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Regional Workshop on Shared Aquifer Management
Kazakhstan‐Uzbekistan Cooperation 
 
 
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) HQ 
Paris, France 
10‐11 April 2013 
 
Organized by  
the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) 
 
with the support of 
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
 
 
 
Draft Report 
 
  
 
Background 
 
The main target of the workshop was to present experiences from UNESCO programmes and 
Central  Asia  countries  on  ''Groundwater  resources  and  Transboundary  Aquifer  Resources 
Management''. 
 
The  UNESCO  Intergovernmental  Council  of  the  UNESCO’s  International  Hydrological 
Programme (IHP), at its 20th Session held in June 2012, adopted the Resolution IC‐XX‐3 on the 
International Initiative on Transboundary Aquifer Resources Management (UNESCO IHP‐ISARM 
Project) (attached). As follow up of this Resolution UNESCO‐IHP is initiating the study of several 
case  studies  on  transboundary  aquifers.  Case  studies  are  aiming  to  assess  and  improve  the 
knowledge about transboundary aquifers and define best practices and compile lessons learnt. 
Case  studies  have  been  identified  in  Central  America,  South  Africa  and  Central  Asia.  UNESCO 
will provide support to national experts to enable them to carry out more in‐depth studies into 
the selected aquifers. UNESCO‐IHP will also be charged with establishing cooperation between 
experts in the region. Identified by UNESCO‐IHP as the most interesting from both a technical 
and scientific point of view, the Pretashkent Aquifer is one of the case studies to be initiated. 
 
UNESCO‐IHP  in  cooperation  with  its  IHP  national  Committees  has  already  inventoried  almost 
500 transboundary aquifers around the world. 
 
UNESCO‐IHP  has  therefore  organised  a  two‐day  regional  workshop  to  bring  together  both 
international experts on groundwater resources management and national water experts from 
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The workshop was organized with the participation of the United 
Nations Economic Commission of Europe (UNECE) and the EU Groundwater Working Group C.
 
The  UNESCO  programme  on  case  studies  has  received  the  support  of  the  Swiss  Agency  for 
Development and Cooperation (SDC) that has provided the financial support necessary for the 
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organization of this workshop. The follow up of the decisions and workplan of activities set up 
by  the  workshop  are  foreseen  to  take  place  in  the  framework  of  a  UNESCO‐IHP  cooperative 
project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and in particular 
dealing  with  the  assessment  and  management  of  the  Pretashkent  Aquifer,  shared  between 
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. 
 
10 April, First day 
 
Session 1 – Setting the Scene 
 
Chairperson: Dr. Alice Aureli, Chief of Groundwater System Section,  
Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO‐IHP 
 
Opening Remarks 
 
 Ms  Blanca  Elena  Jimenez‐Cisneros,  Director,  Division  of  Water  Sciences,  Secretary  of 
UNESCO‐IHP pronounced the opening speech (Annex 1).
 
 
UNESCO Programme and the worldwide ISARM initiative 
 
 Dr.  Alice  Aureli  ,  UNESCO  International  Hydrological  Programme  (IHP)  –  (Presentation: 
Annex 2)
“Groundwater Resources Activities‐improving knowledge and capacity for the management of 
a vital resource” 
 
Ms  Aureli  presented  an  overview  of  the  UNESCO‐IHP  programme  and  in  particular  of  the 
projects and studies on groundwater resources. 
 
 
Overview  of  the  Convention  on  the  Protection  and  Use  of  Transboundary  Watercourses  and 
International Lakes 
 
 Ms Annukka Lipponen, Environmental Affairs Officer, UNECE – (Presentation: Annex 3)
She updated on the most recent activities of the UNECE under the “UNECE Convention on the 
Protection  and  Use  of  Transboundary  Watercourses  and  International  Lakes”  also  known  as 
the “Helsinki 1992 Convention”. She stated that the Meeting of the Parties (MoP) to the UNECE 
Water  Convention  held  in  Rome,  26‐27  November  2012,  adopted  several  decisions  and  a  new 
programme  of  work  that  mark  a  crucial  turning  point  in  the  globalization  of  the  Convention. 
This  decision  reconfirms  the  conviction  of  the  Parties  that  the  Convention  is  an  effective 
instrument beyond the UNECE region, as well as the unanimous desire to enable accession by 
non‐UNECE  countries  as  soon  as  possible,  without  distinction  from  the  procedure  for  UNECE 
countries. With this decision, it is expected that non‐UNECE countries will be able to accede to 
the  Water  Convention  as  of  the  end  of  2013.  Countries  outside  the  UNECE  region  were 
encouraged  to  join  the  Convention  by  United  Nations  Secretary‐General  Ban  Ki‐moon.so  that 
simplifying the procedure for the accession of non‐UNECE countries to the Convention.
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Any future  request for accession by any member of the United Nations will be considered as 
approved by the MoP, once the amendments to articles 25 and 26 to the Convention enter into 
force mist probably end 2013.
 
Recent  activities  include:  inventory  and  assessment  of  Transboundary  Rivers,  Lakes  and 
Groundwaters in UNECE Region (2007 and 201) and preliminary study of the application of the 
principles of the Convention (2009). 
 
The  Meeting  of  the  Parties  (Rome,  28‐30  November  2012)  adopted  the  following  decision  on 
cooperation with UNESCO: 
“Recognizes benefits of closer cooperation with UNESCO and invites UNESCO IHP, within 
the  framework  of  ISARM  Programme,  to  consider  the  Convention,  once  it  open  for 
accession  by  all  UN  Member  States  and  to  promote  the  Convention  and  its  guidance 
documents.” 
 
The EU Water Framework Directive 
 
 Mr Andreas Scheidleder, Working Group C on Groundwater, European Commission, gave an 
overview  on  the  EU  Framework  Directive  activities  on  groundwater  resources  – 
(Presentation: Annex 4). 
 
Comments of Dr. Alisher Ikramov 
 
Mr  Ikramow  suggested  that  the  future  project  should  also  include  issues  on  interlinkages 
between  groundwater  resources  and  related  aquifers  terrestrial  ecosystems  which  is  in  line 
with current VII Phase of the IHP on “Water Dependencies” In addition, management plan on 
groundwater resources should include the identification, when possible, of existing depending 
ecosystems, which are under the protection of international conventions such as the RAMSAR 
convention.  Such  interdisciplinary  approach  will  contribute  to  the  holistic  approach  to 
groundwater resources management in the sub‐region and will demonstrate good practice of 
focused collaboration within UNESCO as well as with other involved UN agencies.
 
The International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) 
 
 Mr Neno Kukuric, Director, UNESCO‐WMO IGRAC Centre – (Presentation: Annex 5)
 
The  presentation  was  devoted  to  illustrate  the  activities  of  the  UNESCO‐WMO  category  2 
International Centre on Groundwater Resources. 
The IGRAC centre has committed its support to the experts of both Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan 
in  the  execution  of  the  case  study  with  UNESCO‐IHP.  IGRAC  will  support  the  creation  of  an 
enabled environment for the experts to coordinate amongst themselves. 
 
Mr  Kukuric  also  presented  the  most  updated  version  of  the  Map  of  Transboundary  Aquifers 
prepared by IGRAC. 
 
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Session 2 – Opportunities for the Pretashkent aquifer and knowledge sharing 
 
Chairperson: Dr. A. Aureli 
 
The Genevese aquifer – a shared aquifer resource management collaboration between 
Switzerland and France 
 Dr. Gabriel de los Cobos, GESDEC ‐ Geological Survey of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland – 
(Presentation: Annex 6)
 
The artificial recharge of the transboundary Genevese Aquifer has been operating successfully 
since 1980, providing about 20% of the total drinking water supply for over 30 years. 
Successful negotiations were being conducted with various local and national authorities in 
France in order to establish a joint water management system (1978 and revised in 2007). 
 

Opportunities for collaboration on the Pretashkent aquifer 
 Ms Alice Aureli, Mr Ivica Trumbic and Mr Holger Treidel – (Joint Presentation: Annex 7) 
 

The  UNESCO  in  accordance  with  the  regional  priorities  of  UNESCO  foresees  the 
implementation of three case studies on transboundary aquifers in three different regions.  
 
The proposal is to conduct a detailed assessment in three selected case study locations: 
 
- the Esquípulas‐Ocotepeque‐Citalá (Trifinio) Aquifer (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras);
- the Kalahari‐Karoo (Stampriet) Aquifer (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa);
- the Pretashkent Aquifer (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan).
 
The  pilot  Transboundary  Aquifers  were  first  identified  through  the  UNESCO  ISARM  program 
with the participation of national and regional experts. They have been proposed on the basis 
of the following criteria:
 
- Representativeness  of  different  geological  conditions,  climatic  regions,  socio‐economic 
conditions, and political and institutional contexts;
- Location  in  areas  affected  by  water  scarcity,  and  vulnerable  to  climate  change  and 
variability.
 
The workshop served to prepare the programme for the new project focus that should focus 
on the development of a case study on the Pretashkent aquifer.  
 
Dr Aureli presented the main goal of this two‐day expert workshop highlighting that the main 
objective  of  UNESCO  IHP  is  to  implement  and  give  an  operational  follow  up  to  the 
recommendations  of  Member  States  at  the  20th  Session  Intergovernmental  Council  of  the 
International Hydrological Programme (IHP) UNESCO Headquarters Paris, 4 ‐ 7 June 2012.
 
The workshop aimed to: 
 
- Inform  hydrologists,  geologists  and  water  resources  experts  from  Kazakhstan  and 
Uzbekistan about the UNESCO IHP programme on groundwater resources ;
- Facilitate coordination amongst experts from the two countries;
- Facilitate the preparation of a case study programme in Central Asia. 
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Objectives of the UNESCO IHP project: 
improve the knowledge on national groundwater resources;
recognition  of  the  importance  and  vulnerability  of  groundwater  resources,  including 
one case study on a transboundary aquifer;
- establish cross‐border dialogue and cooperation;
- improve  capacity  on  the  assessment  and  management  of  groundwater  resources  and 
transboundary aquifers applying the most recent instruments available;
 support countries in the preparation of a number of case studies on groundwater 
resources in various regions, including Central Asia.  
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11 April, Second day 
 
Section 3 – Situation of groundwater resources in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan 
 
Chairperson: Alice Aureli
 
Experts from Kazakhstan  
 
 Mr Oleg Podolny, Department of Geoecology and Mathematical Modeling, Organization of  
Hydrogeoecological Research and Design Company “KazHYDEC" – (Presentation: Annex 8)
 
Mr  Podolny  presented  results  from  monitoring  and  assessment  of  the  Pretashkent 
transboundary aquifer and resumed its main transboundary hydrogeological and institutional 
problems and challenges. 
He considered that it is interesting to start a Pretashkent aquifer joint work with experts from 
both states to better evaluate the present situation and assess possible future scenarios. 
In Kazakhstan several ministries deal with groundwater, like the Ministry of Environment and 
the Ministry of Agriculture, which is responsible for issuing licenses for moderate groundwater 
abstraction. For more important issues and also for transboundary coordination problems the 
responsible institution is the: Committee of Geology and Subsoil Use, Ministry of Industry and 
New Technologies. 
 
 Mr Igor Seversky, Chairman of IHP National Committee 
	
Mr Seversky started by thanking UNESCO for this initiative and the opportunity for developing 
coordination  and  cooperation  in  addressing  transboundary  waters  studies  and  management 
issues. He referred to the Syr Darya‐Aral Sea project in Kazakhstan, were 60 monitoring sites 
were implemented. He added that also issues of climate change related to glaciers melting are 
very important in the region. He mentioned the Almaty Conference on Climate Change and the 
good  cooperation  between  Kirgizstan  and  Kazakhstan:  an  Inter‐ministerial  Committee  was 
established between the two countries for surface water resources management.  
 
Discussion 
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Alice Aureli provided additional information on the UNESCO Transboundary Water Assessment 
Program  (TWAP),  which  includes  not  only  transboundary  aquifers,  but  also  transboundary 
rivers,  lakes,  large  marine  ecosystems  and  open  ocean  waters.  A  methodology  for  assessing 
transboundary  waters  based  on  indicators  at  different  levels  has  been  developed  and  for 
transboundary  aquifers;  a  preliminary  Methodology  is  described  in  Volume  2  published  by 
UNESCO. This has been further developed and the details will be presented to the experts of 
the Pretashkent case study during the execution of the activity of the project. She also stated 
that  the  new  programme  UNESCO‐IHP  VIII  that  will  start  in  2014  will  cooperate  with  IHP 
National  Committees  in  many  challenging  programs,  including  Water  Security.  It  was  stated 
that water Security is s topic in which Kazakhstan is particularly interested 
 
Mr Vefa Mustafaev asked if the agreement between IHP National Committees of Kazakhstan 
and Uzbekistan was signed and Mr Seversky promised to send it.
 
Experts from Uzbekistan 
 
 Mr Sergey Myagkov, Executive secretary, IHP National Committee of Uzbekistan –(Annex 9)
Mr Myagkov presented different scenaria on water resources availability in Uzbekistan under 
climate change. All the IPCC projections show for Uzbekistan an increase of both the 
temperature and the precipitations. 
However the main problem is not the mean increase of variables like the temperature and the 
precipitation  but  the  instabilities  of  the  extreme  values  inducing  floods  and  droughts.  The 
frequency  of  such  events  is  increasing  and  creates  problems  in  agriculture  because  of 
droughts. For example on may observe 200 mm of rain in one month, followed by 30 days of 
drought. 
In Uzbekistan a good monitoring system exists for groundwater and surface waters (e.g. the 
Chicrtchik  River)  and  a  mathematical  model  was  developed  in  order  to  study  the  effects  of 
climate change on the available river flow.  
 
 Mr Jamoljon Djumanov, Head of the Laboratory”GIS‐technology”, HYDROINGEO Institute 
Mr  Djumanov  presented  the  national  hydrogeological  monitoring  system.  The  system  is 
implemented  in  many  aquifers  including  to  aquifers  of  transboundary  nature  in  the  Fergana 
Valley, Tashkent and Syrdarya regions, in the Syrdarya River basin, and in the Amudarya River 
basin. The Pretashkent aquifer is shared between the Southern Kazakhstan and the Tashkent 
region of Uzbekistan. It is also a source of mineral water used also for medical purposes by the 
two states.  
Since  mid  1990s  a  drawdown  of  the  water  table  was  monitored  at  the  majority  of  the 
observation wells. The reason of this water table decrease has to be properly investigated.  
To  improve  the  monitoring  quality  the  Institute  of  Hydrogeology  is  gradually  adopting  data 
loggers  and  automatic  devices  for  measuring  water  depths,  conductivity  and  temperature. 
Actually, the monitoring of 54 observation wells uses automatic data loggers.  
 
