EngageH2O: Final Conference
📅 19 October, monday / 9:30–18:45
📍 ICHKARI / Belarik St 30A, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
📍 ICHKARI / Belarik St 30A, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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This event is co-funded by the European Union under the project EngageH2O – grant NDICI CSO/2024/452-076. -
Advancing the Green Agenda in Uzbekistan
through Public Private Dialogue.
Morning Session – Institutional and Project Session
Outcomes of the EngageH2O Public-Private Dialogue and the Future of Water Management in Uzbekistan
Aleksei Ulko, Director, UAFMA and filmmaker
Doniyor Kuchkarov, Project Manager, Cooperation Section, Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan
Stefan Moritz, Secretary General, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME – project coordinator
Doniyor Kuchkarov, Project Manager, Cooperation Section, Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan
Stefan Moritz, Secretary General, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME – project coordinator
Presentation by Professor Tahir Majidov / Nazir Ikramov
Abduvohid Urazkeldiev, Director, Research Institute of Irrigation and Water Problems
Welcome address (tbc)
Professor Shukhrat Muradov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Director, Research Institute of Environment and Nature Protection Technologies at Green University, Committee for Ecology and Climate change
Scientific and practical rationale for water-resilient technologies in arid lands
Welcome address (tbc)
Professor Shukhrat Muradov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Director, Research Institute of Environment and Nature Protection Technologies at Green University, Committee for Ecology and Climate change
Scientific and practical rationale for water-resilient technologies in arid lands
Vadim Sokolov, Head of the Agency of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS)
A brief history of the Aral Sea and the current state of its remaining water bodies
Maria Gritsina, Senior Researcher, Institute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Water that changes the desert: how the fauna of the Kyzylkum has changed with the arrival of artificial canals, lakes and flooding
A brief history of the Aral Sea and the current state of its remaining water bodies
Maria Gritsina, Senior Researcher, Institute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Water that changes the desert: how the fauna of the Kyzylkum has changed with the arrival of artificial canals, lakes and flooding
Stefan Moritz, Secretary General, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME
Adrien Uguet, Vice-President, Alliance Française in Tashkent
On cooperation with UAFMA
Adrien Uguet, Vice-President, Alliance Française in Tashkent
On cooperation with UAFMA
Which projects matter most for addressing Uzbekistan’s water challenges in the future? A discussion between representatives of government institutions, project implementers and partners on priorities, investment and cooperation.
Panellists: Stefan Moritz, Vadim Sokolov, Professor Tahir Majidov, Maria Gritsina
Panellists: Stefan Moritz, Vadim Sokolov, Professor Tahir Majidov, Maria Gritsina
Afternoon Session – Art and Culture
Art, Culture, Film and Water
Aleksei Ulko, Director, UAFMA
UAFMA - opening address on the role of culture and film in raising awareness of water issues
UAFMA - opening address on the role of culture and film in raising awareness of water issues
Umida Akhmedova, Documentary filmmaker and photographer, member of the Union of Filmmakers of Uzbekistan and the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan
Oleg Karpov, trainer of UAFMA summer schools, filmmaker, custodian of UAFMA film archive
Presentation of the EngageH2O summer schools and participants’ work.
Oleg Karpov, trainer of UAFMA summer schools, filmmaker, custodian of UAFMA film archive
Presentation of the EngageH2O summer schools and participants’ work.
Aleksei Ulko, film director, Director of UAFMA
Behind the scenes of the project films: the creative process, the people and the lessons learned.
Open discussion with the audience.
Behind the scenes of the project films: the creative process, the people and the lessons learned.
Open discussion with the audience.
Representatives of the European Union, European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME, SUVCHI and UAFMA
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The EngageH2O Final Conference will bring together representatives of the European Union, Uzbek government institutions, project partners, experts and the creative community to take stock of the EngageH2O project on sustainable water management in Uzbekistan and to discuss the projects and partnerships that will be crucial for addressing water challenges in the years ahead.
The programme includes two sessions: a morning institutional session co-hosted with SUVCHI, and an afternoon session led by UAFMA dedicated to culture, film and water stories. Lunch will be served between the sessions, and the project will close with an official farewell reception.
Join us in celebrating what has been achieved and shaping the next steps!
The programme includes two sessions: a morning institutional session co-hosted with SUVCHI, and an afternoon session led by UAFMA dedicated to culture, film and water stories. Lunch will be served between the sessions, and the project will close with an official farewell reception.
Join us in celebrating what has been achieved and shaping the next steps!
ICHKARI
30A Belarik St., Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 6
