Day 1: Opening Session

Kristine Tovmasyn, UNESCO Almaty

Alexandros Makarigakis, Head of Office and UNESCO Representative a.i., UNESCO Office in Tashkent.

Sayidafzal Mallakhanov, Deputy Secretary-General, National commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for UNESCO

GLOFCA project overview, status, and meeting objectives

Natalya Kim, UNESCO Almaty – short overview of the project and its objectives.

Simon Allen, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Session 1: Experiences from Kazakhstan on lake mapping, monitoring, and hazard assessment.

Co-chairs: Ms Meerim Asanbaikyzy, Kyrgyzhydromet, Ms Zhuldyz Zhurumbetova, UNESCO Almaty,

Atay Myrzabayev, Deputy Head, Department for Emergency Situations Prevention, Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan – warning, information, communication aspects.

Murat Kassenov, Deputy Head, State Agency “KAZSELEZASCHITA” – glacier lakes monitoring.

Nikolay Popov, Chief Scientist, Institute of Geography and Water Security – glacier lake mapping and hazard assessment.

Vassiliy Kapitsa, Senior Researcher, Central Asian Regional Glaciological Centre category 2 under the auspices of UNESCO – glacier lake mapping and hazard assessment.

Bakhtiyar Ospanov, Chief Expert of the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction – the Center’s experience in glacier lake monitoring and risk assessment.

Session 2: Experiences from Kyrgyzstan on lake mapping, monitoring, and hazard assessment

Co-chairs: Mr Bakhtiyar Ospanov, CESDRR, Ms Zuura Mamadalieva, UNESCO Almaty,

Dauberk Sakyev, Head, Department of Analysis and Forecasting, Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic – warning, information, communication aspects.

Bolot Moldobekov, Co-director, Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences (CAIAG) – lake mapping, monitoring, and hazard assessment.

Vitalij Zaginaev, Senior Researcher, Institute of Water Problems and Hydroenergy of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic – lake mapping, monitoring, and hazard assessment.

Session 3: Experiences from Tajikistan on lake mapping, monitoring, and hazard assessment (cont.)

Co-chairs: Mr Kodirjon Mingboev, State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Geology and Mineral Resources, Mr Bakhtibek Otambekzoda, UNESCO Almaty,

Idibek Buriev, ead, Emergency Prevention and Response Department, Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence of Tajikistan – warning, information, communication aspects.

Kamoliddin Nazirzoda, Deputy Head, Center for Glaciology, Agency for Hydrometeorology, Committee of Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan – lake mapping, monitoring and hazard assessment.

Abdulhamid Kayumov, Director, State Scientific Institution “Center for the Glaciers Study under the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan” – lakes mapping/monitoring and hazard assessment.

Zaynura Khudoyorbekova / Mr Tohir Sabzaliev, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) – lake mapping, monitoring and hazard assessment.

Session 4: Experiences from Uzbekistan on lake mapping, monitoring, and hazard assessment.

Co-chairs: Mr Jafar Niyazov, Institute of Water Problems of Tajikistan, Mr Obidjon Kodirov, UNESCO Almaty,

Khurshid Sotiev, Head, National Centre for Emergency Management and Response, Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Uzbekistan – warning, information, communication aspects.

Davron Azimov, Head, Department for Monitoring Hazardous Hydrometeorological Observation Network, Centre of Hydrometeorological Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzhydromet) – lakes mapping/monitoring and hazard assessment.

Maksim Petrov, Centre of Glacial Geology, Institute of Geology and Geophysics named after Kh.M. Abdullaev – lakes mapping/monitoring and hazard assessment.

Fazliddin Anarboev, Deputy Director, State Monitoring Service of Uzbekistan for Geo-hazard – georisks and hazard assessment.

Session 5: Identifying key gaps and synergies across Central Asia in lake mapping, monitoring, and hazard assessment

Kristine Tovmasyn, UNESCO Almaty

• Plenary style open discussion around a series of questions posed by the Chair
• Emerge with clear synthesis of common approaches being used across the countries
• Emerge with clear synthesis on the gaps and needs GLOFCA project can address

Session 6: Addressing key gaps and strengthening monitoring and assessment capacities, and knowledge management

Kristine Tovmasyn, UNESCO Almaty

Holger Frey, Addressing key gaps and strengthening monitoring and assessment capacities, and knowledge management.

Alfred Diebold, Presentation of the GLOFCA Knowledge Management Platform.

Simon Allen, Capacity building activities planned under GLOFCA project

Manu Tom, GLOFCA tool box for lake monitoring

Session 7: Wrap-up

Kristine Tovmasyn, UNESCO Almaty