Cooperation and synergies for better environment –

efforts by CAREC

EU-Central Asia high-level conference on environment and water 13/14 February 2013.

Promote multi-sector cooperation in addressing environmental problems in CA at the local, national, and regional levelsFour pillars of activities

MOBILIZATION

CAPACITY BUILDING

APPLIED AWARENESS

PILOT PROJECTS

CAREC’s role in the region

Bridging Europe, Asia and Pacific environmental processes;

Independent and neutral platform and catalyst for co-operation on SD issues within CA and beyond;

Contribute Global, Regional, European and Asian environmental initiatives through the own activities;

Support Central Asian Initiatives: CAI and Green Bridge Initiative;

Develop mutually beneficial cooperation with partners for service provision in the region

CAREC activities in climate change and sustainable energy

Targeted Awareness Raising for Enhanced European Union –Central Asia Partnership, Component III (2011-2013) - EU

Integrated Approach for the Development of Low Carbon Development Strategies in Central Asia (2012-2013) - Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany

Promoting Adaption and Mitigation Strategies on Climate Change in Central Asia - IGES

Covenant of Mayors Central Asia - EU

CAREC activities in water resources management

Stakeholders’ partnerships in collaborative policymaking: Fostering transboundary cooperation on small watersheds in Central Asia (2012 – 2015) – USAID

Targeted Awareness Raising for Enhanced European Union –Central Asia Partnership, Component I (2011-2013) - EU

Support the efforts of local initiatives on water in Central Asia (2011 – 2014) - Ministry of Nature Protection of Norway

Supporting Water Management and Strengthening Transboundary river basin administrations in Central Asia(EURECA 2009, WMBOCA, Lot 1)

"Capacity building on river basin planning for water management organizations and joint river basin structures"(EURECA 2009, WMBOCA, lot 2)

Promotion of SEIS in Central Asia within the EU - AWARE and Swiss funded projects

Interministerial Working Group (IWG) on environmental information, data and statistics in Kyrgyzstan (February - March 2012 )

Working group meetings of IWG with participation of representatives of OECD, EEA, UNDP (January, April, May 2012)

National seminars for national authorities and experts on gaps and possibilities for better environmental governance in CA, including SEIS (Kyrgyzstan – 21 May, Uzbekistan -17 September, Tajikistan – 16 October, Kazakhstan – 25 October, 2012)

Join action plan on improvement water and waste statistics in Kyrgyzstan in Kyrgyzstan (CAREC, Finish Environmental Institute, OECD, UNDP)

National Reports on needs assessment for implementation of SEIS in CA (5 reports)

CAREC further steps

Implementing and introduction the principles of the Basin planning for small transboundary rivers

Piloting the best practices for water-production and efficiency to the local population

Economic aspects of climate change

Energy-Environment Sectors in countries

Assessment of Assessments on air, climate change, biodiversity and waste in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

MONECA: translating the SEIS principles into practice and policies of managing environmental information in Central Asia

Implementation of the recommendations of the national consultations on SEIS

Thank you for attention and very welcoming for further cooperation

for better environment

Veronika Yudina, Stakeholder Relations Manager, CAREC