WATER UNITES - Key Persons
Christoph Pasour is committed to the development and production of documentaries and multimedia projects. He has collaborated with such diverse broadcasters as ZDF, ARD, ARTE, 3sat, RAI, Discover Channel Italy, TV3 and YLE, among others. Christoph developed and worked as filmmaker on projects for UN-organizations like UNECE and public-sector organizations like Swiss SDC and German GIZ and dedicates part of his career to awareness raising projects and measures in the water sector.
Alfred Diebold is a German economist, author, photographer and filmmaker. Among other international assignments he was the Technical Director of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC-IFAS) in Almaty. He produced a 85-minute documentary with the title "From the glaciers to the Aral Sea" and several short films, which show the challenges of Central Asia´s countries regarding transboundary water management, glaciers melting and climate change. Alfred Diebold is the author of the Syr Darya chapter of the World Bank publication "Reaching Across Waters" and co-author of the book "Water Unites". Since 2014 he has been advising UNESCO in Almaty and the United Nations Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA), based in Ashgabad, on climate change and transboundary water management in Central Asia. His photography work can be seen on www.alfreddiebold.de.