September 23-27, 2024, Almaty, Kazakhstan: Key Outcomes from the PR206 Coordination Meeting on "Water Radiation and Heavy Metals Monitoring System in Central Asia"

This meeting effectively consolidated multiple objectives, enabling decisive actions regarding the communication of the WRHMSCA project launch to participants of ISTC's TJ2409 and TJ2412.

It clarified the management team's structure and confirmed the necessity of appointing beneficiaries in each participating, alongside their experts for the five project components:

• Heavy Metal Detection,

• Radioactivity Detection,

• Water Quality & Water Discharge,

• GIS & Earth Observation, and

• Database Management.

Furthermore, the meeting provided a valuable opportunity to delve into the new features of the Bertin device for measuring radioactivity, which employs gamma sensors in the air, as well as the technical specifications of water sensors.

Additionally, presentations from FEW by Deltares and MAJISYS by the University of Twente's IT Department highlighted innovative decentralized management approaches, underscoring the importance of comprehending decision-making processes.

The offsite event, held at the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction and the Institute of Nuclear Physics, focused on important issues related to the WRHMSCA

regional project, to develop a joint approach to improve the effectiveness of the initiative to promote the regional project.