On May 13, 2022 in the Ministry under the chairmanship of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharaf Sheralizoda and the presence of the leadership of relevant government agencies and cities and districts of the country Organizing meeting of the Working Group on the World Water Marathon Sustainable Development, 2018-2028 ”, which will be held on June 6-9, 2022 in Dushanbe under the theme" Encouraging action and partnership in the field of water at the local, national, regional and global levels. "
At the meeting the participants exchanged views on the process of preparation for the marathon and its routes in the territory of Tajikistan in accordance with the instructions of the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Second Dushanbe Water Conference and discussed issues of mutual interest.
The World Marathon begins on World Water Day - March 22, 2022, and runs until March 22, 2023, the date of the United Nations Water Conference in New York. The Tajikistan-Central Asia marathon will run from May to June, from the Aral Sea to the Fedchenko Glacier in Tajikistan, and will end in Dushanbe on the eve of the Second Dushanbe Conference.
The purpose of the marathon is to promote the achievement of the goals and objectives of the International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028" and to draw the attention of the international community to the growing water and climate issues, taking into account the UN Conference on Water in 2023.
Source: Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan