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Almaty Energy Forum - Building resilient energy systems in Central Asia

14 November (10:00) - 16 November (18:00) 2022
Kazakh-British Technical University Almaty Kazakhstan
Almaty Energy Forum 2022

Objectives:

Building on the discussions and recommendations from the COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, United Nations organizations – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - are building a regional partnership to provide a platform for a continuous inclusive multistakeholder dialogue to facilitate regional cooperation, provide technical capacity support and help countries in Central Asia innovate and modernize its regional infrastructure and build resilient energy systems that are secure, affordable and deliver on net-zero targets.

This year’s 3-day Forum will gather regional policymakers, energy industry, finance sector and academia representatives, especially science and development researchers, to

The key themes of the 3-day dialogue include:

  • Innovating & modernizing energy systems in Central Asia through low- and zero-carbon technology interplay
  • Deploying energy-water-land nexus approach in Central Asia
  • Strengthening regional cooperation & building cross-regional technical and institutional capacity

 

Concept note

30990 _ Almaty Energy Forum - Concept Note and Agenda _ 371828 _ English _ 773 _ 367690 _ pdf
30990 _ Almaty Energy Forum - Concept Note and Agenda _ 371828 _ Russian _ 864 _ 367691 _ pdf

Presentations

30992 _ UNECE Carbon Neutrality Toolkit - Iva Brkic, Project Lead UNECE _ 373195 _ English _ 773 _ 368421 _ pptx
30992 _ Carbon Neutrality Scenarios - Central Asia - Holger Rogner, Senior Analyst, IIASA _ 373196 _ English _ 773 _ 368422 _ pdf
30992 _ Macro-economic modelling for climate change adaptation - Dana Yermolyonok, GIZ Kazakhstan _ 373197 _ English _ 773 _ 368423 _ pptx
30992 _ Energy transition pathways and renewable energy development - Alexey Kobzev, Center for Natural Resources and Sustainability, Kazakh-German University _ 373198 _ English _ 773 _ 368424 _ pptx
30992 _ Critical Minerals and Science Collaboration Necessities for Achieving Carbon Neutrality - Dr Siddharth Saxena, Director Central Asia Forum, Jesus College, University of Cambridge _ 373199 _ English _ 773 _ 368425 _ pptx
30992 _ Natural gas in transport sector in the UNECE region - Nadejda Khamrakulova, Project Lead, UNECE _ 373200 _ English _ 773 _ 368426 _ pptx
30992 _ Perspectives of switching to natural gas in road transport in Kazakhstan - Marius Damachi, Consultant, UNECE _ 373201 _ English _ 773 _ 368427 _ ppt
30992 _ Role of natural gas in the ESCAP region - Sergey Tulinov, Economic Affairs Officer, ESCAP _ 373202 _ English _ 773 _ 368428 _ pdf
30992 _ Sustainable hydrogen production in Central Asia - Yuriy Melnikov, Consultant, UNECE _ 373203 _ English _ 773 _ 368429 _ pdf
30992 _ Keynote: Water, energy, food and environmental security in Central Asia: benefits of intersectoral solutions Dinara Ziganshina, Director, SIC ICWC _ 373204 _ English _ 773 _ 368430 _ pptx
30992 _ SPECA WEE WG Programme for 2022-2023 and the UNECE activities Tamara Kutonova, Manager National Policy Dialogue Programme, UNECE _ 373205 _ English _ 773 _ 368431 _ pptx
30992 _ Regional mechanisms for the low-carbon, climate-resilient transformation of the energy-water-land Nexus in Central Asia Matthew Griffiths, Senior Programme Manager, OECD _ 373206 _ English _ 773 _ 368432 _ pptx
30992 _ Urban economic resilience: building and promoting recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and natural and man-made disasters - Gulnara Roll, Regional Advisor, Forests, Land and Housing Division, UNECE _ 373208 _ English _ 773 _ 368435 _ pptx
30992 _ Team Europe Initiative "Water, energy and climate change in Central Asia" - Johannes Baur, Head of Cooperation EU Delegation Kazakhstan _ 373209 _ English _ 773 _ 368436 _ pptx
30992 _ Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Water Pillar - Kazuhiro Yoshida, Senior Water Resources Specialist, ADB _ 373210 _ English _ 773 _ 368439 _ pptx
30992 _ WEFE nexus related activities - Gulzada Azhetova, USAID/Central Asia Regional Water and Environment Specialist _ 373212 _ English _ 773 _ 368440 _ pptx
30992 _ EC-IFAS reform to promote regional integration of water and energy development - Murat Bekniyazov, Member of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving Aral Sea (EC IFAS) from the Republic of Kazakhsta _ 373213 _ English _ 773 _ 368441 _ pptx
30992 _ Outcome of the Ninth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference (Nicosia, 5-7 October) - Zaal Lomtadze, Senior Environmental Officer, Environment Division, UNECE _ 373214 _ English _ 773 _ 368442 _ pptx
30992 _ Towards to low-carbon and socially oriented economy: Effects of alternative “green" projects in energy, agriculture and water sectors - Janna Fattakhova, UNDP Uzbekistan National Expert _ 373215 _ English _ 773 _ 368443 _ pdf
30992 _ Potential to optimize water and energy resources through sustainable trade (study for the SPECA WG on Trade) - Bo Libert, UNECE Consultant _ 373216 _ English _ 773 _ 368444 _ pptx
30992 _ Enhancing dam safety at the regional and national level Talaibek Makeev, Economic Affairs Officer, Environment Division, UNECE _ 373217 _ English _ 773 _ 368445 _ pptx
30992 _ Economy of Central Asia: Energy Systems and Regional Cooperation - Alexander Gareev, Managing Director, Directorate of Energy, Eurasia Development Bank _ 373218 _ English _ 773 _ 368446 _ pptx
30992 _ Framework on Energy connectivity and regional cooperation - Randi Kristiansten, ESCAP _ 373219 _ English _ 773 _ 368447 _ pptx
30992 _ Energy Connectivity in Central Asia, USAID - Sergey Yelkin, USAID/Central Asia Regional Energy Specialist _ 373220 _ English _ 773 _ 368448 _ pdf
30992 _ Providing affordable, clean energy: how universities can drive progress in energy efficiency (SDG 7) - Lachyn Italmazova, Regional Director – Knowledge Partnership, Times Higher Education _ 373221 _ English _ 773 _ 368449 _ pptx
30992 _ «Центр по водородной энергетике» - Чуриев Максат , заведующий кафедрой, координатор международных проектов Университета _ 373222 _ English _ 773 _ 368450 _ pdf
30992 _ Role of Governance in Shaping Research and Future Talent - Piyush Verma UNDP _ 374842 _ English _ 773 _ 371677 _ PDF