomessage) Prime Minister of the Netherlands as Co-chair of the United Nations 2023 Water
Statement by H.E. Mr. Liu Zhenmin Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs United Nations and Secretary United Nations 2023 Water Conference
Statement by H.E. Mr. Zoran Tegeltija Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement by H.E. Mr. Nuno Gomes Nabiam Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
Statement by H.E. Mr. Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (online)
Prime Minister of Djibouti
Statement by H.E. Mr. Roman Sklyar
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Statement by H.E. Mr. Muhammedov Muhammetguly Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet Ministers of Turkmenistan
Statement by H.E. Mr. Shuhrat Ganiev Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
Statement by H.E. Mr. Sinkevičius Virginijus European Commissioner for Environment
Statement by Ms. Mina Guli Global Water and Environmental Activist
Statement by Mr. Dionnon Allandiguim Bienvenu on behalf of Youth and Children
MODERATOR
H.E. Mr. Sirodjiddin Muhriddin
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81779171140
Meeting ID: 817 7917 1140
Passcode: 090991
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Qohir Rasulzoda
Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan and Chairman of the National Organizing Committee
H.E. Mr. Liu Zhenmin
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
REPORTS FROM PREVIOUS CONFERENCES
Outcomes of the Bonn Water Dialogues for Results
Statement by Germany
Outcomes of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar
Statement by Senegal
Outcomes of the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Kumamoto
Statement by Japan
STATEMENTS OF HEADS OF DELEGATION
The list of speakers will be distributed by the beginning of the session.
Time limit for statements: 3 minutes
Link: https://who.zoom.us/j/93023680116
Meeting ID: 930 2368 0116
Passcode: ZdZq1@.T
CO-CONVENERS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WMO)
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (TBC)
Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, India
H.E. Mr. Hadimoeljono Mochamad Basoeki (TBC)
Minister of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia
MODERATOR
Mr. Oliver Schmoll
Programme Manager, European Centre for Environment and Health, WHO
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
H.E. Mr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
(videomessage)
Director General, WHO
H.E. Ms. Catherine Russell
(videomessage)
Executive Director, UNICEF
PANELISTS
H.E. Mr. Abdullozoda Jamoliddin Abdullo
Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population, Tajikistan
H.E. Ms. Zsuzsanna Horváth
Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations (video message)
H.E. Mr. Luis Enrique Austria Manalo
Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations (video message)
Mr. Jorge Alverez-Sala
WASH Specialist, UNICEF
Mr. John Garrett
Senior Policy Analyst of Development Finance, WaterAid
Mr. Shohei Kawabata
Health, Water and Social Protection Representative, JICA Tajikistan
Mr. Ahmet Saatçi (TBC)
President, SUEN
Ms. Francesca Bernardini
Chief Transboundary Cooperation Section, UNECE
RAPPORTEUR
Mr. Bruce Gordon
Head of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health
Unit, WHO
CONTACT PERSON
Mr. Safo Kalandarov
WHO
kalandarovs@who.int
Link: https://gwp-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYoc-mrqTkuGd3nlxikjHf_XjIUb2vVfMU4
CO-CONVENERS
THE NETHERLANDS
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP (GWP)
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AGUALIMPIA PERU, SIWI,
FAO AND UNESCO»
CO-CHAIRS
Mr. Henk Ovink
Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Netherlands
Mr. Howard Bamsey
Chair, Global Water Partnership
MODERATOR
Ms. Danielle Gaillard-Picher
Senior Specialist for Global Processes, GWP
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mr. Xavier Leflaive (online)
Principal Administrator, OECD
PANELISTS
Ms. Xanthea Limburg (online)
Councilor, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Mr. Yon Fernández-de-Larrinoa
Head of the Indigenous Peoples Unit, FAO
Mr. Eric Tardieu
Executive Director, IOWater, and General Secretary, INBO
Mr. Stuart Orr
