Green Jobs as a Response to Water and Climate Challenges in Central Asia
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University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Representative Office Central Asia
UWED Conference Hall (“B” building, 103)
September 25, 2026. Tashkent
PROGRAMME
Opening Remarks
Welcome and Introduction to the Conference
09:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:20 Akram Umarov, Assoc. Prof, PhD, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, UWED (Uzbekistan)
Jan Turowski, Head of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Central Asian Regional Office
10:00 – 10:20 Akram Umarov, Assoc. Prof, PhD, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, UWED (Uzbekistan)
Jan Turowski, Head of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Central Asian Regional Office
10:20 – 11:50 Session 1. Water and Climate Challenges and Technological Solutions for a Green Transition
Moderator: Murat Bakhadirov, PhD, Assoc. Prof. of the Department of International Relations, UWED (Uzbekistan)
10:20 – 10:35 Boriy Alikhanov, Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Academician of the International Academy of Ecology and Life Safety Sciences, Member of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan “Development of Renewable Energy Sources and Water-Saving Technologies in the Context of Environmental and Climatic Determinism”
10:35 – 10:50 Zhaniya Khaibullina, PhD in Political Science, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Almaty Management University, “Water-Saving Technologies as a New Economic Sector and Source of Jobs”
10:50– 11:05 Khaetjon Ibragimov, Dr., Leading Researcher at the Center for Energy Diplomacy and Geopolitics, IAIS (Uzbekistan), “Smart Integration of Central Asian Power Systems: Digital Platforms and Smart Grids as a Response to Climate Risks”
11:05-11:20 Suriya Turaeva, Associate Professor, Department of International Economics, “The Impact of Climate Change and Water Resources Management on the Development of the Green Economy and Employment in Uzbekistan”
11:20-11:50 Discussion
10:35 – 10:50 Zhaniya Khaibullina, PhD in Political Science, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Almaty Management University, “Water-Saving Technologies as a New Economic Sector and Source of Jobs”
10:50– 11:05 Khaetjon Ibragimov, Dr., Leading Researcher at the Center for Energy Diplomacy and Geopolitics, IAIS (Uzbekistan), “Smart Integration of Central Asian Power Systems: Digital Platforms and Smart Grids as a Response to Climate Risks”
11:05-11:20 Suriya Turaeva, Associate Professor, Department of International Economics, “The Impact of Climate Change and Water Resources Management on the Development of the Green Economy and Employment in Uzbekistan”
11:20-11:50 Discussion
11:50-12:10 Coffee break
12:10-13:55 Session 2. Technology, energy, and innovation as drivers of green jobs in the face of climate and water challenges
Moderator: Boriy Alikhanov, Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Academician of the International Academy of Ecology and Life Safety Sciences, Member of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan)
12:10-12:25 Murat Bakhodirov, PhD, Assoc. Prof. of the Department of International Relations, UWED (Uzbekistan), “Water, Climate, and Energy Cooperation in Central Asia as a Factor in the Creation of New Green Jobs”
12:25-12:40 Said Sharipov, Head of the Ecology Department Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower, and Ecology, National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, “Climate and Water Change as Drivers of Labor Market Transformation in Central Asia: The Role of Green Jobs”
12:40-12:55 Anna Alshanskaya, Head of the Economic Policy Analysis Department, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, “Green Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Prospects for Kazakhstan”
13:05-13:20 Ulan Umetov, Expert, BIOM Ecological Movement (Kyrgyzstan). “Green Jobs and the Reengineering of Activity Systems”
13:20-13:40 Discussion
12:25-12:40 Said Sharipov, Head of the Ecology Department Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower, and Ecology, National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, “Climate and Water Change as Drivers of Labor Market Transformation in Central Asia: The Role of Green Jobs”
12:40-12:55 Anna Alshanskaya, Head of the Economic Policy Analysis Department, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, “Green Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Prospects for Kazakhstan”
13:05-13:20 Ulan Umetov, Expert, BIOM Ecological Movement (Kyrgyzstan). “Green Jobs and the Reengineering of Activity Systems”
13:20-13:40 Discussion
Concluding Remarks
13:40-13:55 Jan Turowski, Head of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Central Asian Regional Office
Rustam Makhmudov, Assoc. Prof. of UWED, Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced International Studies
13:55-14:05 Group photo
14:05-15:05 Lunch
Rustam Makhmudov, Assoc. Prof. of UWED, Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced International Studies
13:55-14:05 Group photo
14:05-15:05 Lunch