 Mr  Gulom  Bekmirzaev,  Scientific  researcher,  Tashkent  Institute  of  Irrigation  and 
Melioration,  and  Mr Abdul hakim Salokhiddinov, Professor, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation  
      (Joint presentation) 
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Prof.  Salokhiddinov  presented  a  geological  and  hydrogeological  study  of  the  PreAral  Basin, 
Uzbekistan.  A  conceptual  model  of  the  aquifer  was  proposed.  At  regional  scale,  the 
interactions between groundwater and the Aral Sea were investigated. 
The  aquifer  resources  are  used  for  irrigation  in  the  Amudarya  basin.  These  resources  are 
important  for  the  region  because  of  the  water  scarcity  due  to  arid  climate  and  low 
precipitation.  Groundwater  mineralization  increases  with  the  depth  and  on  time.  Also 
groundwater  levels  decrease  during  the  last  15  years.  It  is  recommended  for  the  future  to 
adopt an integrated approach by using conjunctively surface and groundwater resources.  
 
Session 4 – Definition of a workplan and creation of working groups 
 
Definition of a workplan 
 
 Ms Alice Aureli, UNESCO‐IHP ((Presentation: Annex 10)  
 
Ms  Aureli  as  responsible  for  the  implementation  of  the  IHP  Council  resolution  XX3  reminded 
that  this  project  is  a  regional  application  of  the  GEF  global  program  TWAP  (Transboundary 
Water Assessment Program). At the global level a methodology was already been developed 
based  on  indicators  and  at  the  regional  level  specific  case  studies  aim  to  achieve  a  better 
understanding  of  the  importance  and  the  vulnerability  of  shared  groundwater  resources, 
through a dialogue and transboundary cooperation. 
For  Central  Asia,  the  objective  of  the  case  study  is  to  formulate  a  sustainable  coordinated 
management strategy for the Pretashkent aquifer. The team of experts of the two countries 
will agree on the issues to be studied and more precisely: 
‐  Organization of the work amongst them; 
‐  What are the gaps and challenges? 
‐   Data to be collected; 
‐   Analysis to be conducted; 
‐   Equipment to be purchased. 
 
Project time scale 
First phase  
April 2013 to end 2015
Possible  Second phase 
2016‐2017
 
Participants agreed to undertake the following actions during 2013: 
‐ 

Set up teams of national experts  

by mid May 2013 

‐   Organisation of 2 national seminars in the two countries to define detailed actions 
programme at national level (gaps and challenges) and elaboration of case study specific 
methodology  
end of May / June 2013  
‐   Case study specific methodology presented and agreed and coordination between the 
experts for joint investigations 
September 2013	
‐   First data collection and analysis up to the  
End of 2013	
‐   Second regional seminar on capacity development   December 2013
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She also recalled that the workshop was organized thank to the financial support of the Swiss 
Agency  for  Development  and  Cooperation  (SDC)that  has  allowed  UNESCO  IHP  to  start 
preparatory activities with selected countries.	
 
Overall 
coordination of   UNESCO IHP Secretariat in Paris 
the Project 

National Level 

National Technical TEAM Group (NTTG) 

 
Regional Level
 

Regional Team composed by  
the two National Team Members 

International and 
 
Regional Partners 

UNESCO 
National Focal Points  
(one per country)  
IHP national Committee 
National Experts 
IHP National Committees  
and appointed national 
representatives 
UNECE, IWMI, EU Group C,
and also RAMSAR, IPCC, GEF, 
UNDP, UNEP etc.. 

 
 
Conclusions and recommendations
 
1. Considered the need to comply with the Resolution IC‐XX‐3 on the International Initiative on 
Transboundary Aquifer Resources Management (UNESCO IHP‐ISARM Project) adopted by the 
UNESCO  Intergovernmental  Council  of  the  UNESCO’s  International  Hydrological  Programme 
(IHP), at its 20th Session held in June 2012 (attached) it was agreed initiating the study of several 
case study on transboundary aquifers. 
 
As  main  conclusion  of  the  workshop  and  due  to  the  successful  presentations  and  the 
discussions among all participants it was set up a workplan for the initiation of a pilot project 
on  the  groundwater  resources  of  Kazakhstan  and  Uzbekistan,  It  was  agreed  that  there  is  a 
good  spirit  and  willingness  for  working  together  on  scientific  problems  concerning 
groundwater resources management in the region of Central Asia. It was then agreed to select 
as first case study the Pretashkent Aquifer.  
 
2. The case study is part of a larger endeavour under the resp0nsibility of UNESCO. UNESCO 
IHP together with UNESCO IOC have initiated a new programme the: Transboundary Waters 
Assessment Programme: Aquifers, Lake/Reservoir Basins, River Basins, Large Marine Ecosystems, 
and Open Ocean (TWAP). The aim of the programme is to catalyze sound environmental 
management that. The TWAP Project is aimed at conducting the first ‘baseline’ assessment and 
strengthening partnership arrangements for future periodic assessments and monitoring.
 
3.  Participants  recognised  the  importance  of  groundwater  aquifer  resources  as  an  important 
source of water supply and also for agricultural use, tourism and medical purposes. 
 
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4. Groundwater resources are expected to become more important in the near future due to 
arid  climate,  water scarcity,  frequent  droughts  and  groundwater  overuse,  especially  in 
agriculture.  Climate  variability  and  strong  population  growth  in  the  region  will  aggravate  the 
current situation. 
 
5.  Both  countries  have  so  far  developed  adequate  national  groundwater  monitoring  systems 
and  have  elaborated  several  hydrogeological  and  geological  studies.  From  the  presentations 
become clear that there is good knowledge concerning the hydrogeological characteristics and 
the functioning of the Pretashkent aquifer. 
 
6.  However  the  debate  at  the  workshop  identified  that  there  is  the  need  for  facilitating 
increased  cooperation  between  the  countries  and  UNESCO  IHP  is  considered  by  the  national 
experts of the two countries as the most adequate agency to foster coordination and support 
joint  scientific  studies  on  groundwater  resources.  It  was  evaluate  that  there  is  still  a  gap  in 
analysing  data,  harmonizing  monitoring  data,  and  applying  common  methodologies  for 
groundwater assessment and management. There is a need for coordinating the activities and 
the planning process for the management of the Pretaskhent aquifer. In this aspect it would be 
very useful for the two countries to learn about the methodology for groundwater assessment 
elaborated by UNESCO, based on indicators at different levels. 
 
7. All participants expressed their willingness to continue working together in the framework 
of this UNESCO Project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) 
and coordinated by UNESCO‐IHP. 
 
8. A workplan for action to be taken in 2013 was then adopted. It was agreed that as a first step 
of  the  project  two  national  seminars  should  be  organized,  one  in  Uzbekistan  (end  of 
May/beginning  of  June  2013),  and  one  in  Kazakhstan  (mid  June  2013).  The  goal  of  these 
meetings  is  to  organise  the  respective  team  of  national  experts  to  take  responsibility  in  the 
implementation  of  the  project,  identify  key  national  institutions  that  will  participate  in  the 
project to define a detailed action plan, to identify national gaps, challenges, priorities and the 
elaboration of a common specific methodology for groundwater assessment and management.  
Therefore a seminar with the participation of the experts of both countries will be organized in 
September  2013.  The  UNESCO  indicators  specific  methodology  for  Transboundary  aquifers 
assessment will be presented and discussion about the application to the case study and agree 
coordination between the experts for joint investigations. The first data collection and analysis 
should be also initiated before December 2013.	
 
