On April 25, 2023, the Expedition for young professionals and scientists from Central Asian countries started with a visit to the museum and the cemetery of ships in the city of Muynak, Uzbekistan. The trip will end at the river flows in the high mountains of Tajikistan. This was reported by the press centre of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea.
The expedition was organized by the Executive Committee of IFAS with the support of the USAID Regional Program on Water Resources and Environment, based on the decision of the IFAS Board dated November 28, 2022. The expedition aims to promote regional cooperation between young scientists and specialists in Central Asia to inform about the environmental, social and water management situation, as well as the consequences of the negative impact of the drying up of the Aral Sea.
The expedition is also attended by photographers and journalists who will create an interesting media product.
The expedition will last 12 days, and during this period the participants will visit gauging stations, canals, reservoirs, pumping stations and other water bodies located on the territory of three countries of the Amu Darya basin (Republic of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Tajikistan).
Summing up the expedition will be held at a round table in the capital of Tajikistan - the city of Dushanbe.
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