Meetings of ICWC

The 54^th ICWC meeting

14-15 January 2010, Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Agenda

1. About results of vegetation period 2009 on the Amudarya and Syrdarya river basins (responsible: BWO "Amudarya" and BWO "Syrdarya").

2. About water withdrawal limits within the Amudarya and Syrdarya river basins for Central Asian states, the predictive modes of tandem reservoir systems and water delivery process in non-vegetation period 2009-2010 (responsible: BWO "Amudarya" and BWO "Syrdarya").

3. About improvement of ecological situation in deltas of Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers (responsible: SIC ICWC).

4. About preparing new ADB project RETA 6486 "Improving water resources management in Central Asia" (responsible: SIC ICWC)

5. About realization of ICWC executive bodies rotation.

6. Regarding agenda and venue of the next 55^th ICWC meeting.

The 53^rd ICWC meeting

4 June 2009, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Agenda

1. Regarding results of vegetation period 2008-2009 and approval of water withdrawal limits from the Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers during forthcoming vegetation period 2009, and coordination of the predictive regime of the reservoirs cascade (BWO "Amudarya" and BWO "Syrdarya" are responsible for implementation).

2. Analysis of the ICWC decrees implementation by the executive bodies (commission to the ICWC Secretariat, Minutes No. 51, 18 September 2008)

3. Regarding realization of the approved plan for rotation of the ICWC executive bodies.

4. Miscellaneous.

5. Regarding agenda and venue of the next 54^th ICWC meeting.

The 52^nd ICWC meeting

5 December 2008, Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan

Agenda

1. Regarding results of vegetation period 2008 (responsible: BWO “Amudarya” and BWO “Syrdarya” are responsible for implementation).

2. Regarding fulfillment of water withdrawal limits and of the operation modes of the reservoirs cascade in the Amudarya and Syrdarya basins during the non-vegetation period 2008-2009.

3. Regarding organization of regional training network for specialists at high and middle levels of water management, energy and environmental agencies of Central Asian countries on the basis of the ICWC Training Center and its branches (SIC ICWC and TC ICWC are responsible for implementation).

4. Revision of draft agreement “About water and energy use in the Syrdarya River Basin”.

5. Regarding agenda and venue of the next 53^rd ICWC meeting.

Additional items:

6. Regarding project “Water productivity improvement of the field level” (initiated by SIC ICWC).

7. Regarding approval of candidatures for governors of the ICWC Executive Bodies: BWO “Amudarya” and ICWC Secretariat.

The 51^st ICWC meeting

17-18 September 2008, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Agenda

1. Regarding vegetation period and additional measures for its completion (resp. BWO "Amudarya" and BWO "Syrdarya").

2. Regarding work progress in implementation of SCADA systems in interstate water sources.

3. Regarding development of national information systems and their interlinking with operations of national hydrometeorological services.

4. Revision and approval of draft "Provisions on ICWC", "Provision about rotation of ICWC's executive bodies and their directors" and "Agreement on institutional strengthening for management, protection, and development of water resources from interstate sources in the Aral Sea basin".

5. Regarding agenda and venue of the next 52^nd ICWC meeting.