 
Participants of the meeting:
 
1.  Delegation of Kazakhstan 
Mr Barbazai Nurabayev (Chairperson )  and Mr Serik Ashimov (Head of the de[partment of 
Hydrogeology) of the Committee of Geology and subsoil use, Ministry of industry and new 
technologies, were invited to participate but due to unforeseen urgent commitments they 
were not able to come. 
Mr S. Burshakov, Deputy Permanent Delegate of Kazakhstan at UNESCO; 
Ms A. Darminbaeva, 1st Secretary of the Delegation; 
Prof. I. Seversky, Chairman of Kazakhstan IHP National Committee; 
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Prof.  I.  Podolny,  Chief  of  Department,  KazHYDEC  Company,  President  of  National 
Committee of International Association of Hydrogeologists; 
 
2.   Delegation of Uzbekistan 
Dr.  A.  Ikramov,  Secretary‐General  of  National  Commission  of  Uzbekistan  for  UNESCO, 
Member of UNESCO  
Executive Board  
Mr A. Abdullaev, 1st Secretary of Permanent Delegation of Uzbekistan at UNESCO; 
Mr S. Myagkov, Executive Secretary of Uzbekistan IHP National Committee; 
Mr  J.  Djumalov  of  Department,  Hydroengeo  Institute,  State  Committee  on  Geology  and 
Mineral Resources of Uzbekistan; 
Prof. A. Salokhiddinov, Chief of Department, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration; 
Mr G. Bekmirzaev, Senior researcher, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration. 
 
3.   Invited International Experts and Representatives of International Agencies
Ms A. Lipponen, UNECE 
Mr A. Scheidleder, Working Group C, EC 
Mr N. Kukuric, UNESCO‐WMO IGRAC Centre 
Mr Gabriel de Los Cobos, Head of Geology‐Hydrogeology Branch, Canton of Switzerland. 
 
4.   UNESCO staff members and consultants
Ms A. Aureli 
Mr Anil Mishra 
Mr Holger Treidel 
Mr Matthew Lagod 
Mr Jacques Ganoulis 
Mr Ivica Trumbic 
Mr Vefa Moustafaev 
 
 
Rapporteurs: Vefa Moustafa and Jacques Ganoulis 
Regional Workshop on Shared Aquifer Management
Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan Cooperation
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Paris, France
10 – 11 April 2013
Organized by the UNESCO
International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
with the support of
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Room XIII (-2 Floor) Bonvin Building of UNESCO HQ, 1 rue Miollis 75015 Paris

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL
9:45–10:00

Welcome Coffee

10:00–10:10 Opening Remarks
 Blanca Elena Jimenez-Cisneros, Director of the Division of Water Sciences,
Secretary of the UNESCO-IHP
10:10–13:00 Session 1 – Setting the Scene
Chairperson: Dr. Alice AURELI
10:10 – 10:40 UNESCO Programme and the worldwide ISARM (Internationally Shared
Aquifer Resources Management) Initiative


Alice Aureli, Chief of Section, Groundwater Systems Section, Division of Water
Sciences, UNESCO-IHP

10:40 – 11:05 Overview of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary
Watercourses and International Lakes


Annukka Lipponen, Environmental Affairs Officer, Convention on the
Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes,
Environment Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(UNECE)
-1–
11:05 – 11:35 Presentation of the EU Water Framework Directive


SCHEIDLEDER Andreas, Working Group C on Groundwater, European
Commission

11:35- 12:05 Presentation of the IGRAC Centre (International Groundwater Resources
Assessment Centre)


Neno Kukuric, Director , UNESCO-WMO IGRAC Centre

12:05 – 13:00 Question and answer session

13:00–14:30 Lunch Break
14:30–17:30 Session 2 – Opportunities for the Pretashkent aquifer and knowledge
sharing
Chairperson: Dr. Alice AURELI
14:30-15:10 The Genevois aquifer - a shared aquifer resource management
collaboration between Switzerland and France


Gabriel de los Cobos, Head of Geology - Hydrogeology Branch, Canton of
Geneva, Switzerland

15:10 – 16:00 Opportunities for collaboration on the Pretashkent aquifer
Joint presentation by:


Alice Aureli, Chief of Section, Groundwater Systems Section, Division of Water
Sciences, UNESCO-IHP



Ivica Trumbic, Senior Consultant to UNESCO-IHP



Holger Treidel, Programme Specialist, UNESCO-IHP

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Question and answer session

CLOSE OF MEETING DAY 1 AT 17:30

-2–
THURSDAY 11 APRIL
9:45–10:00

Coffee Time

10:00–10:15 Recap on Sessions 1 and 2
Chairperson: Dr. Alice AURELI
10:15–13:00 Session 3 – Situation of groundwater resources in Kazakhstan and
Uzbekistan
10:15 – 10:45 Presentations by experts from Kazakhstan


Mr. Oleg Podolny , Director of the Department of Geoecology and Mathematical
Modeling, Organization (15’)



Mr. Igor Seversky, Chairman of IHP National Committee, RK, (15’)

10:45 – 11:45 Presentations by experts from Uzbekistan


Mr. Sergey Myagkov, Executive secretary, IHP National (15’)



Mr. Jamoljon Djumanov, Head of the Laboratory”GIS-technology”,
HYDROINGEO Institute (15’)



Mr. Gulom Bekmirzaev, Scientific researcher, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation
and Melioration (15’)



Mr. Abdulkhakim Salokhiddinov,Professor, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation
and Melioration (15’)

11:45 – 13:00 Discussion on gaps, challenges and management issues: opportunities for a
UNESCO Program

-3–
13:00–14:30 Lunch Break

14:30–17:30 Session 4 – Definition of a workplan and creation of working groups
14:30 – 16:00 General discussion and definition of a workplan and actions to be taken.
Setting up of a case study on the Pretashkent aquifer

16:00–16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:30 Proposal for national and regional working groups

CLOSE OF MEETING DAY 2 AT 17:30

-4–
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture

Original: English

Regional Workshop on Shared Aquifer Management
Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Cooperation

FINAL
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

UNESCO, Paris
10 - 11 April 2013
Room XIV

Natural Sciences Sector
Division of Water Sciences

1
PARTICIPANTS FROM KAZAKHSTAN
1. Mr. Oleg PODOLNY
Director of the Department of Geoecology
and Mathematical Modeling
Email: podolnyo@mail.ru
2. Mr.Igor SEVERSKY
Senior Research of the Institute of Geography
Email:iseverskiy@gmail.com
3. Mr. A. DARMINBAEVA
First Secretary of the Permanent Delegation of Kazakhstan
Email:dl.kazakhstan@unesco-delegations.org
PARTICIPANTS FROM UZBEKISTAN
4. Mr. Jamoljon DJUMANOV
Head of Laboratory Hydroengeo Institute
State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources
Email: jamoljon@rambler.ru
5. Mr. Sergey MYAGKOV
Executive secretary of
IHP NATCOM
Deputy Director of
NIGMI of Uzhydromet
Email: sergik1961@yahoo.com
6. Mr.Abdulkhakim SALOKHIDDINOV
Professor, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation
and Melioration of the Ministry of Agriculture
and Water Resources of Uzbekistan
Email:
7. Mr.Gulom BEKMIRZAEV
Scientific Researcher, Tashkent Institute
of Irrigation and Melioration
Email:gulombek@gmail.com
8. Mr. Alisher IKRAMOV
Secretary General of the UNESCO
National commission of Uzbekistan
Email: unesco@natcom.albatros.uz

2
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS
9. Mr. Gabriel DE LOS COBOS
Hydrogeologist,
Head of geology/hydrogeology branch
GESDEC (Geology, Soil & Waste)
DIME/Canton of Geneva
Email: gabriel.deloscobos@etat.ge.ch
10. Mr. Andreas SCHEIDLEDER
Working group C
European Commission
Email: andreas.scheidleder@umweltbundesamt.at
11. Ms. Annukka LIPPONEN
Environmental Affairs Officer
UNECE
Email: Annukka.Lipponen@unece.org
12. Neno KUKURIC
Director
UNESCO-WMO IGRAC CENTRE
Email: neno.kukuric@un-igrac.org

