Community of Practice

There is now an urgent need to formalize the NAS structure to ensure the sustainability of development and enhance operational efficiency. The forthcoming meeting will focus on finalizing the formalization process of the NAS and establishing a platform for academic and scientific cooperation.

Event date: 18.03.2024

Location: Online

In 2024, CACCC-2024 will delve into critical issues pertaining to water, energy, food security, and environmental sustainability within the context of a climate-affected Central Asia.

Event date: 27-29.05.2024

Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan

USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity continues its WEFE Nexus Lecture Series (No. 22) with a focus on the water-energy cooperation in Central Asia.

Event date: 27.02.2024

Location: Online

USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity continues its WEFE Nexus Lecture Series (No. 21) with a focus on the potential use of silt removed from reservoirs in Central Asia.

Event date: 13.02.2024

Location: Online

It is anticipated that the meeting will encompass diverse perspectives on opportunities for Central Asian countries to implement transboundary basin programs. Additionally, potential strategies for attracting requisite investments and efficiently managing them within the context of transboundary basins will be examined.

Event date: 05.12.2023

Location: Dubai, UAE

The Central Asian Network of Academic Society (NAS) in Central Asia promotes interaction and knowledge exchange between representatives of educational institutions involved in the management of environment, water, land and energy resources in the context of climate change. NAS provides an opportunity for universities to work with international and regional experts, develop new or improve existing educational courses, prepare necessary methodological material, and train their faculty in new approaches and modern tools.

Event date: 24.11.2023

Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan

This training on “Water Diplomacy and International Water Law” is organized under the USAID Regional Water and Environment Project, and Blue Peace Central Asia Initiative (BPCA) funded by Switzerland. The International Secretariat for Water (Canada) is a partner of the event.

The USAID Regional Water and Environment Activity under Component 1 on Capacity Building and Education initiated the development of a full-fledged course “Water Diplomacy and International Water Law” for undergraduate/graduate students CA universities. The course involves 15 hours of theory and 30 hours of seminars and is assessed for 5 credits. The course content was developed in cooperation with members of the Network of Academic Societies (NAS).

Event date: 20-23.10.2023

Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan

The organization of River Day events for the Amu Darya River Basin is based on proposals from the Activity’s national partners. The celebration helps raise awareness in the region about water use and management in the basin and involves young people in dialogue on water management. Earlier this year, the Activity organized a series of River Day events at the national level in each of the four basin countries – Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Activities at the national level also widely involved youth through drawing and essay contests, water-theme video competitions, and river clean-up activities. 

Event date: 27.09.2023

Location: Khiva, Uzbekistan

Participants: USAID Mission in Central Asia, RCC members (including governmental officials from water, environment, agriculture ministries/agencies, foreign affairs ministries, and scientific-research institutions).

Event date: 26.09.2023

Location: Khiva, Uzbekistan

The Activity’s regional framework is operationalized through the Regional Coordination Committee (RCC) which convenes twice a year in conjunction with the Regional Decision Support (RDS) workshops.

Event date: 25.09.2023

Location: Khiva, Uzbekistan

During the meeting, special attention will be given to issues of water security, water and land degradation (e.g. soil erosion, salinization, sedimentation due to soil degradation in watersheds, etc.), the relationship between agricultural productivity and water use efficiency, the role the agricultural sector in meeting certain national commitments to reduce CO2 emissions, etc.

Event date: 05.09.2023

Location: online

The 20^th edition of the WEFE Nexus lecture series will look more closely at the topic of carbon sequestration, the mechanisms for its operation, and explore the potential of (and steps needed for) the USAID ERAS-I Oasis project to earn the necessary certification.

Event date: 13.09.2023

Location: online

The event is organized by the USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity in cooperation with the Water Resources Service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic.  Within the framework of the event, a photo contest among the media and a video contest among schoolchildren were held.

Event date: 15.05.2023

Location: Doroot-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan

Yesterday in Nurek, Tajikistan, the Activity organized the third of four scheduled River Day celebrations this spring in Central Asia for promoting the role of youth for improved water conservation and calling attention to the need for water sector reform to ensure sustainable water management.

Event date: 03.05.2023

Location: Nurek, Tajikistan

The events included a meeting with stakeholders to discuss water management issues in the Amu Darya River Basin, tree planting and clean-up activities along the Shavat Canal, and an award ceremony for winning students in the art contest on the theme, "The Amu Darya is a River of Friendship.”

Event date: 27.04.2023

Location: Dashoguz, Turkmenistan

The event as organized by the USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activityin cooperation with the Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan. During the national event, an exhibition of drawings and essays by participants of the competitions will be organized and prizes will be awarded to the winners.

Event date: 25.04.2023

Location: Nukus, Uzbekistan

USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity organized the 4th National Intersectoral Committee meeting, a platform for national experts and representatives from seven water-related ministries to discuss how the Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus approach (WEFE Nexus) can improve water management and climate change resilience in the country, and to review the results and plans of the Activity.

Event date: 28.02.2023

Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

On February 7 and 10, 33 lecturers and professors from the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan (Ashgabat) and the Turkmen Agricultural Institute (Dashoguz) learnt about the interactions between water, energy, food and environment security through the Interactive Nexus Simulation game, conducted by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) in cooperation with USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity (WAVE).

Event date: 07,10.02.2023

Location: Ashgabat and Dashoguz, Turkmenistan

The training was held to discuss legislative changes regarding water use and how to ensure financial sustainability of SBC operations. Trainings such as these empower these groups to become more effective stewards for water security for improved livelihoods.

Event date: 16.12.2022

Location: Mary, Turkmenistan

In Ashgabat, the USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity hosted a workshop with representatives from Turkmen government ministries on methods and software for long-term water and energy planning to improve national water management.

Event date: 13.12.2022

Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan