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  • Our Team

The GLOFCA team consists of staff from the UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty and experts from the University of Zurich, the project’s implementing partner.

Khurshedmo Aknazarova

GLOFCA Project National Coordinator for Tajikistan
Khurshedmo Aknazarova is the GLOFCA Project National Coordinator for Tajikistan at UNESCO, specializing in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in Central Asia.

Dr. Larissa Kogutenko

GLOFCA Project National Coordinator for Kazakhstan
Larissa is the GLOFCA Project National Coordinator for Kazakhstan at UNESCO Almaty. Her research focuses on climate change and water resources in Central Asia.

Kudratkhon Bakhadirov

GLOFCA Project National Coordinator for Uzbekistan
Kudratkhon Bakhadirov is the GLOFCA Project National Coordinator for Uzbekistan, supporting climate resilience and disaster risk reduction efforts.

Zuura Mamadalieva

Glofca Project National Coordinator for Kyrgyzstan
Zuura Mamadalieva is an environmental specialist with over 12 years of experience in water resources, environmental management, and transboundary cooperation in Central Asia.

Elena Osipova

Head of Natural Sciences Unit, UNESCO Almaty Regional Office
Elena Osipova is the Head of Natural Sciences Unit at UNESCO Almaty, coordinating work on biosphere reserves, geoparks, water management, and science policy across Central Asia.

Diana Aripkhanova

GLOFCA Project Officer
Larissa is the AF-GEF Project national Coordinator for Kazakhstan at UNESCO Almaty Regional Office. Her main research interests are climate change in Central Asia.