UNESCO-IHP SECRETARIAT
13. Ms. Blanca Elena Jiménez Cisneros
Director of the Division of Water Sciences
Email:b.jimenez-cisneros@unesco.org
14. Ms. Alice AURELI
Chief Section of Groundwater Systems Section
Email:a.aureli@unesco.org
15. Mr. Holger TREIDEL
Program Specialist of Groundwater Systems Section
Email:h.treidel@unesco.org
16. Mr. Ivica TRUMBIC
Senior Consultant
UNESCO-IHP
Email: ivica.trumbic@gmail.com

3
17. Mr. Matthew LAGOD
Consultant
UNESCO-IHP
Email:m.lagod@unesco.org
18. Mr. Vefa MOUSTAFAEV
Senior Consultant
UNESCO-IHP
Email:v.moustafaev@unesco.org
19. Mr. Andrea MERLA
Senior Consultant
UNESCO-IHP
Email: merla.andrea@gmail.com

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3 paris unesco regional ws on pretaskhent aquifer management

  • 1. 1 Regional Workshop on Shared Aquifer Management Kazakhstan‐Uzbekistan Cooperation      United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) HQ  Paris, France  10‐11 April 2013    Organized by   the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP)    with the support of  The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)       Draft Report         Background    The main target of the workshop was to present experiences from UNESCO programmes and  Central  Asia  countries  on  ''Groundwater  resources  and  Transboundary  Aquifer  Resources  Management''.    The  UNESCO  Intergovernmental  Council  of  the  UNESCO’s  International  Hydrological  Programme (IHP), at its 20th Session held in June 2012, adopted the Resolution IC‐XX‐3 on the  International Initiative on Transboundary Aquifer Resources Management (UNESCO IHP‐ISARM  Project) (attached). As follow up of this Resolution UNESCO‐IHP is initiating the study of several  case  studies  on  transboundary  aquifers.  Case  studies  are  aiming  to  assess  and  improve  the  knowledge about transboundary aquifers and define best practices and compile lessons learnt.  Case  studies  have  been  identified  in  Central  America,  South  Africa  and  Central  Asia.  UNESCO  will provide support to national experts to enable them to carry out more in‐depth studies into  the selected aquifers. UNESCO‐IHP will also be charged with establishing cooperation between  experts in the region. Identified by UNESCO‐IHP as the most interesting from both a technical  and scientific point of view, the Pretashkent Aquifer is one of the case studies to be initiated.    UNESCO‐IHP  in  cooperation  with  its  IHP  national  Committees  has  already  inventoried  almost  500 transboundary aquifers around the world.    UNESCO‐IHP  has  therefore  organised  a  two‐day  regional  workshop  to  bring  together  both  international experts on groundwater resources management and national water experts from  Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The workshop was organized with the participation of the United  Nations Economic Commission of Europe (UNECE) and the EU Groundwater Working Group C.   The  UNESCO  programme  on  case  studies  has  received  the  support  of  the  Swiss  Agency  for  Development and Cooperation (SDC) that has provided the financial support necessary for the 
  • 2. 2 organization of this workshop. The follow up of the decisions and workplan of activities set up  by  the  workshop  are  foreseen  to  take  place  in  the  framework  of  a  UNESCO‐IHP  cooperative  project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and in particular  dealing  with  the  assessment  and  management  of  the  Pretashkent  Aquifer,  shared  between  Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.    10 April, First day    Session 1 – Setting the Scene    Chairperson: Dr. Alice Aureli, Chief of Groundwater System Section,   Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO‐IHP    Opening Remarks     Ms  Blanca  Elena  Jimenez‐Cisneros,  Director,  Division  of  Water  Sciences,  Secretary  of  UNESCO‐IHP pronounced the opening speech (Annex 1).     UNESCO Programme and the worldwide ISARM initiative     Dr.  Alice  Aureli  ,  UNESCO  International  Hydrological  Programme  (IHP)  –  (Presentation:  Annex 2) “Groundwater Resources Activities‐improving knowledge and capacity for the management of  a vital resource”    Ms  Aureli  presented  an  overview  of  the  UNESCO‐IHP  programme  and  in  particular  of  the  projects and studies on groundwater resources.      Overview  of  the  Convention  on  the  Protection  and  Use  of  Transboundary  Watercourses  and  International Lakes     Ms Annukka Lipponen, Environmental Affairs Officer, UNECE – (Presentation: Annex 3) She updated on the most recent activities of the UNECE under the “UNECE Convention on the  Protection  and  Use  of  Transboundary  Watercourses  and  International  Lakes”  also  known  as  the “Helsinki 1992 Convention”. She stated that the Meeting of the Parties (MoP) to the UNECE  Water  Convention  held  in  Rome,  26‐27  November  2012,  adopted  several  decisions  and  a  new  programme  of  work  that  mark  a  crucial  turning  point  in  the  globalization  of  the  Convention.  This  decision  reconfirms  the  conviction  of  the  Parties  that  the  Convention  is  an  effective  instrument beyond the UNECE region, as well as the unanimous desire to enable accession by  non‐UNECE  countries  as  soon  as  possible,  without  distinction  from  the  procedure  for  UNECE  countries. With this decision, it is expected that non‐UNECE countries will be able to accede to  the  Water  Convention  as  of  the  end  of  2013.  Countries  outside  the  UNECE  region  were  encouraged  to  join  the  Convention  by  United  Nations  Secretary‐General  Ban  Ki‐moon.so  that  simplifying the procedure for the accession of non‐UNECE countries to the Convention.
  • 3. 3 Any future  request for accession by any member of the United Nations will be considered as  approved by the MoP, once the amendments to articles 25 and 26 to the Convention enter into  force mist probably end 2013.   Recent  activities  include:  inventory  and  assessment  of  Transboundary  Rivers,  Lakes  and  Groundwaters in UNECE Region (2007 and 201) and preliminary study of the application of the  principles of the Convention (2009).    The  Meeting  of  the  Parties  (Rome,  28‐30  November  2012)  adopted  the  following  decision  on  cooperation with UNESCO:  “Recognizes benefits of closer cooperation with UNESCO and invites UNESCO IHP, within  the  framework  of  ISARM  Programme,  to  consider  the  Convention,  once  it  open  for  accession  by  all  UN  Member  States  and  to  promote  the  Convention  and  its  guidance  documents.”    The EU Water Framework Directive     Mr Andreas Scheidleder, Working Group C on Groundwater, European Commission, gave an  overview  on  the  EU  Framework  Directive  activities  on  groundwater  resources  –  (Presentation: Annex 4).    Comments of Dr. Alisher Ikramov    Mr  Ikramow  suggested  that  the  future  project  should  also  include  issues  on  interlinkages  between  groundwater  resources  and  related  aquifers  terrestrial  ecosystems  which  is  in  line  with current VII Phase of the IHP on “Water Dependencies” In addition, management plan on  groundwater resources should include the identification, when possible, of existing depending  ecosystems, which are under the protection of international conventions such as the RAMSAR  convention.  Such  interdisciplinary  approach  will  contribute  to  the  holistic  approach  to  groundwater resources management in the sub‐region and will demonstrate good practice of  focused collaboration within UNESCO as well as with other involved UN agencies.   The International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC)     Mr Neno Kukuric, Director, UNESCO‐WMO IGRAC Centre – (Presentation: Annex 5)   The  presentation  was  devoted  to  illustrate  the  activities  of  the  UNESCO‐WMO  category  2  International Centre on Groundwater Resources.  The IGRAC centre has committed its support to the experts of both Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan  in  the  execution  of  the  case  study  with  UNESCO‐IHP.  IGRAC  will  support  the  creation  of  an  enabled environment for the experts to coordinate amongst themselves.    Mr  Kukuric  also  presented  the  most  updated  version  of  the  Map  of  Transboundary  Aquifers  prepared by IGRAC.   
