CONF.- The Aral Sea Problem and Measures for Its Mitigation, Tokyo, June 10, 2008

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CONF.- The Aral Sea Problem and Measures for Its Mitigation, Tokyo, June 10

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Seminar on Aral Sea Problem, Its Impact on Gene Pool of Population,
Flora and Fauna and Measures on its Mitigation

Date: June 10, 2008
Time: 14.00-17.30
Venue: JICA Global Plaza
Language: Japanese

Program:

13.30 - Registration
14.00-14.05 - Opening remarks by Dr. Tetsuji Tanaka, Executive
Director, Central Asia Research Institute
14.05-14.10 - Welcome speech of Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Japan Dr.
Mirsobit Ochilov
14.10-14.15 - Welcome speech of Mr. Junichi Shiraishi, Director
General for Water Environment, Ministry of the Environment
14.15-14.25 - "Report on the outcomes of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water
Summit", Dr. Kunio Kawamoto, Chief Officer, Japan Water Forum
14.25-14.45 - "Dilemmas and Perspectives of Water Resource Management
in the Aral Sea Basin", Professor Timur Dadabaev, Tsukuba University
14.45-14.55 - "Environment and Human Health", Professor Momoko Chiba,
Japan International University of Health
14.55-15.05 - "Landscape Ecology", Professor Yukihiro Morimoto, Kyoto
University
15.05-15.25 - Coffee break
15.25-15.35 - "Aral Sea Issues from the viewpoint of Transboundary
Waters", Professor Mikiyasu Nakayama, Tokyo University
15.35-15.45 - "Desertification of Aral Sea caused by large-scale
irrigation and effect to drinking water", Professor Yoshiko Kawabata,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technologies
15.45-15.55 - "The Aral Sea, a symbol of sustainability of global
cooperation", Mr. Norio Yamamoto, Executive Vice President, GIF
Research Foundation
15.55-16.05 - Presentation on "Study on regional Development in
Karakalpakstan", Japan International Cooperation Agency
16.05-16.15 - Break
16.15-17.15 - Discussion
17.15-17.30 - Closing remarks by Dr. Tetsuji Tanaka

Contact: Embassy of Uzbekistan, Ms. Naoko Ukie, phone: 03-3760-5625

All are welcome. Participation is free.

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