The event was attended by 12 lecturers from four universities in Tajikistan: the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, the M. Osimi Tajik Technical University, the Tajik National University, and the B. Gafurov Khujand State University.

On the first day of the Nexus game, participants learned how to facilitate the game and integrate the Nexus ‘water-energy-food-ecosystems’ approach into educational programmes. Playing the roles of two countries located upstream and downstream of a river, participants negotiated and made decisions to meet the population's needs for essential resources and preserve the ecosystem in the context of climate change.

The second day of training allowed teachers to put into practice the skills they had acquired in facilitating the Nexus game. This active approach to learning helped participants consolidate their knowledge and master the role of moderators.

In order to ensure the implementation of the training results, the participating universities were provided with Nexus game kits in Tajik and memoranda of cooperation were signed. This memorandum will enable the effective implementation of the Nexus game in the educational process of universities.

The Nexus simulation was developed by the Centre for Systemic Solutions in collaboration with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. Its introduction in the Central Asian region began in 2018 as part of the European Union's Nexus Dialogue in Central Asia project, implemented by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC). The game is a facilitated process of playing out five different scenarios for the development of upstream and downstream territories while meeting the water needs of the population, industry and agriculture and taking into account climate change issues. The Nexus game is currently being actively promoted by RECCA in universities, academies, basin organisations and the media in Central Asia.