  • 4. 4 Session 2 – Opportunities for the Pretashkent aquifer and knowledge sharing    Chairperson: Dr. A. Aureli    The Genevese aquifer – a shared aquifer resource management collaboration between  Switzerland and France   Dr. Gabriel de los Cobos, GESDEC ‐ Geological Survey of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland –  (Presentation: Annex 6)   The artificial recharge of the transboundary Genevese Aquifer has been operating successfully  since 1980, providing about 20% of the total drinking water supply for over 30 years.  Successful negotiations were being conducted with various local and national authorities in  France in order to establish a joint water management system (1978 and revised in 2007).    Opportunities for collaboration on the Pretashkent aquifer   Ms Alice Aureli, Mr Ivica Trumbic and Mr Holger Treidel – (Joint Presentation: Annex 7)    The  UNESCO  in  accordance  with  the  regional  priorities  of  UNESCO  foresees  the  implementation of three case studies on transboundary aquifers in three different regions.     The proposal is to conduct a detailed assessment in three selected case study locations:    - the Esquípulas‐Ocotepeque‐Citalá (Trifinio) Aquifer (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras); - the Kalahari‐Karoo (Stampriet) Aquifer (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa); - the Pretashkent Aquifer (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan).   The  pilot  Transboundary  Aquifers  were  first  identified  through  the  UNESCO  ISARM  program  with the participation of national and regional experts. They have been proposed on the basis  of the following criteria:   - Representativeness  of  different  geological  conditions,  climatic  regions,  socio‐economic  conditions, and political and institutional contexts; - Location  in  areas  affected  by  water  scarcity,  and  vulnerable  to  climate  change  and  variability.   The workshop served to prepare the programme for the new project focus that should focus  on the development of a case study on the Pretashkent aquifer.     Dr Aureli presented the main goal of this two‐day expert workshop highlighting that the main  objective  of  UNESCO  IHP  is  to  implement  and  give  an  operational  follow  up  to  the  recommendations  of  Member  States  at  the  20th  Session  Intergovernmental  Council  of  the  International Hydrological Programme (IHP) UNESCO Headquarters Paris, 4 ‐ 7 June 2012.   The workshop aimed to:    - Inform  hydrologists,  geologists  and  water  resources  experts  from  Kazakhstan  and  Uzbekistan about the UNESCO IHP programme on groundwater resources ; - Facilitate coordination amongst experts from the two countries; - Facilitate the preparation of a case study programme in Central Asia. 
  • 5. 5     Objectives of the UNESCO IHP project:  improve the knowledge on national groundwater resources; recognition  of  the  importance  and  vulnerability  of  groundwater  resources,  including  one case study on a transboundary aquifer; - establish cross‐border dialogue and cooperation; - improve  capacity  on  the  assessment  and  management  of  groundwater  resources  and  transboundary aquifers applying the most recent instruments available;  support countries in the preparation of a number of case studies on groundwater  resources in various regions, including Central Asia.   -       11 April, Second day    Section 3 – Situation of groundwater resources in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan    Chairperson: Alice Aureli   Experts from Kazakhstan      Mr Oleg Podolny, Department of Geoecology and Mathematical Modeling, Organization of   Hydrogeoecological Research and Design Company “KazHYDEC" – (Presentation: Annex 8)   Mr  Podolny  presented  results  from  monitoring  and  assessment  of  the  Pretashkent  transboundary aquifer and resumed its main transboundary hydrogeological and institutional  problems and challenges.  He considered that it is interesting to start a Pretashkent aquifer joint work with experts from  both states to better evaluate the present situation and assess possible future scenarios.  In Kazakhstan several ministries deal with groundwater, like the Ministry of Environment and  the Ministry of Agriculture, which is responsible for issuing licenses for moderate groundwater  abstraction. For more important issues and also for transboundary coordination problems the  responsible institution is the: Committee of Geology and Subsoil Use, Ministry of Industry and  New Technologies.     Mr Igor Seversky, Chairman of IHP National Committee  Mr Seversky started by thanking UNESCO for this initiative and the opportunity for developing  coordination  and  cooperation  in  addressing  transboundary  waters  studies  and  management  issues. He referred to the Syr Darya‐Aral Sea project in Kazakhstan, were 60 monitoring sites  were implemented. He added that also issues of climate change related to glaciers melting are  very important in the region. He mentioned the Almaty Conference on Climate Change and the  good  cooperation  between  Kirgizstan  and  Kazakhstan:  an  Inter‐ministerial  Committee  was  established between the two countries for surface water resources management.     Discussion 
  • 6. 6 Alice Aureli provided additional information on the UNESCO Transboundary Water Assessment  Program  (TWAP),  which  includes  not  only  transboundary  aquifers,  but  also  transboundary  rivers,  lakes,  large  marine  ecosystems  and  open  ocean  waters.  A  methodology  for  assessing  transboundary  waters  based  on  indicators  at  different  levels  has  been  developed  and  for  transboundary  aquifers;  a  preliminary  Methodology  is  described  in  Volume  2  published  by  UNESCO. This has been further developed and the details will be presented to the experts of  the Pretashkent case study during the execution of the activity of the project. She also stated  that  the  new  programme  UNESCO‐IHP  VIII  that  will  start  in  2014  will  cooperate  with  IHP  National  Committees  in  many  challenging  programs,  including  Water  Security.  It  was  stated  that water Security is s topic in which Kazakhstan is particularly interested    Mr Vefa Mustafaev asked if the agreement between IHP National Committees of Kazakhstan  and Uzbekistan was signed and Mr Seversky promised to send it.   Experts from Uzbekistan     Mr Sergey Myagkov, Executive secretary, IHP National Committee of Uzbekistan –(Annex 9) Mr Myagkov presented different scenaria on water resources availability in Uzbekistan under  climate change. All the IPCC projections show for Uzbekistan an increase of both the  temperature and the precipitations.  However the main problem is not the mean increase of variables like the temperature and the  precipitation  but  the  instabilities  of  the  extreme  values  inducing  floods  and  droughts.  The  frequency  of  such  events  is  increasing  and  creates  problems  in  agriculture  because  of  droughts. For example on may observe 200 mm of rain in one month, followed by 30 days of  drought.  In Uzbekistan a good monitoring system exists for groundwater and surface waters (e.g. the  Chicrtchik  River)  and  a  mathematical  model  was  developed  in  order  to  study  the  effects  of  climate change on the available river flow.      Mr Jamoljon Djumanov, Head of the Laboratory”GIS‐technology”, HYDROINGEO Institute  Mr  Djumanov  presented  the  national  hydrogeological  monitoring  system.  The  system  is  implemented  in  many  aquifers  including  to  aquifers  of  transboundary  nature  in  the  Fergana  Valley, Tashkent and Syrdarya regions, in the Syrdarya River basin, and in the Amudarya River  basin. The Pretashkent aquifer is shared between the Southern Kazakhstan and the Tashkent  region of Uzbekistan. It is also a source of mineral water used also for medical purposes by the  two states.   Since  mid  1990s  a  drawdown  of  the  water  table  was  monitored  at  the  majority  of  the  observation wells. The reason of this water table decrease has to be properly investigated.   To  improve  the  monitoring  quality  the  Institute  of  Hydrogeology  is  gradually  adopting  data  loggers  and  automatic  devices  for  measuring  water  depths,  conductivity  and  temperature.  Actually, the monitoring of 54 observation wells uses automatic data loggers.      Mr  Gulom  Bekmirzaev,  Scientific  researcher,  Tashkent  Institute  of  Irrigation  and  Melioration,  and  Mr Abdul hakim Salokhiddinov, Professor, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation         (Joint presentation) 