Freshwater Practice Lead, WWF
Mr. Mikio Ishiwatari
Acting Secretary General, APWF
RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Lyazzat Syrlybayeva
Regional Coordinator, Central Asia Youth for Water
CONTACT PEOPLE
Mr. Niels Vlaanderen
The Netherlands
niels.vlaanderen@minienw.nl)
Ms. Marianne Kjellén
UNDP
marianne.kjellen@undp.org
Mr. Colin Herron
GWP
colin.herron@gwp.org
Link: https://fao.zoom.us/j/95194109622
Meeting ID: 951 9410 9622
Passcode: 123456789
CO-CONVENERS
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO)
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NETHERLANDS, UNESCO, GWP AND SIWI
CO-CHAIRS
Mr. Julian Katchinoff
Water Team Lead, US Department of State
Ms. Alessandra Fidanza
Senior Expert on the European Union – Central Asia Working Group on Environment and Climate Change, Ministry for the Ecological Transition, Italy
MODERATOR
Ms. Sasha Koo-Oshima
Deputy Director of Land and Water Division, FAO
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ms. Andrea Erickson-Quiroz
Managing Director for Water Security, The Nature Conservancy
PANELISTS
H.E. Ms. Cindy Hensley McCain
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations in Rome
Ms. Josefina Maestu
Water Advisor to the Secretary of State for Environment, Spain
Mr. Rajendra Singh
Founder Chairman, Tarun Bharat Sangh India
Ms. Tania Martínez Cruz
Indigenous Peoples Food Systems and Water Expert, FAO
Ms. Yolanda López Maldonado
Researcher in Indigenous Science
Mr. Dean Muruven
Global Policy Lead Freshwater, WWF
Mr. David Hebart-Coleman
Programme Manager, SIWI
RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Marianne Kjellén
Senior Water Advisor, UNDP
CONTACT PEOPLE
Ms. Sasha Koo-Oshima
FAO
sasha.koo@fao.org
Ms. Marianne Kjellén
UNDP
marianne.kjellen@undp.org
Link: https://unicef.zoom.us/j/94849693756
Meeting ID: 948 4969 3756
Passcode: 900864
CO-CONVENERS
UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Mahaman Adamou (invited)
Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Niger
Mr. Osama Makkawi
Country Representative, UNICEF Tajikistan
MODERATOR
Mr. Aaron Salzberg (TBC)
Director of the Water Institute, University of North Carolina
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mr. Bruce Gordon
Unit Head of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health, WHO
PANELISTS
H.E. Ms. Egriselda López
Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations
Mr. Prem Singh Tharu
Environment Programme Officer, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Nepal
Ms. Diana Iskreva
Executive Director, Earth Forever Bulgaria
Ms. Madjuyengar Kenyane Ndahde-Nouba
Member, Young Voices Sahel Chad
RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Sofie Sandström
First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of
Finland to the United Nations
CONTACT PEOPLE
Mr. Aaron Salzberg
University of North Carolina
salzbergaa@unc.edu
Mr. Jorge Alvarez-Sala
UNICEF
jalvarezsala@unicef.org
Link: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__EBfk8xLQmKQ0B6yuu9v4g
Meeting ID: 821 9421 3314
Passcode: 482697
CO-CONVENERS
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE (UNECE)
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EUROPEAN UNION, OSCE
AND SDC
CHAIR
H.E. Mr. Igli Hassani (TBC)
Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
MODERATOR
Mr. Aaron Salzberg (TBC)
Director of the Water Institute, University of North Carolina
OPENING STATEMENTS
H.E. Ms. Olga Algayerova
UN Under Secretary General and Executive
Secretary, UNECE
Ms. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle
Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
H.E. Mr. Guy Bonvin
Ambassador and Special Envoy for Water in
Central Asia, Switzerland
Ms. Marjeta Jager
Deputy Director-General for International Partnerships, European Union
PANELISTS
Mr. Sergio Sitoe
Executive Secretary, LIMCOM
Ms. Dinara Ziganshina
Director, SIC ICWC
Mr. Gideon Bromberg
Director, EcoPeace Middle
Ms. Jennifer Sara
Director of the Global
RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Francesca Bernardini
Chief of Transboundary
UNECE
CONTACT PEOPLE
Ms. Sonja Koeppel
UNECE
sonja.koeppel@un.org
Ms. Alice Aureli
UNESCO
a.aureli@unesco.org
Mr. Aaron Salzberg
University of North Carolina
salzbergaa@unc.edu
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84244618545?pwd=THFwdTN2L2Ftd1NIQkxPaUZ4SnVSQT09
Meeting ID: 842 4461 8545
Passcode: d6Hx85
CO-CONVENERS
HIGH-LEVEL EXPERTS AND LEADERS PANEL ON WATER AND DISASTERS (HELP)
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES (GRIPS)
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Dr. Han Seung-Soo
Chair, HELP, and Former Prime Minister of Korea
Ms. Yasmin Siddiqi
Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, Central and West Asia Department, ADB
MODERATOR
Mr. Kenzo Hiroki
Professor, GRIPS, and Coordinator, HELP
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mr. Shixin Chen
Vice President, ADB
Mr. Liu Zhenmin (TBC)
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
PANELISTS
Mr. Toshikazu Tokioka
Director for International Coordination of River Engineering, Water and Disaster Management
Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan
Ms. Conchita Marcuello
Director General for Water, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain
Mr. Octavian Bivol
Chief of the Regional Office for Europe and Central
Asia, UNDRR
Mr. Kamol Kashore (TBC)
Co-chair of the Executive Committee, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
Ms. Ludmilla Kiktenko
Environment Management Programme Manager, Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, CAREC
RAPPORTEUR
Mr. Kenzo Hiroki
Professor, GRIPS, and Coordinator, HELP
CONTACT PEOPLE
Mr. Kenzo Hiroki
HELP
hiroki@waterforum.jp
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84577932142
Meeting ID: 845 7793 2142
Passcode: 090991
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Qohir Rasulzoda
Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan and Chairman of the National Organizing Committee
H.E. Mr. Liu Zhenmin
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
STATEMENTS OF HEADS OF DELEGATION (CONTINUATION)
An updated list of speakers may be distributed at the beginning of the session.
Time limit for statements: 3 minutes
Link: https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/j/94448087597?pwd=dHE2bGl6N3oxdnNFTnBJd2JnNnBKdz09
Meeting ID: 944 4808 7597
Passcode: 9p*p0bQ=&G
CO-CONVENERS
WORLD BANK
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNICEF
CO-CHAIRS
Mr. Gustavo Saltiel
Global lead for Water and Sanitation, World Bank
Ms. Kelly Ann Naylor
Director WASH and CEED, UNICEF
MODERATOR
Ms. Meriem Gray
Senior External Affairs Officer, World Bank
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Ms. Jennifer Sara
Global Director, Water Global Practice, World Bank
PANELISTS
Ms. Gayane Gabrielyan (TBC)
Deputy Minister of Environment, Armenia
Mr. Nuno Broco
CEO, Aguas de Portugal VALOR
Ms. Carolina Tornesi
President, World Youth Parliament for Water
Mr. Marton Krasznai
Center for Central Asia Research, Corvinus University
Mr. Diego Polania
Water Regulatory Commission, Colombia
RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Josefina Maestu
Water Advisor to the Secretary of State for
Environment, Spain
CONTACT PEOPLE
Ms. Farzona Mukhitdinova
World Bank
fmukhitdinova@worldbank.org
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82402666469?pwd=RHlUTE5qMXluQmlQKy9kNm5jZ0pGQT09
Meeting ID: 824 0266 6469
Passcode: 641035
CO-CONVENERS
GERMANY
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO)
INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (IWMI)
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Djuma Daler Shofakir
Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Tajikistan
H.E. Dr. Andreas Prothmann
Ambassador of Germany to Tajikistan
MODERATOR
Mr. Oyture Anarbekov
Country Manager / Researcher, IWMI Central Asia
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
H.E. Ms. Tanja Miskova
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovenia
PANELISTS
H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale
Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations
Ms. Eugénie Avram
Water, Sanitation, IWRM and Transboundary
Resources Officer, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France
Mr. Abdulhakim Salohiddinov
Vice-Rector, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, National Research University
Ms. Lyazzat Syrlybayeva
Regional Coordinator, Central Asia Youth for Water Network
Mr. Tobias Siegfried
HYDROU4 Project Partner, Hydrosolutions Ltd.
