CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

TIME EVENTS HALL

14:00 – 16:00 Building resilience in Tajikistan: upstream climate risk assessment approach National Library of Tajikistan, Banquet Hall, 3rd Floor

13:00 – 18:00 Thematic Workshop: “Hydropower and Gender Equality for Effective Water Serena Hotel Governance in View of Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Central Asia”

08:30 – 12:00 “Sustaining Central Asia: Small Hydropower Integration and Tradeoff Analysis in the Tajik Agrarian University after Water-Energy-Food Nexus of Transboundary Rivers” the name of Shirinsho Shotemur, Main Building, 1st Floor

13:30 – 17:30 Water security challenges in Central Asia: addressing the knowledge gaps and National Library of Tajikistan, developing action plans Small Conference Hall, 3rd Floor

14:00 – 17:00 MODSNOW – an operational system to monitor water resources in Central Asia National Library of Tajikistan, Purple Hall, 3rd Floor

08:30 – 13:40 Increasing the capacity of the Interstate Commission for Sustainable Development (ICSD), the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) and its institutions in Serena Hotel, matters of environmental protection and sustainable development” Millat Conference Hall

09:00 – 17:45 Regional conference on strengthening networking and water cooperation among National Library of Tajikistan, scientific institutes in Central Asia: scientific innovation for a sustainable future Big Conference Hall,3rd Floor

MAIN CONFERENCE – DAY 1: June 6

9:00 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony Welcome remarks by Moderator (5′), Address by His Excellency President Emomali Rahmon, President of IFAS, Republic of Tajikistan (tbc) Opening remarks by IFAS Board members (5′ each) Opening address by Head of Development Partners’ delegations from HQ (depending on the level) (5′ each)

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:00 Plenary Session: Key achievements and developments in the past 30 years and strategic vision for the IFAS of the future Statements by delegations of IFAS member-states and Development partners

12:00 – 13:00 Award Ceremony

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch

14:30 – 18:00 Interactive dialogues: Strengthening IFAS cooperation with stakeholders for more impactful and results-oriented dialogue and partnership at regional and national levels

14:30 – 18:00 Session 1: Inter-basin Dialogue Session 2: Intergenerational dialogue Presentations (60’) Presentations (60’) Questions and Answers (30′) Questions and Answers (30′)

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 – 18:00 Session 3: Public-Private Dialogue Session 4: Policy and Science Dialogue Presentations (60’) Presentations (60’) Questions and Answers (30′) Questions and Answers (30′)

19:00 Government Reception

MAIN CONFERENCE – DAY 2: June 7

9:00 – 10:30 Cooperation workshops: Towards the SDG agenda of 2030: a role of IFAS in promoting regional sustainable development agenda Workshop 1: Innovative Solutions for Workshop 2: Building a stronger institutional strengthening regional cooperation and legal framework for improved IFAS Presentations (60’) Presentations (60’) Questions and Answers (30′) Questions and Answers (30′)

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00 Closing Ceremony

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch

14:00 – 19:00 Site-seeing and cultural program

Site-seeing and cultural program

The Hissar fortress has a 3,000-year history and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The fortress is 20 km away from Dushanbe city.

The Hissar fortress is the summer residence of the Bukhara emirs, built in the XVII and completed in the XIX centuries. During the Civil War of 1918-1933, the fortress was almost completely destroyed. Partially restored in 1982 and restored in 2002.

The fortress with walls 1 m thick, with loopholes for guns and cannons, towered on the slope of a high hill and was guarded by guards. Inside there was a swimming pool and a garden.

Opposite the fortress, there was a noisy market square with a caravanserai and many shops. Large staircases and terraces lined with brick led to the main entrance. Unfortunately, they have not survived to this day, as, indeed, the entire building of the palace. The only thing that remains of the fortress is a monumental gate made of burnt brick with two cylindrical towers, between which there is a pointed arch, so most of the gates of Bukhara were built in the XVIII-XIX centuries. But even this fragment looks very majestic and impressive today.

At the end of the 80s of the XX century, a unique historical and cultural reserve was created in Hissar, including the Hissar fortress with an arch (2500 years old), the Registan (the square in front of the fortress), the Old Madrasah (XVI century), the New Madrasah, the Caravanserai (hotel), the Chashmai Mohien Mosque (VIII century), the Mosque “Sangin”, Mausoleum “Makhdumi Azam” (XVI century), a historical museum located in the building of the Old Madrasah. There are unique monuments and exhibits (more than 3,200 copies) found during excavations on the territory of the city of Hissar and beyond.

Near this tourist site, there are teahouses – national food outlets that serve national dishes and drinks, two of which guests will be able to visit during the excursion.

The Nurek city is located 70 km southeast of the capital – city of Dushanbe, on the banks of the Vakhsh River. Its area is 394.5 km². The city was founded in 1960 on the site of the village of Nurek as a result of the construction of the Nurek hydroelectric power station.

Modern Nurek is a beautiful calm city with beautiful nature, mountains, a mild climate, and clean fresh air. Surrounded by mountains, the city of power engineers – Nurek is strikingly beautiful in the evening when numerous lights from the windows of houses in a moment illuminate the gorge between the mountains. The main pride of Nurek is the record holder of the Guinness Book of Records, the world’s tallest dam standing at the Nurek hydroelectric power station, one of the 30 most powerful hydroelectric power stations in the world.

The Nurek HPP

The Nurek HPP on the Vakhsh River with an installed capacity of 3,000 MW (nine units of 335 MW each) and an average annual electricity generation of 11.2 billion kWh/year is the largest hydroelectric power station in Central Asia. The design of the hydroelectric power plant began in the 1950s, construction was started in 1961. The construction of the station was announced by the All-Union Komsomol Shock Construction Site. The station was commissioned in 1972, the last unit was commissioned in 1979.

The height of the dam of the station is 300 meters, which makes it the highest bulk dam in the world, the mirror area of the reservoir is 98 km2, the volume is 10.5 km³, and the length is about 70 km. Water from the reservoir is used not only to generate electricity but also sent through a special tunnel to irrigate agricultural land.

The Nurek HPP, providing about three-quarters of the country’s total electricity generation, is the flagship of Tajikistan’s energy industry. It is a unique source of green and environmentally friendly energy, which is also exported to neighboring countries, making a worthy contribution to the efforts of the world community to develop a “green” economy.

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