  • 7. 7   Prof.  Salokhiddinov  presented  a  geological  and  hydrogeological  study  of  the  PreAral  Basin,  Uzbekistan.  A  conceptual  model  of  the  aquifer  was  proposed.  At  regional  scale,  the  interactions between groundwater and the Aral Sea were investigated.  The  aquifer  resources  are  used  for  irrigation  in  the  Amudarya  basin.  These  resources  are  important  for  the  region  because  of  the  water  scarcity  due  to  arid  climate  and  low  precipitation.  Groundwater  mineralization  increases  with  the  depth  and  on  time.  Also  groundwater  levels  decrease  during  the  last  15  years.  It  is  recommended  for  the  future  to  adopt an integrated approach by using conjunctively surface and groundwater resources.     Session 4 – Definition of a workplan and creation of working groups    Definition of a workplan     Ms Alice Aureli, UNESCO‐IHP ((Presentation: Annex 10)     Ms  Aureli  as  responsible  for  the  implementation  of  the  IHP  Council  resolution  XX3  reminded  that  this  project  is  a  regional  application  of  the  GEF  global  program  TWAP  (Transboundary  Water Assessment Program). At the global level a methodology was already been developed  based  on  indicators  and  at  the  regional  level  specific  case  studies  aim  to  achieve  a  better  understanding  of  the  importance  and  the  vulnerability  of  shared  groundwater  resources,  through a dialogue and transboundary cooperation.  For  Central  Asia,  the  objective  of  the  case  study  is  to  formulate  a  sustainable  coordinated  management strategy for the Pretashkent aquifer. The team of experts of the two countries  will agree on the issues to be studied and more precisely:  ‐  Organization of the work amongst them;  ‐  What are the gaps and challenges?  ‐   Data to be collected;  ‐   Analysis to be conducted;  ‐   Equipment to be purchased.    Project time scale  First phase   April 2013 to end 2015 Possible  Second phase  2016‐2017   Participants agreed to undertake the following actions during 2013:  ‐  Set up teams of national experts   by mid May 2013  ‐   Organisation of 2 national seminars in the two countries to define detailed actions  programme at national level (gaps and challenges) and elaboration of case study specific  methodology   end of May / June 2013   ‐   Case study specific methodology presented and agreed and coordination between the  experts for joint investigations  September 2013 ‐   First data collection and analysis up to the   End of 2013 ‐   Second regional seminar on capacity development   December 2013
  • 8. 8   She also recalled that the workshop was organized thank to the financial support of the Swiss  Agency  for  Development  and  Cooperation  (SDC)that  has  allowed  UNESCO  IHP  to  start  preparatory activities with selected countries.   Overall  coordination of   UNESCO IHP Secretariat in Paris  the Project  National Level  National Technical TEAM Group (NTTG)    Regional Level   Regional Team composed by   the two National Team Members  International and    Regional Partners  UNESCO  National Focal Points   (one per country)   IHP national Committee  National Experts  IHP National Committees   and appointed national  representatives  UNECE, IWMI, EU Group C, and also RAMSAR, IPCC, GEF,  UNDP, UNEP etc..      Conclusions and recommendations   1. Considered the need to comply with the Resolution IC‐XX‐3 on the International Initiative on  Transboundary Aquifer Resources Management (UNESCO IHP‐ISARM Project) adopted by the  UNESCO  Intergovernmental  Council  of  the  UNESCO’s  International  Hydrological  Programme  (IHP), at its 20th Session held in June 2012 (attached) it was agreed initiating the study of several  case study on transboundary aquifers.    As  main  conclusion  of  the  workshop  and  due  to  the  successful  presentations  and  the  discussions among all participants it was set up a workplan for the initiation of a pilot project  on  the  groundwater  resources  of  Kazakhstan  and  Uzbekistan,  It  was  agreed  that  there  is  a  good  spirit  and  willingness  for  working  together  on  scientific  problems  concerning  groundwater resources management in the region of Central Asia. It was then agreed to select  as first case study the Pretashkent Aquifer.     2. The case study is part of a larger endeavour under the resp0nsibility of UNESCO. UNESCO  IHP together with UNESCO IOC have initiated a new programme the: Transboundary Waters  Assessment Programme: Aquifers, Lake/Reservoir Basins, River Basins, Large Marine Ecosystems,  and Open Ocean (TWAP). The aim of the programme is to catalyze sound environmental  management that. The TWAP Project is aimed at conducting the first ‘baseline’ assessment and  strengthening partnership arrangements for future periodic assessments and monitoring.   3.  Participants  recognised  the  importance  of  groundwater  aquifer  resources  as  an  important  source of water supply and also for agricultural use, tourism and medical purposes.   
  • 9. 9 4. Groundwater resources are expected to become more important in the near future due to  arid  climate,  water scarcity,  frequent  droughts  and  groundwater  overuse,  especially  in  agriculture.  Climate  variability  and  strong  population  growth  in  the  region  will  aggravate  the  current situation.    5.  Both  countries  have  so  far  developed  adequate  national  groundwater  monitoring  systems  and  have  elaborated  several  hydrogeological  and  geological  studies.  From  the  presentations  become clear that there is good knowledge concerning the hydrogeological characteristics and  the functioning of the Pretashkent aquifer.    6.  However  the  debate  at  the  workshop  identified  that  there  is  the  need  for  facilitating  increased  cooperation  between  the  countries  and  UNESCO  IHP  is  considered  by  the  national  experts of the two countries as the most adequate agency to foster coordination and support  joint  scientific  studies  on  groundwater  resources.  It  was  evaluate  that  there  is  still  a  gap  in  analysing  data,  harmonizing  monitoring  data,  and  applying  common  methodologies  for  groundwater assessment and management. There is a need for coordinating the activities and  the planning process for the management of the Pretaskhent aquifer. In this aspect it would be  very useful for the two countries to learn about the methodology for groundwater assessment  elaborated by UNESCO, based on indicators at different levels.    7. All participants expressed their willingness to continue working together in the framework  of this UNESCO Project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)  and coordinated by UNESCO‐IHP.    8. A workplan for action to be taken in 2013 was then adopted. It was agreed that as a first step  of  the  project  two  national  seminars  should  be  organized,  one  in  Uzbekistan  (end  of  May/beginning  of  June  2013),  and  one  in  Kazakhstan  (mid  June  2013).  The  goal  of  these  meetings  is  to  organise  the  respective  team  of  national  experts  to  take  responsibility  in  the  implementation  of  the  project,  identify  key  national  institutions  that  will  participate  in  the  project to define a detailed action plan, to identify national gaps, challenges, priorities and the  elaboration of a common specific methodology for groundwater assessment and management.   Therefore a seminar with the participation of the experts of both countries will be organized in  September  2013.  The  UNESCO  indicators  specific  methodology  for  Transboundary  aquifers  assessment will be presented and discussion about the application to the case study and agree  coordination between the experts for joint investigations. The first data collection and analysis  should be also initiated before December 2013.     Participants of the meeting:   1.  Delegation of Kazakhstan  Mr Barbazai Nurabayev (Chairperson )  and Mr Serik Ashimov (Head of the de[partment of  Hydrogeology) of the Committee of Geology and subsoil use, Ministry of industry and new  technologies, were invited to participate but due to unforeseen urgent commitments they  were not able to come.  Mr S. Burshakov, Deputy Permanent Delegate of Kazakhstan at UNESCO;  Ms A. Darminbaeva, 1st Secretary of the Delegation;  Prof. I. Seversky, Chairman of Kazakhstan IHP National Committee; 