CLOSING REMARKS
Mr. Mark Smith
Director General, IWMI
Ms. Sasha Koo-Oshima
Deputy Director, Land and Water Division, FAO
RAPPORTEUR
Ms. Dinara Ziganshina (TBC)
Director, SIC ICWC
CONTACT PEOPLE
Ms. Isabel Pasternack
GIZ
isabel.pasternack@giz.de
Ms. Sasha Koo-Oshima
FAO
sasha.koo@fao.org
Mr. Oyture Anarbekov
IWMI
o.anarbekov@cgiar.org
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/s/85971049745
CO-CONVENERS
THE NETHERLANDS
SPAIN
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNESCO, UNDP, ADB, GWP
AND SIWI
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Moahamed Abdel Aty
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Egypt
Ms. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle
Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences,
UNESCO
MODERATORS
Mr. Henk Ovink
Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, The
Netherlands
Ms. Marianne Kjellén
Senior Water Advisor, UNDP
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mr. John Mathews
Executive Director, AGWA
PANELISTS
H.E. Ms. Mennissa Rambally
Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the
United Nations
Mr. Robbert Moree
Policy Coordinator, Ministry for Infrastructure and
Water Management, The Netherlands
Mr. Manfred Kaufman
Programme Manager, Switzerland
Ms. Jelle Beekma
Senior Water Resources Specialist, ADB
Mr. Tove Lexen
Leading Expert in Water Governance, SIWI
Mr. Ki Young Park
General Director of K-water, Republic of Korea
RAPPORTEUR
Mr. Howard Bamsey
Chair of the Global Water Partnership
CONTACT PEOPLE
Mr. Niels Vlaanderen
Netherlands
niels.vlaanderen@minienw.nl
Ms. Josefina Maestu
Spain
jmaestu@miteco.es
Link: https://usask-ca.zoom.us/j/96396185617?pwd=b2g0L1JxWVlTVXVvSVQxSndXRGQvQT09
Meeting ID: 963 9618 5617
Passcode: 17490797
CO-CONVENERS
GLOBAL WATER FUTURES
PACIFIC WATER RESEARCH CENTRE
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNESCO
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Terry Duguid (online)
Member of Parliament, Canada
Mr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace,
Associate Director, Global Water Futures (in person)
MODERATOR
Mr. Zafar Adeel,
School of Sustainable Energy Engineering, Simon Fraser University (virtual)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mr. John Pomeroy
Director, Global Water Futures
PANELISTS
Dr. Kristine Tovmasyan,
Programe Specialist, Almaty Office, UNESCO (in person)
Kajol Basnet,
Youth Representative, Small Earth Nepal (virtual)
Ms. Yolanda Lopez-Maldonado,
Yucatec hydrologist and Indigenous Knowledge specialist
Ms Bouman-Dentener,
Co-founder, Cansu Global (in person)
RAPPORTEUR
Mr. Robert Sandford
Global Water Futures Chair in Water and Climate Security, UNU Institute for Water, Environment
and Health
CONTACT PERSON
Ms. Corinne Schuster-Wallace
Global Water Futures
cschuster.wallace@usask.ca
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87323289946?pwd=U1F3SE1HL0pOaENueUllTnIrUmR4UT09
Meeting ID: 873 2328 9946
Passcode: 147131
CO-CONVENERS
SWITZERLAND
STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL WATER INSTITUTE (SIWI)
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
WOMEN FOR WATER PARTNERSHIP (WfWP)
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNESCO-WWAP
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Guy Bonvin
Special Envoy for Water in Central Asia, Switzerland
Mr. Olcay Unver (TBC)
Professor of Practice, Arizona State University
MODERATORS
Mr. Joshua Newton
Consultant, SIWI
Ms. Lesha Witmer
Advocacy, WfWP
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Mr. Lifeng Li
Director Land & Water Division, FAO
Mr. Mahmoud Mohieldin
UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, Egypt
PANELISTS
Mr. Callist Tindimugaya (video)
Commissioner Water Resources Planning and Regulation, Uganda
Ms. Laura Imburgia
Senior Water and Gender Programme Officer, UNESCO-WWAP
Mr. Adrian Sym
Executive Director, Alliance for Water Stewardship
Mr. Anton-Louis Olivier (represented by Mr. Alex Campbell)
Vice-Chair, IHA
Ms. Mercedes Castro
General Director, Agualimpia Peru
Ms. Karin Krchnak (online)
Managing Director of Sustainability and Market Outreach, American Chemistry Council
Ms. Carolina Tornesi MacKinnon
President, WYWP
RAPPORTEUR
Mr. Gary Grossman
Associate Director, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
CONTACT PEOPLE
Ms. Tove Lexen
SIWI
tove.lexen@siwi.org
Ms. Mariet Verhoef-Cohen
WfWP
president@womenforwater.org
Mr. Olcay Unver
ASU
olcay.unver@asu.edu
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81938136819?
