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On February 02, 2022, a capacity-building workshop on the Silk Roads: Ferghana-Syrdarya Corridor serial transnational World Heritage nomination and the role of the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) in managing risks for its components was held by the International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS) in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC).

The workshop was organized in the framework of the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) aimed to evaluate the impact of the installation of the municipal water supply and wastewater networks on the Uzgen site in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Welcoming remarks were made by Mr. Samat Shatmanov, Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic, Prof. Roland Lin, Project Officer, Asia and Pacific Unit of the UNESCO WHC, Ms. Aigul Khalafova, National Professional Officer for Culture, UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office, and Dr. Dmitriy Voyakin, Director of IICAS. Over 40 stakeholders actively participated in the workshop.  

The workshop aimed to discuss vibrant issues related to the implementation of the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the Convention. Particular emphasis was made to the experience of the implementation of the HIA, both in the Central Asian region and beyond. The history of Uzgen site and its role as one of the key urban centers on the Silk Road was discussed in detail.

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