Almaty, November 4, 2026 — Today, the Regional Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience for Central Asia was held at the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR) in Almaty.
The event was organized by the Kazakhstan Agency of International Development (KazAID) in cooperation with the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The seminar served as a platform for exchanging evidence-based experience and knowledge on disaster risk reduction, promoting data-driven solutions, and sharing expertise on critical infrastructure protection. Key experts and speakers included Prof. Satoru Nishikawa, Senior Advisor to JICA, and Dr. Vladimir Lapin, a leading Kazakhstani scientist.
In his welcoming remarks, Amb. Nurgali Arystanov, Chairman of the Board of KazAID, emphasized that the region faces high seismic activity and severe flooding. He called upon the countries of the region to further strengthen cooperation and join efforts to ensure resilient livelihoods.
Aset Zhilkaidarov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Prevention of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, also delivered a welcoming address, highlighting that the presented approaches and practical examples would be valuable for enhancing risk management systems in Kazakhstan and Central Asian nations.
In turn, Nurlan Bekbussynov, Deputy Director of CESDRR, presented information on the Center's activities and stressed that Japan's experience is of great interest to Central Asian countries, as it illustrates how scientific research results and practical expertise can be utilized to improve disaster prevention and risk reduction policies.
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