Promoting IWRM and Fostering Transboundary Dialogue in Central Asia
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Project Title | Promoting IWRM and fostering transboundary dialogue in Central Asia
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Focus Areas | Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
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Financing | Total: $5,400,000;
Sources of Financing: European Commission |
Timeframe | 2009 - 2012
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Status | Ongoing
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Contacts | Regional Coordinator: Natalia Alexeeva
Information Officer: Aigerim Duimagambetova Kazakhstan: Stanislav Kim; Kyrgyzstan: Zharas Takenov; Tajikistan: Sukhrob Khoshmukhamedov |
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Description
For background information refer to Central Asia – Regional and National Water Sector Review
Several regional agreements have proven ineffective and sector donors are refocusing on bi-lateral agreements and building national IWRM capacity. While the Aral Sea Basin is closed (water is limiting) developed land, equipped with functional infrastructure, is the resource. Therefore, rather than absolute scarcity, improved governance and sectoral service delivery are among the key water management challenges in Central Asia.
The project – building on successful experience with introducing IWRM in Kazakhstan – will aim to promote transboundary dialogue and sustainable water resources management in Central Asia through interventions at national level (mainly involving Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan), and at transboundary level (mainly involving Kazakhstan and China).
In Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the objective will be to develop and implement national integrated water resources management and water efficiency strategies (IWRM Strategies) at national and basin level. In doing this, the project will focus on concrete interventions to improve: irrigated agriculture, rural water supply and sanitation, and small-scale hydropower service delivery, under the umbrella of IWRM governance and institutional reform. In the Ili-Balkhash River Basin, the aim is to foster transboundary dialogue and enhance cooperation between Kazakhstan and the People’s Republic of China for improved management of the shared River Basin system and its resources. On a regional level, the programme aims at efficient and effective projects management, knowledge exchange as well as trans-regional coordination and capacity building interventions.
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Indicative Activities
- Output 1 Developing and implementing IWRM Strategies in Kyrgyzstan
- Gravity Irrigation Demonstration Projects
- Irrigation Investment Strategies, Plans and Financial Policies
- Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Demonstration Project(s)
- Small Transboundary Sub-basin management agreement
- Participatory International River Basin Management Processes (IRBM) Processes
- Other Priority Demonstration Projects
- International River Basin Management Processes (IRBM) Institutional Reforms
- Output 2 Developing and implementing IWRM Strategies in Tajikistan
- Pumped Irrigation Demonstration Projects
- Irrigation Investment Strategies, Plans and Financial Policies
- Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Demonstration Project(s)
- Rural WSS Investment Strategies, Plans and Financial Policies
- Small-scale Hydropower (SSH) Investment Strategies, Plans and Financial Policies
- Small Transboundary Sub-basin management agreement
- Participatory International River Basin Management Processes (IRBM) Processes
- Other Priority Demonstration Projects
- International River Basin Management Processes (IRBM) Institutional Reforms
- Output 3 Transboundary Dialogue and Cooperation in the Ili-Balkhash River Basin
- Functional Bilateral Commission and framework agreements
- Documentation and IWRM RB master plan
- Public engagement
- Output 4 Regional Dialogue, IWRM Governance and Sector Capacity Building
- Pan-regional programme management and project coordination
- Capacity Building, advocacy and other Sector Activity Support
- Knowledge Management (codification, exchange and promotion of experience)
Expected Outcomes
Achievements: Results and Impact
Lessons for Replication
References
See also
- CAWSCI
- CAWSCI/Participating Partners
- CAWSCI/Processes and Initiatives
- CAWSCI/Programmes, Projects and Interventions
- Category:Toolkit
- Central Asia – Regional and National Water Sector Review
- Compliance and Performance in International Waters - Central Asia
- Decentralization of Water Decision Making
- Experience: The Process of Preparing a National IWRM and Water Efficiency Plan for Kazakhstan
- Fostering Transboundary Dialogue by Developing and Implementing National IWRM and Water Efficiency Strategies in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
- IWRM - THE BASIS FOR CONFLICT PREVENTION IN CENTRAL ASIA
- IWRM and transboundary dialogue in Central Asia
- IWRM in Central Asia
- IWRM in Uzbekistan
- Image:Leaflet Promoting IWRM in CA.pdf
- Image:WWDR3AralSea.png
- Kazakhstan - National Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Efficiency Plan
- Kazakhstan National integrated water resources management and water efficiency plan (phase 2)
- Kazakshtan First Draft National IWRM and WE Plan
- National IWRM and Water Efficiency Plan for Kazakhstan
- National Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Efficiency Plan for Uzbekistan
- Preparatory Assistance for IWRM in Uzbekistan
- Roadmap of the Kyrgyz National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on IWRM
- SIC ICWC/publications
- Speedup of the Integrated Water Resources Management Objectives-2005 Implementation in Central Asia
- Stakeholder Participation in River Basin Councils - Kazakhstan
- Template:CAWSCI
- Template:IWRM in Central Asia Toolkit
- The Process of Preparing a National IWRM and Water Efficiency Plan for Kazakhstan - Report
- Turkmenistan/sector assessment
- UNEP Support Programm for CA Countries on Johannesburg Plan and IWRM Plan by 2005
External Resources
Attachments
2-pager Promoting IWRM in CA and Fostering Transboundary Dialogue.pdf