  • 10. 10 Prof.  I.  Podolny,  Chief  of  Department,  KazHYDEC  Company,  President  of  National  Committee of International Association of Hydrogeologists;    2.   Delegation of Uzbekistan  Dr.  A.  Ikramov,  Secretary‐General  of  National  Commission  of  Uzbekistan  for  UNESCO,  Member of UNESCO   Executive Board   Mr A. Abdullaev, 1st Secretary of Permanent Delegation of Uzbekistan at UNESCO;  Mr S. Myagkov, Executive Secretary of Uzbekistan IHP National Committee;  Mr  J.  Djumalov  of  Department,  Hydroengeo  Institute,  State  Committee  on  Geology  and  Mineral Resources of Uzbekistan;  Prof. A. Salokhiddinov, Chief of Department, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration;  Mr G. Bekmirzaev, Senior researcher, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration.    3.   Invited International Experts and Representatives of International Agencies Ms A. Lipponen, UNECE  Mr A. Scheidleder, Working Group C, EC  Mr N. Kukuric, UNESCO‐WMO IGRAC Centre  Mr Gabriel de Los Cobos, Head of Geology‐Hydrogeology Branch, Canton of Switzerland.    4.   UNESCO staff members and consultants Ms A. Aureli  Mr Anil Mishra  Mr Holger Treidel  Mr Matthew Lagod  Mr Jacques Ganoulis  Mr Ivica Trumbic  Mr Vefa Moustafaev      Rapporteurs: Vefa Moustafa and Jacques Ganoulis 
  • 11. Regional Workshop on Shared Aquifer Management Kazakhstan – Uzbekistan Cooperation The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris, France 10 – 11 April 2013 Organized by the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) with the support of The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Room XIII (-2 Floor) Bonvin Building of UNESCO HQ, 1 rue Miollis 75015 Paris AGENDA WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 9:45–10:00 Welcome Coffee 10:00–10:10 Opening Remarks  Blanca Elena Jimenez-Cisneros, Director of the Division of Water Sciences, Secretary of the UNESCO-IHP 10:10–13:00 Session 1 – Setting the Scene Chairperson: Dr. Alice AURELI 10:10 – 10:40 UNESCO Programme and the worldwide ISARM (Internationally Shared Aquifer Resources Management) Initiative  Alice Aureli, Chief of Section, Groundwater Systems Section, Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO-IHP 10:40 – 11:05 Overview of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes  Annukka Lipponen, Environmental Affairs Officer, Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, Environment Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) -1–
  • 12. 11:05 – 11:35 Presentation of the EU Water Framework Directive  SCHEIDLEDER Andreas, Working Group C on Groundwater, European Commission 11:35- 12:05 Presentation of the IGRAC Centre (International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre)  Neno Kukuric, Director , UNESCO-WMO IGRAC Centre 12:05 – 13:00 Question and answer session 13:00–14:30 Lunch Break 14:30–17:30 Session 2 – Opportunities for the Pretashkent aquifer and knowledge sharing Chairperson: Dr. Alice AURELI 14:30-15:10 The Genevois aquifer - a shared aquifer resource management collaboration between Switzerland and France  Gabriel de los Cobos, Head of Geology - Hydrogeology Branch, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland 15:10 – 16:00 Opportunities for collaboration on the Pretashkent aquifer Joint presentation by:  Alice Aureli, Chief of Section, Groundwater Systems Section, Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO-IHP  Ivica Trumbic, Senior Consultant to UNESCO-IHP  Holger Treidel, Programme Specialist, UNESCO-IHP 16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 – 17:30 Question and answer session CLOSE OF MEETING DAY 1 AT 17:30 -2–
  • 13. THURSDAY 11 APRIL 9:45–10:00 Coffee Time 10:00–10:15 Recap on Sessions 1 and 2 Chairperson: Dr. Alice AURELI 10:15–13:00 Session 3 – Situation of groundwater resources in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan 10:15 – 10:45 Presentations by experts from Kazakhstan  Mr. Oleg Podolny , Director of the Department of Geoecology and Mathematical Modeling, Organization (15’)  Mr. Igor Seversky, Chairman of IHP National Committee, RK, (15’) 10:45 – 11:45 Presentations by experts from Uzbekistan  Mr. Sergey Myagkov, Executive secretary, IHP National (15’)  Mr. Jamoljon Djumanov, Head of the Laboratory”GIS-technology”, HYDROINGEO Institute (15’)  Mr. Gulom Bekmirzaev, Scientific researcher, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration (15’)  Mr. Abdulkhakim Salokhiddinov,Professor, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration (15’) 11:45 – 13:00 Discussion on gaps, challenges and management issues: opportunities for a UNESCO Program -3–
  • 14. 13:00–14:30 Lunch Break 14:30–17:30 Session 4 – Definition of a workplan and creation of working groups 14:30 – 16:00 General discussion and definition of a workplan and actions to be taken. Setting up of a case study on the Pretashkent aquifer 16:00–16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 – 17:30 Proposal for national and regional working groups CLOSE OF MEETING DAY 2 AT 17:30 -4–
  • 15. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture Original: English Regional Workshop on Shared Aquifer Management Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan Cooperation FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS UNESCO, Paris 10 - 11 April 2013 Room XIV Natural Sciences Sector Division of Water Sciences 1
  • 16. PARTICIPANTS FROM KAZAKHSTAN 1. Mr. Oleg PODOLNY Director of the Department of Geoecology and Mathematical Modeling Email: podolnyo@mail.ru 2. Mr.Igor SEVERSKY Senior Research of the Institute of Geography Email:iseverskiy@gmail.com 3. Mr. A. DARMINBAEVA First Secretary of the Permanent Delegation of Kazakhstan Email:dl.kazakhstan@unesco-delegations.org PARTICIPANTS FROM UZBEKISTAN 4. Mr. Jamoljon DJUMANOV Head of Laboratory Hydroengeo Institute State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources Email: jamoljon@rambler.ru 5. Mr. Sergey MYAGKOV Executive secretary of IHP NATCOM Deputy Director of NIGMI of Uzhydromet Email: sergik1961@yahoo.com 6. Mr.Abdulkhakim SALOKHIDDINOV Professor, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan Email: 7. Mr.Gulom BEKMIRZAEV Scientific Researcher, Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Melioration Email:gulombek@gmail.com 8. Mr. Alisher IKRAMOV Secretary General of the UNESCO National commission of Uzbekistan Email: unesco@natcom.albatros.uz 2
  • 17. INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS 9. Mr. Gabriel DE LOS COBOS Hydrogeologist, Head of geology/hydrogeology branch GESDEC (Geology, Soil & Waste) DIME/Canton of Geneva Email: gabriel.deloscobos@etat.ge.ch 10. Mr. Andreas SCHEIDLEDER Working group C European Commission Email: andreas.scheidleder@umweltbundesamt.at 11. Ms. Annukka LIPPONEN Environmental Affairs Officer UNECE Email: Annukka.Lipponen@unece.org 12. Neno KUKURIC Director UNESCO-WMO IGRAC CENTRE Email: neno.kukuric@un-igrac.org UNESCO-IHP SECRETARIAT 13. Ms. Blanca Elena Jiménez Cisneros Director of the Division of Water Sciences Email:b.jimenez-cisneros@unesco.org 14. Ms. Alice AURELI Chief Section of Groundwater Systems Section Email:a.aureli@unesco.org 15. Mr. Holger TREIDEL Program Specialist of Groundwater Systems Section Email:h.treidel@unesco.org 16. Mr. Ivica TRUMBIC Senior Consultant UNESCO-IHP Email: ivica.trumbic@gmail.com 3
  • 18. 17. Mr. Matthew LAGOD Consultant UNESCO-IHP Email:m.lagod@unesco.org 18. Mr. Vefa MOUSTAFAEV Senior Consultant UNESCO-IHP Email:v.moustafaev@unesco.org 19. Mr. Andrea MERLA Senior Consultant UNESCO-IHP Email: merla.andrea@gmail.com 4