DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, April 22. Tajikistan has
proposed the establishment of a Central Asia Inter-State Energy
Commission within the framework of the International Fund for
Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), President Emomali Rahmon said during
the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of IFAS founders,
Trend reports.
Rahmon emphasized that water-related issues remain highly
sensitive and a global priority, noting that Central Asia and its
existing cooperation mechanisms demonstrate a positive example of
joint water resource management.
“In light of these challenges and the development of new
technologies, we must strengthen measures for the comprehensive and
rational use of water resources and their protection,” the
President said.
He stressed the importance of accelerating the introduction of
water- and energy-saving technologies in agriculture, the utilities
sector, and industry, as well as training a new generation of
specialists and expanding academic exchange.
Rahmon also called for broader joint scientific and practical
research on climate change and sustainable water management.
The Tajik President underlined the importance of advancing the
global water agenda, recalling that the Fourth International
High-Level Conference on the implementation of the Water for
Sustainable Development Decade (2018–2028) will be held in Dushanbe
at the end of May this year.
