Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 31
By Huseyn Hasanov Trend:
Ashgabat is hosting a regular session of the Coordinating Committee on Hydrometeorology and Pollution Monitoring of the Caspian Sea (CASPCOM) with the participation of delegations from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan, the Turkmen Altyn Asyr TV channel reported Oct. 31.
The event is organized by the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, the National Committee on Hydrometeorology and the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Affairs under the President of Turkmenistan.
During the meetings, the results of the work of CASPCOM and the national hydrometeorological services in 2017-2018, the implementation of the intergovernmental comprehensive program on the hydrometeorology of the Caspian Sea until 2023, and the strengthening of ties with international organizations are discussed.
The partners of CASPCOM include the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea.
The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water on the planet. In 1994, the hydrometeorological services of the Caspian littoral states, with the active support of the World Meteorological Organization, established the CASPCOM to make their activities more efficient.
Hydrometeorological and pollution monitoring in the Caspian region is of a great importance for economies of the Caspian littoral states, as well as for the conservation of the sea’s unique ecosystem.
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