15.11.19
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat provided a platform for regional dialogue on the best practices and standards in use of innovative water management technologies.
Representatives of the State Committee of Water Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) and other Turkmenistan agencies were joined by their counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
International experts focused on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), presenting innovative solutions ensuring sustainable water supply for irrigation, sustainable urban water management, innovative renewable energy technologies for the water industry and the use of Information and Communication Technologies within the field of sustainable water management.
Representatives of the Central Asian countries shared their experience in developing relevant national strategies, adapting regional programs and implementing projects on innovative water management technologies.
“It is impossible to ignore the reality of the 21st Century, the age of ‘high technology’, in which innovative decisions and technological know-how, digital and robo-technology are an essential prerequisite for technological progress in any field”, said Natalya Drozd, Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat.
Drozd mentioned a number of OSCE’s successful initiatives in the environmental sphere, including supporting Turkmenistan within the framework of its IFAS chairmanship.
“We consider this seminar a timely initiative that enabled regional governmental authorities to engage in the discussion and exchange the practices of Central Asian countries in the development and adaptation of innovative technologies in water management as well as getting acquainted with international experiences in IWRM,” she said.
Experts facilitated discussions and the exchange of information on national experiences in the area of water management and practical applications of technological solutions in the Central Asia region.
