Following their March 25‐26, 2009 meeting, the Parliamentarians Network agreed to focus on the issue of water security as a means to increase international cooperation.
As a first response to this decision and to contribute to bettering international coordination on water, the EastWest Institute’s Preventive Diplomacy Initiatives launched a policy dialogue series called Alternative Futures for Afghanistan and the Stability of Southwest Asia: Improving Regional Cooperation on Water.
In Focus
Thematic Focus: Improving Regional Cooperation on Water
Thursday 30 April 2009
Management of the Amu Darya river and Afghanistan’s relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Thursday 25 June 2009
Management of the Helmand River basin and the Harirud and Murghab rivers, affecting Afghanistan’s relations with Iran and Turkmenistan.
Geographic Focus: Ukraine a potential nexus of regional stability
In the coming months, the Parliamentarians Network will also focus on Ukraine as a potential nexus of regional stability.
