The 23rd Coordinating Committee Session of CASPCOM has started in Ashgabat

On October 30, 2018, the 23rd Session of Coordinating Committee on Hydrometeorology and Pollution Monitoring of the Caspian Sea (CASPCOM) started its work in Ashgabat. The organizers of the event are the National Committee on Hydrometeorology under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.   

The delegations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Russian Federation, the UN Environment’s Europe Office representatives, the employees of the State Enterprise on Caspian Sea affairs under the President of Turkmenistan and the State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources of Turkmenistan have attended the session.  

The Chairman of the National Committee on Hydrometeorology under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan has noted at the opening of the event that the protection of natural resources is one of the priority directions of Turkmenistan. He also stated that Turkmenistan is committed to consolidate efforts in preventing negative effects resulting in climate change.    

At the beginning of the first session, the heads of delegations reported on current situation and prospects of national activities in the field of the Caspian Sea Hydrometeorology. The delegates exchanged views on key issues related to cooperation in different fields concerning the Caspian Sea. In addition to that, the participants discussed the implementation of recommendations given at the 22nd CASPCOM sessions and the agenda items regarding the field of hydrometeorology and pollution monitoring of the Caspian Sea.       

During the second session, the participants have discussed the implementation of the Agreement on cooperation in the field of hydrometeorology of the Caspian Sea.

On October 31, 2018, the session will contunue its work in smaller groups and it is planned to discuss  the work of CASPCOM agencies, issues related to cooperation between CASPCOM and international corporations, enterprises. The participants will sum up the 23rd CASPCOM sessions and decide the date and venue of the 24th CASPCOM sessions.