pwd=aGFRbjh4UzNhWjFPaWwrVzVmZ1Ardz09
Meeting ID: 819 3813 6819
Passcode: 499688
CO-CONVENERS
AUSTRALIA
INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (IWMI)
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)
CO-CHAIRS
Mr. Tony Slatyer
Special Adviser on Water to the Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
Mr. Amirzoda Orif Khamid
Director of the Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower and Ecology under National Academy of Sciences, Tajikistan
MODERATOR
Mr. Anil Mishra
Chief of Section, Hydrological Systems and Water Scarcity, Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Ms. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle
Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Ms. Cathy Foley
Australia’s Chief Scientist
PANELISTS
H.E. Mr. Jone Usamate (video)
Minister for Infrastructure, Meteorological Services, Lands and Mineral Resources, Fiji
Mr. Fazliddin Mukhitdinov
Head of the Office for the Coordination of Reforms in Agriculture and Stabilization of the Domestic
Food Market, Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction, Uzbekistan
Mr. Kiyoung Park
General Manager, K-Water, and Director, International Environmental Cooperation Center
Ms. Jane Coram
Director for Land and Water of CSIRO, Australia National Science Agency
Mr. Mark Smith
Director General, IWMI
RAPPORTEUR
Mr. Mohsin Hafeez
Country Representative for Pakistan and Regional Representative for Central Asia, IWMI
CONTACT PEOPLE
Ms. Linda Dixon
CSIRO
linda.dixon@csiro.au
Mr. Anil Mishra
UNESCO
a.mishra@unesco.org
Mr. Oyture Anarbekov
IWMI
o.anarbekov@cgiar.org
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88641408524
Meeting ID: 886 4140 8524
Passcode: 090991
CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Mr. Kohir Rasulzoda
Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan and Chairman of the National Organizing Committee
H.E. Mr. Liu Zhenmin
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
REPORTS FROM THE CONFERENCE FORUMS
Report of the Central Asia Forum “Water for Regional Cooperation” delivered by
Mr. William Young
Lead Water Resources Management Specialist, World Bank Report of the Women Water Forum delivered by
Ms. Alia El-Yassir
Regional Director, UN Women
Report of the Youth and Children Water Forum delivered by
Ms. Emily Ryan
Chair of the International Water Association Young Water Professionals Steering Committee
Report of the Forum on Water and Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples delivered by
Ms. Yolanda López Maldonado
and Ms. Tania Martínez Cruz
Researcher in Indigenous Science and Indigenous Peoples Food Systems and Water Expert, FAO
Report of the Forum on Water and Mountains delivered by
Ms. Natalia Kim
Project Officer, UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office
REPORTS FROM THE THEMATIC AND INTERACTIVE PANELS
Water for Health and People (WHP)
Report on increasing water-health nexus for responding to the challenges of the post-COVID world (WHP1) delivered by
Mr. Bruce Gordon,
Head of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health Unit, WHO
Report on accelerating access to safe water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions, leaving no one behind (WHP2) delivered by
Ms. Sofie Sandström,
First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations
Report on advancing water sustainability in urban and rural areas (WHP3) delivered
by Ms. Josefina Maestu,
Water Advisor to the Secretary of State for Environment, Spain Water for Livelihoods and Inclusive Economic Growth (WEG)
Report on promoting integrated water resources management, water efficiency and valuing water (WEG1) delivered
by Ms. Lyazzat Syrlybayeva,
Regional Coordinator, Central Asia Youth for Water
Report on transboundary water cooperation for inclusive economic growth and sustainability (WEG2) delivered by
Ms. Francesca Bernardini,
Chief of Transboundary Cooperation Section, UNECE
Report on accelerating the water-energy-food nexus in post-COVID recovery (WEG3) delivered by
Ms. Dinara Ziganshina (TBC), Director, SIC ICWC Water, Environment and Climate Resilience (WEC)
Report on promoting nature-based water solutions, water quality and ecosystems (WEC1) delivered by
Ms. Marianne Kjellén, Senior Water Advisor, UNDP
Report on resilient infrastructure and disaster risk reduction (WEC2) delivered by
Mr. Kenzo Hiroki,
Professor, GRIPS, and Coordinator, HELP
Report on water resources and climate: reinforcing the interlinkages (WEC3) delivered by
Ms. Danielle
Gaillard-Picher, Senior Specialist for Global Processes, GWP
Interactive Panels on Education, Technology, Awareness and Knowledge (ETAK)
Report on promoting science-based water solutions, tools and technology (ETAK1) delivered by
Mr. Robert Sandford, Global Water Futures
Chair in Water and Climate Security, UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Report on moving out of water box and promoting integration at all levels (ETAK2) delivered by
Mr. Gary Grossman, Associate Director, School for
the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
Report on improving knowledge, education and communication (ETAK3) delivered by
Mr. Mohsin
Hafeez, Country Representative for Pakistan and Regional Representative for Central Asia, IWMI
CLOSING CEREMONY
Presentation of the outcome documents
Closing remarks by H.E. Mr. Qohir Rasulzoda
Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan and Chairman of the National Organizing Committee
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81554959606?pwd=R1BIS3NyeVk5b05NNTlPVURQZEdUQT09
Meeting ID: 815 5495 9606
Passcode: 434412
Co-crganizers: United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) and UNESCO International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management (UNESCO i-WSSM) in partnership with Hub-countries (Tunisia, Pakistan, Brazil and Republic of Korea)
Description: The focus of this side-event will be sharing the experiences of the Hub-countries in using SDG-PSS as a powerful tool for supporting evidence-based policy and decision making to achieve SDG 6. The aims of the proposed side event are perfectly in line with the main themes of the Conference in terms of promoting science-based solutions and tools; improving capacity building, knowledge and education through sharing information and best practices; showcasing successful partnerships by stakeholders at all levels; and strengthening cooperation at different levels by promoting partnership and cross-sectoral approaches. This side event will be co-organized by the United Nations Office for the Sustainable Development (UNOSD), a project office of UN DESA based in Incheon, ROK, and UNESCO International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management (UNESCO i-WSSM).
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81206320153?pwd=VVh1VHc4aFR6VGxsOWthV3B3K2ZDQT09
Meeting ID: 812 0632 0153
Passcode: 663340
Organizer: Aga Khan Development Network
Description: High mountain areas receive much of their precipitation as snow; this together with melt from glaciers and permafrost, as well as periodic rainfall, comprises the runoff to streams and rivers. The side event will provide a scientific analysis of recent climate trends that drive water availability in the Central Asian region in form of snowmelt, rainfall, glacier melt, permafrost thaw, and the subsurface water regime. Therefore, the side event will provide a perspective on climate complexities causal effects on variability on water sources and anticipated trajectories in mountainous Central Asia, implications of water-related dynamics on the quality of life of indigenous communities: water-food security – energy nexus and hazards, as well as recommendations to expedite implementation of measures to safeguard mountainous communities.
Organizer: State Scientific Institution «Center for the Study of Glaciers NAST»
Description: The objectives of the event are involve women in the study of glaciers in Tajikistan, improving the knowledge of women to conduct fundamental research, identification of new innovative ways in the study of glaciers by women, to get acquainted with the achievements of women in the field of studying the glaciers of Tajikistan.
