Tajikistan has proposed establishing an Intergovernmental Energy Commission for Central Asia within the framework of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS).
According to Trend, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon made this statement at a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the IFAS founding members.
Emomali Rahmon emphasised that water issues remain extremely sensitive and a priority at the global level, noting that the countries of Central Asia are setting a positive example of joint water resource management.
“In view of existing challenges and the development of new technologies, it is necessary to strengthen measures for the integrated and rational use of water resources and their protection,” he said.
The President of Tajikistan also highlighted the need for the accelerated introduction of water- and energy-saving technologies in agriculture, the utilities sector and industry.
Furthermore, he emphasised the importance of training a new generation of specialists, expanding academic exchanges, and conducting joint scientific and practical research on climate change and sustainable water resource management.
Emomali Rahmon also highlighted the promotion of the global water agenda and announced that the Fourth High-Level International Conference within the framework of the Decade of Action ‘Water for Sustainable Development, 2018–2028’ would take place in Dushanbe at the end of May.
