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On 25 November 2025 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan agreed on a coordinated approach to managing water and energy resources. By aligning winter electricity supply with summer irrigation needs, the agreement marks a practical step toward more predictable and resilient cooperation in Central Asia.

BISHKEK & OSH, KYRGYZSTAN — 12–15 November 2025. Across the rapidly changing landscapes of the Syr Darya basin, where glacier retreat accelerates and seasonal flows grow increasingly unpredictable, the WE-ACT Cooperation Week brought together the region’s leading institutions for a week of intensive, technically rigorous collaboration.

In our last two videos, we introduced Together We Flow — a serious game designed to simulate the challenges of sharing water across borders. You saw the game in action, and you heard directly from its creator, Meadow Poplawsky, about what it’s like to moderate and play. But what happens when you look at the results more closely? That’s exactly what Meadow and her colleagues at the University of Twente explored in their paper, “Prioritizing water values for decision-making in transboundary river allocation: A case study of the Syr Darya river basin.”

An international research consortium is helping Central Asian countries tackle one of their most pressing climate and development challenges: how to share …

On June 19, WE-ACT participated in a vital workshop titled “Sustainable and Efficient Water Use in the Context of Small Rivers of Central Asia”, hosted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in collaboration with Hydro4U, NEXUS, and ISTC.

Gautamee Baviskar, a PhD candidate at the University of Twente, is collaborating with the TRANSCEND project team at Manchester University to enhance research initiatives within the EU-funded projects WE-ACT and TRANSCEND. Working with the AquaCrop-OS model, this partnership focuses on advancing sustainable practices and improving water management strategies across different regions.

Water challenges demand collaboration and innovation. Projects like WE-ACT, RETOUCH NEXUS, and TRANSCEND exemplify how combining expertise, stakeholder engagement, and EU support can address water scarcity, improve governance, and foster sustainable solutions. Together, these initiatives set a new standard for managing one of our planet’s most critical resources.

Ensuring the sustainable management of water resources is a pressing challenge, particularly in regions like Central Asia where water availability and allocation are critical for communities and industries alike. The WE-ACT project is taking bold steps to address this challenge by enhancing hydro-meteorological monitoring in Kyrgyzstan.

Today, WE-ACT is hosting the “Water Allocation Simulation and Tariffs in Central Asia” Workshop in Tashkent. This event will bring together stakeholders to deepen collaboration and address key challenges in transboundary water governance and irrigation efficiency. Continuing the momentum of previous workshops, the goal is to foster understanding and shared solutions between the participants.

In aims of supporting women’s rights in water management, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Water Management hosted a roundtable on developing Gender Strategy for Water Management by 2030. This initiative is part of the third phase of the "National Water Resources Management Project," supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

On the 16th of September, International Water Management Institute hosted an event at the TIIAME National Research University, drawing a diverse audience of 70 attendees, including young researchers from the faculties of agriculture, ecology, and water, as well as master’s and PhD students.

This August, partners from UFR hosted a 2-day summer school on Hydrological Modelling at CAIAG, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, both in-person and online. Focused …