Co-organizers: Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, UNDP, European Union Delegation to Tajikistan
Description: The countries of Central Asia are striving to mainstream climate change in the national policies and pursue transition to a low-carbon resilient development. All countries in the region have developed national strategies and action plans on climate change, with associated projects on mitigation and adaptation. Therefore, purpose of the side-event is to promote a shared understanding of climate change and resilience concepts and to mainstream climate-fragility risks into water policies and river basin management plans. Supporting water policies and river basin management plans in all three countries to improve sustainable use of water resources in Ferghana Valley.
Organizer: Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water)
Description: Though securing water is essential to respond to global climate crisis, there are not enough international educational institutions dedicated to the areas of water, energy, and climate change. Considering its importance of capacity building for developing countries in this respect, Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) will gather water stakeholders around the world to share practical measures to utilize a global water education platform based on each participant’s financial, governance and information through this side-event.
Co-organizers: Tajikistan, The Netherlands, UN DESA and UN-Water
Description: In March 2023 the world will come together during the UN 2023 Water Conference convened by the UN General Assembly. The parameters of the outcomes of the UN 2023 Water Conference are described in General Assembly resolution 75/212. The mandated outcome document of the Conference is a summary of its proceedings. This summary will feed into the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July 2023, in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and it will challenge the world community to think of best ways to organize and mobilize the acceleration – and scaling – we need to achieve.
Organizer: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Description: Since independence, Central Asian countries have made concerted efforts and established regional initiatives and cooperation in the area of interstate water management. While most initiatives have focused on cooperation in large rivers, the sustainable and efficient management of small transboundary tributaries (STTs) within large river basins is equally important. Frequently mentioned challenges to improve transboundary cooperation in STTs are lack of tools, rules and regulations, data sharing and qualified specialists on transboundary water sharing.
Link: https://osce-org.zoom.us/j/97216561279
Meeting ID: 972 1656 1279
Passcode: 28165060
Co-organizers: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Geneva Water Hub (GWH)
Description: The side-event will explore possibilities where digitalization is used in transboundary water management as a contribution to regional dialogue and cooperation, specifically in areas of monitoring and measuring water use and footprint, as well as early warning systems in water related disasters. The side-event will also serve to launch the e-learning course on Water Diplomacy and Integration of Water Norms in Peacebuilding, developed by the OSCE in partnership with Geneva Water Hub. The overall objective of the e-learning is to provide theoretical and practical tools for integrating sustainable water governance in processes linked to peacebuilding and to increase the capacities of individuals and institutions in using water as an entry point for co-operation and dialogue.
Co-organizers: UN-WATER, IAEA, UNESCO-IHP, IGRAC, UNESCO-WWAP, University College London, IAH
Description: The proposed session will first take stock of the status of the world groundwater resources, as presented in the UN World Water Development Report (WWDR) 2022, entitled “Groundwater: making the invisible visible”. The main findings of the WWDR will be presented during the event. The session will then focus on links between groundwater and climate change, explicitly considering how groundwater contributes to climate change adaptation and mitigation, and to resilience of communities to climate extreme events. Special attention will be given to interactions between the cryosphere and groundwater/aquifers.
Organizer: State Scientific Institution «Center for the Study of Glaciers NAST»
Description: The objectives of the event are: increasing the role of youth in the study of glaciers in Tajikistan; involvement of youth in the study of glaciers; improving the knowledge and skills of young people to conduct basic research; acquaintance with the achievements of the young in the study of glaciers in Tajikistan.
Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqdOqsrzorG9wxHpGkkkww7kQ3mNRM3yH7
Meeting ID: 947 3341 1118
Passcode: ?V4fjf
Organization: International Organization for Migration
Description: According to the Sixth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), approximately half of the world’s population experiences severe water scarcity for at least some part of the year due to climatic and non-climatic drivers. Drought is impacting lives and livelihoods by causing land degradation, food insecurity, and reducing agricultural production. With climate change impacting hydrological cycles, pre-existing inequalities and vulnerabilities are exacerbated especially for those relying primarily on natural rainfall patterns for sustaining their well-being and livelihoods.