Venue

Roundtable in memory of Prof. V.A. Dukhovniy on “Water Security In the Central Asian Countries”

25 November 2021, online

The roundtable will be held as part of the International Research and Education Forum dedicated to 30 years of independence of the Central Asian countries “Strategic Goals of Development in Central Asia: History, Trends and Prospects” (23-26 November 2021).

Professor Dr. Victor Dukhovniy – Director of the Scientific-Information Center of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia, Executive Director of the EECCA Network of Water Organizations, Honorary Vice-President of ICID, Academician of the Russian Academy of Water Sciences, eminent scientist and organizer of land reclamation and water development - passed away on 14 August 2021.

Prof. Dukhovniy devoted many years to studying challenges and ways to achieve water security in the Central Asian countries as one of strategic priorities for regional survival. Despite growing threats and risks, he was convinced that Central Asia can achieve water, food and energy security and environmental sustainability by 2030, provided that the countries make coordinated intersectoral decisions.

Victor Dukhovniy did a lot for research diplomacy and consolidation of scientists and practitioners, as he believed that by joint and science informed efforts only it would be possible to solve topical problems in the region.

During the roundtable, colleagues and collaborators of Prof. Dukhovniy will address the most pressing issues of water security and key actions to be taken at the national and regional level.

AGENDA

Opening
Welcome from FGBU RosNIIVH – A. Shalikovskiy
Welcome from SIC ICWC – D. Ziganshina

In memory of Prof. V.A. DUkhovniy (video)

To the memory of scientist… Scientific heritage of Viktor Dukhovniy (20.04.1934 - 14.08.2021)
Anatoliy Ryabtsev, Dr., Acting Executive Secretary of the EECCA Network of Water-Management Organizations, Almaty

Water security issues in the Kyrgyz Republic
Abdibay Djayloobaev, Deputy Director, State Water Resources Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek

Water conservation and rational use of water resources are the pillars for future survival
Yarash Pulatov, Prof. Dr., Institute of water problems, hydropower and ecology of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Speech by representative of Turkmenistan
Begench Mommadov, Ashkhabad

History of Aral dying and ways for revivification
Vadim Sokolov, Head of IFAS Agency for Implementation of Projects, Tashkent

Monitoring of the dried Aral Sea bed and measures to combat desertification
Galina Stulina, senior researcher, SIC ICWC, Tashkent

Transboundary water cooperation in Central Asia
Nariman Kipshakbaev, Prof., Director of SIC ICWC Kazakhstan branch, Almaty

Transboundary water risks in eastern part of Central Asia
Andrey Shalikovskiy, Director, VostokNIIVH, Chita

Water, food, energy and environment nexus
Chyngyz Uzakbaev, free consultant, Bishkek

Expert Platform on water security, sustainable development, and future studies in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
Saghit Ibatullin, Dr. Prof., Director of International Training Center for the Safety of Hydrotechnical Facilities, Taraz

Capacity building of water management organizations in climate adaptation
Nadejda Prokhorova, Dr., Prof., Head of the Water Professional Development Center for Water at FGBU RosNIIVH, Yekaterinburg

Water security, diplomacy and law
Dinara Ziganshina, PhD, Acting Director of SIC ICWC, Tashkent

Safety of large hydrotechnical constructions in Central Asia
Shukhrat Talipov, Uzbekgidroenergo, Tashkent
Batyr Hajiev, UNECE, Geneva

Ensuring safety of hydrotechnical constructions in Caucasus: last 50-year results, tasks, challenges
Viktor Volosukhin, Dr. Prof., Director, Institute of Hydrotechnical Constructions Safety, Novocherkask

Global Water Partnership for Central Asia, Caucasus and Mongolia as a platform for IWRM knowledge dissemination
Guljamal Nurmuhamedova, Regional Coordinator for GWP Central Asia and Caucasus, Ashkhabad

Wrap-up