Dushanbe, Tajikistan – On February 11-12, CAREC conducted national training sessions for Tajikistan’s water management organizations in Dushanbe.
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) held these training sessions as part of the project “Climate-Responsive and Gender-Sensitive Basin Management” (hereafter referred to as the Project). This initiative is a component of the Regional Program “Climate Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia,” implemented by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Specialists from Tajikistan’s water management organizations participated in the training, including staff from the Basin River Organizations (BRO) of Syr Darya, Kofarnihon, Zarafshan, Vakhsh, and Panj; the Basin Water Management Organizations (BWMO) of Amu Darya and Syr Darya; as well as representatives from the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation. The training is part of a series of national events aimed at strengthening the capacity of basin organizations in Central Asia.
The aim of the training was to provide participants with knowledge and skills in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) with a focus on climate change adaptation. The main topics included the assessment of Tajikistan’s water resources and their distribution across sectors, methods of water accounting and allocation, land reclamation, water-saving technologies, and the protection of water bodies. Special attention was given to an inclusive approach that ensures the involvement of all stakeholders, including women, for effective water resources management.
Hikmatullo Kujmurodov, Head of the Zarafshan Basin Water Resources Management Department, noted that climate change has a significant impact on the state of water resources and emphasized the importance of developing and strengthening adaptation measures in this context. According to him, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is the foundation for the further development of the water management sector; therefore, relevant measures have already been included in the basin plan for the area.
“I express my deep gratitude for the opportunity to participate in this training. I would like to suggest holding similar events more frequently, as well as considering their organization outside the Republic to exchange experiences with colleagues from other Central Asian countries. This training covered important and relevant topics, and the speakers presented them clearly and accessibly. I am confident that such practice will provide significant support for the further development of the water management sector,”
— Safarova Nargis, Head of the Department of Economics and Forecasting at the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The training sessions concluded with a discussion and the presentation of certificates to the participants.
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From 2024 to 2026, CAREC will implement the project “Climate-responsive and gender-sensitive basin management” (hereinafter referred to as the Project). The Project is part of the Regional Program “Climate Sensitive Water Resources Management in Central Asia,” implemented by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
The project’s goal is to strengthen regional cooperation among countries in the region by providing informational and theoretical support to stakeholders in the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). As part of the project, 24 gender-sensitive trainings will be conducted at national, transboundary, and regional levels.
Contact person – Irina Yugay, Project Manager (Water Initiatives Support Program), wisspecialist@carececo.org
