OSCE Office promotes discussions on water quality in the Aral Sea region
Seminar
- Date:
- Location:
- Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
- Organized by:
- The OSCE Programme Office in Astana, International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea Executive Directorate in the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Source:
- OSCE Programme Office in Astana
- Fields of work:
- Environmental activities
About
Water resources quality will be the topic of a seminar organized in Kyzylorda by the Office in close partnership with the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea Executive Directorate in the Republic of Kazakhstan (IFAS-KZ) for some 40 representatives from national and regional water authorities, academia, civil society and members of the Aral-Syrdarya water basin council.
The event aims to examine the level of salinization of drinking and irrigation water resources vis-à-vis the needs of the basin. It is an integral part of the Office’s activities on integrated water resources management and enhanced transboundary water co-operation.