Section 1
2022 Calendar of events
January
January 14-16 – 12th IRENA Assembly, Abu Dhabi, UAE
January 17-19 – World future energy summit 2022, Abu Dhabi, UAE
January 19 – Online roundtable “Major aspects of sound water use and glacier preservation in Central Asia”
January 25 – WWT wastewater 2022, conference & exhibition, Birmingham, UK
February
February 2 – World Wetlands Day
February 8-10 – E-World Energy & Water, international conference and exhibition, Essen, Germany
February 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 23-25 – International Online Conference “The Silk Road of Knowledge: Science meets Green Policy”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
February 24-25 – 14th meeting of the Implementation Committee of the Water Convention, Geneva, Switzerland
March
March 3 – World Wildlife Day
March 3 – CAREC Women in Energy Summit, online
March 14 – World Rivers Day
March 13-16 – 2nd Asia International Water Week, Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
March 21 – International Day of Forests
March 21-26 – 9th World Water Forum, Dakar, Senegal
March 22 – World Water Day
March 22-23 – International exhibition of equipment and technologies for waste management and wastewater treatment, Wasma 2022, Moscow, Russia
March 23 – World Meteorological Day
March 26 – Day of the Aral Sea
March 27 - April 2 – 17th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Reno, Nevada, USA
March 30-31 – Conference “Environmental Education for Sustainable Development: State, Challenges and Prospects”, Almaty, Kazakhstan, online
April
April 17-21 – Singapore International Water Week (SIWW 2022)
April 19 -23 – Global Soil Week
April 20-24 – IE Expo China 2022, Shanghai, China
April 22 – International Mother Earth Day
April 23-24 – 4th Asia Pacific Water Summit, Kumamoto, Japan
April 26-27 –International Central Asian Science-to-Practice Conference “30-years of Water Cooperation among the Central Asian States: Facing the Future”, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
April 27 – 82nd meeting of ICWC Central Asia, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
April 27 –Dialogue II: Sustainable Water Governance in Central Asia amid Climate Vulnerabilities, online
May
May 6-8 – Scientific Forum “The Force of Nature N+1” as part of the Stihia Festival, Muynak
May 16-18 – Global Water Summit, Madrid, Spain
May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity
May 23-27 – 2022 Living Planet Symposium, Bonn, Germany
May 25-27 – 6th Annual International Congress and Exhibition: Hydropower Central Asia and Caspian, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
June
June 2-4 – Regional Conference “Prospects of Renewables Development in the Central Asia Countries”, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
June 4 – 3rd Meeting of Water and Climate Leaders, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
June 5 – World Environment Day
June 6-9 – 2nd International High-Level Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
June 8 – World Oceans Day
June 8-10 – Aquatech China 2022, Shanghai, China
June 10 – 2nd Syr Darya River Basin Youth Dialogue, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
June 17 – Desertification and Drought Day
June 21-23 – VI All-Russian Water Congress, St. Petersburg, Russia
June 28-30 – Special event dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Water Convention, and Fourth Joint Meeting of the UNECE Working Groups on Integrated Water Resources Management and on Monitoring and Assessment, Tallinn, Estonia
July
July 1 – Geneva Water Dialogue, Switzerland
July 4-5 – 6th Eurasian Business Forum “Green Energy & Waste Recycling Forum 2022”, Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan
July 5-15 – High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, New York, USA
August
August 8-11 – Asia Water Forum 2022, online
August 8-12 – Virtual Conference on Rural and Agricultural Development in the Digital Age, online
August 12 – Day of the Caspian Sea
August 23 - September 1 – World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden
September
September 6-8–The Green Expo 2022: 28th International Environmental Technology Expo and Conference, Mexico City, Mexico
September 11-15 – IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark
September 13-15 – ECWATECH 2022, Moscow, Russia
September 19 – World Cleanup Day
September 27-29 – WETEX&DSS 2022: 24th exhibition on water, energy technology and environment, Dubai, UAE
September 27 – First Steering Committee Meeting of the National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management in Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
September 29 – World Maritime Day
October
October 3-10– 24th ICID International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage and 73rd International Executive Council Meeting, Adelaide, Australia
October 5-7–The Ninth "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus
October 5-6– International Scientific-Practical Conference “Water Security – the Basis for Sustainable Development”, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
October 6-7– Sixth North and Central Asia Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, Almaty, Kazakhstan
October 9-13 – IDA 2022 World Congress, Sydney, Australia
October 11-12 – 4th Berlin Climate and Security Conference, online
October 15 – International Day of Rural Women
October 16-19 – Cairo Water Week, Cairo, Egypt
October 17-18 – Global Workshop on Water, Agriculture and Climate Change, Geneva, Switzerland
October 17-21 – International Week of Innovative Ideas 2022 “Green innovations for sustainable development” (InnoWeek.Uz-2022), Tashkent, Uzbekistan
October 19 – 13th Meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate, Geneva, Switzerland, hybrid format
October 24-27 – Youth for Future: Regional Conference of Youth on Climate Change in Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
October 26-27 – Conference on Water Resource Management for Achieving Food Security in Asia under Climate Change, online
November
November 2-3 – International Conference “Hydrodiplomacy: Building and Strengthening Transboundary Water Governance Institutions, Brussels, Belgium
November 7-9 – Strengthening Collaboration among Science Networks in Asia and the Pacific Meeting, Jakarta, Indonesia
November 7-13 – International Week of Science and Peace
November 7-18 – Climate Change Conference – COP27, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
November 10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development
November 16-17 – SPECA 2022 Economic Forum “Greener and safer future”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
November 17 – International Conference “Impact of Global Warming on Central Asia: Country Assessments and Approaches and Regional Cooperation Prospects”, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
November 17-18 – 11th All-Russian Scientific-Practical Conference “Rivers of Siberia and the Far East: Preservation of River Ecosystems in Global Change Age”, Khabarovsk, Russia
November 22 – 83rd meeting of ICWC Central Asia, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
November 22-24 – Korean International Water Week “Sustainable Water Management for Human and Nature”, Daegu, South Korea
December
December 2 – High-Level Central Asian Dialogue on Climate Change and Resilience, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
December 5 – World Soil Day
December 6-12 –UN-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022, Paris, France
December 7 -19 – Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada
December 10-11– 9th General Assembly of the WWC, Paris, France
December 11– International Mountain Day
December 12-13 – 7th Meeting of the Task Force on Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus, Geneva, Switzerland, hybrid format
December 13 – Central Asian Youth Session “Youth for Youth: Sustainable Development and Innovation”, Almaty, Kazakhstan, online
December 16 – International Young Scientist Forum “A way to the green Aral Sea: innovation and cooperation”, Nukus, Republic of Karakalpakstan
December 21-22 – Central Asian Regional Dialogue under the Transformative Futures for Water Security Initiative, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, hybrid format
Major Events in Central Asia
International Central Asian Science-to-Practice Conference “30-years of Water Cooperation among the Central Asian States: Facing the Future”, April 26-27, Turkestan, Kazakhstan
The aim of the Conference was to sum up 30 years of ICWC activity in management of water resources, maintenance and development of interstate cooperation in Central Asia. The Conference brought together about 120 representatives of concerned ministries and departments from the five Central Asian states, executive bodies of ICWC, EC IFAS, as well as water professionals and experts, academia, researchers, students, as well as representatives of international organizations.
The Conference agenda consisted of a plenary session and 4 roundtables: (1) transboundary water cooperation among the Central Asian countries: lessons and next steps, (2) water saving and sound water use in the context of climate change. Aquatic ecosystems: the current state and needs, (3) science and innovations for water security (dedicated to the memory of Prof. V. Dukhovniy), and (4) water future in Central Asia: diversity of opinions.
The Conference adopted the Joint Statement by the heads of water agencies of the Central Asian countries and the Resolution.
Second International High-Level Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028 , June 6-9, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The Conference entitled “Catalyzing water action and partnership at the local, national, regional and global levels” was held as part of the Dushanbe Water Process. 75 country delegations and more than 100 delegations of regional and international organizations, including UN agencies, financing institutions, basin organizations, academia, civil society and the private sector took part in the event.
The Conference agenda was comprised of the plenary session and 12 thematic panels: (1) Increasing water-health nexus to respond to the challenges of the post-COVID world; (2) Promoting IWRM, water efficiency and valuing water; (3) Promoting nature-based water solutions, water quality and ecosystems; (4) Accelerating access to safe WASH conditions, leaving no-one behind; (5) Transboundary water cooperation for economic growth and sustainability; (6) Resilient infrastructure and disaster risk reduction; (7) Advancing water sustainability in urban and rural areas; (8) Accelerating the water-energy-food nexus in post-COVID recovery; (9) Water resources and climate: reinforcing the interlinkages; (10) Improving knowledge, education and communication; (11) Moving out of the water box and promoting cooperation at all levels; (12) Promoting science-based water solutions, tools and technology. The outcomes of the panels were presented at the final session and in a Final Declaration “From Dushanbe 2022 to New York 2023”.
Five forums were convened during the Conference: (1) Regional Forum on Water Cooperation in Central Asia co-organized by the EC IFAS and WB in partnership with CAWEP, EU, Switzerland, USAID, GIZ and RECCA; (2) Women Water Forum: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Water Unites Us organized by Royal Academy of Sciences for International Trust (RASIT) in cooperation with OSCE, based on the outcomes of the 7th International Women and Girls in Science Day ; (3) Youth and Children’s Water Forum organized by UNICEF together with EC IFAS, MEWR, WMO, CYS, WYN, WYPW, CAY4W to mobilize children and youth in discussions of possible solutions on water and equal access to it; (4) Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Forum co-organized by UNDP and UNESCO; (5) Forum on Water and Mountains: Towards Sustainable Development co-organized by UNESCO and UNRCCA (June 6). The outcomes of the Forums were presented at the plenary session.
The Conference also offered: (1) the international exhibition “Water for Sustainable Development”; (2) the Water Festival aimed to increase public awareness about the value of water as a vital resource, the careful attitude to water and its conservation for future generations; (3) International marathon with the motto “Water for Sustainable Development” , which was to to draw attention of the world community to emerging and existential water challenges, motivate and call for action, mobilize efforts to achieve real change on the ground, as well as promote the Water Decade and the UN 2023 Water Conference.
Youth for Future: Regional Conference of Youth on Climate Change in Central Asia, October 24-27, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
The Conference aimed to raise awareness on challenges caused by climate change in Central Asia, including its security implications. The Conference brought together over 50 participants from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Germany. The agenda included thematic sessions, discussions in plenary and working groups, simulation games, scenario-setting activities, and field visits. At the conclusion of the conference, participants agreed on a youth statement that reveals the readiness and enthusiasm of young people to act together in combating climate change and adapting to it.
High-Level Central Asian Dialogue on Climate Change and Resilience, December 2, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
The High-Level Central Asian Dialogue entitled “From global knowledge to local solutions: climate resilient institutions in Central Asia” was organized by UNDP jointly with GIZ and in cooperation with Uzhydromet, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Water Management. More than 120 delegates from five CA countries engaged in the dialogue.
The Agenda included four sessions on actions to build resilience to climate change and natural disasters in CA, water-energy-food and health nexus approach to achieve SDGs, regional cooperation, and discussion and summary.
The dialogue demonstrated climate policies of the CA states in the context of climate risks and addressed changes in the long-term vision of resilience to climate change and natural disasters through comprehensive climate actions.
Fifth Central Asian Expert Forum “Actual aspects of regional cooperation on climate change, water use, food security and information and communication technologies in the Central Asian region”, December 10, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
The Forum was organized the Scientific Center for Strategic Studies at the Institute of International Relations (IIR) MFA of Turkmenistan with the assistance of UNRCCA. The event was attended by heads and experts of the Institutes for Strategic Studies of the CA states, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions, UNRCCA, faculty and students of the IIR MFA, and media.
The goal was to discuss topical issues of regional cooperation, development of common strategic approaches, practical proposals and recommendations for the governments of the states in the region in agreed areas.
The Forum consisted of three sessions on cooperation in combating climate change in Central Asia in the light of the decisions of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and water cooperation in the Aral Sea Basin, food security in the Central Asian region, and problems of ensuring ICT security.