Ural-Caspian Basin Council Establishment (Public society assistance in introduction of integrated water management methods in Kazakhstan)

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Project ID
Project Title	Ural-Caspian Basin Council Establishment (Public society assistance in introduction of integrated water management methods in Kazakhstan)
Type	Transboundary Waters
Focus Areas
Geographic Scope	Kazakhstan, Europe & CIS
Lead Organization(s)	UNDP
Project Partners	*UNDP GEF SGP
Financing	Total: $30,000; Sources of Financing: GEF SGP
Timeframe	2006 - 2008
Status	Satisfactorily completed
Project website(s)	GEF SGP Project Page
Contacts	Stanislav Kim [email protected] Katerina Yushenko [email protected]

Contents 1 Description 2 Expected Outcomes 3 Achievements: Results and Impact 4 Lessons for Replication 5 References 6 See also 7 External Resources 8 Attachments

Description

The Ural-Caspian Basin within the Republic of Kazakhstan covers the territory of 415 thousand sq. km and is considered as extremely water-deficient. Besides, public and water-users are not included in a process of discussion and decision-making of problems connected with water resources. UCBC (Ural-Caspian Basin Council) could become a dialogue platform, where Agreements, Reports, Memorandums and other documents determining region and national water policy will be discussed at the international level with attraction of all interested parties, including water-users and the public. The basic problems for basin water economic administration today are:

1. lack of necessary methodical materials, information about creation and activity of similar bodies in other countries;
2. weak public potential in decision of problems of protection and rational use of water objects due to insufficiently familiarity with opportunities of participation in decision-making process and poor involvement in corresponding procedures, etc.

For successful realization of new approaches to water resources management not only initiative from wetland administration, akimats, other local state bodies, representatives of water-users and NGOs is needed, but also clear understanding of how to start establishment and operation of water basin councils and how to make them viable, claimed and sustainable.

The project is aimed at creation of a dialogue platform for realization the right of the public to participate directly in development and acceptance of administrative decisions conected with use and protection of water resources through Ural-Caspian Water Basin Councils.

Expected Outcomes

Achievements: Results and Impact

Lessons for Replication

TYPE LESSONS HERE

References

See also

1. Water/Energy Dialogue
2. Water-Energy Nexus in Central Asia
3. Water Governance in Central Asia
4. Water Conflict and Cooperation/Aral Sea Basin
5. Ust Kamenogorsk-Environmental Remediation Project
6. UNDP 2003: Water-related legal and institutional structures in Central Asia
7. Towards a Convention and Action Programme for the Protection of the Caspian Sea Environment, Phase II
8. The Swiss Support to Hydro-meteorological Services in the Aral Sea basin Project
9. The Process of Preparing a National IWRM and Water Efficiency Plan for Kazakhstan - Report
10. Syr Darya Control and Northern Aral Sea Project - Phase II
11. Syr Darya Control and Northern Aral Sea Project - Phase I
12. Suitable Water Saving Strategies for Bozkol Village in the Aral Sea Basin of Kazakhstan
13. Second Irrigation and Drainage Improvement Project
14. SDC - Central Asia Mountain Programme, phase II, Central Asia 2003-2004
15. Rural Water Supply Project Kazakhstan
16. Restoring Depleted Fisheries and Consolidation of a Permanent Regional Environmental Governance Framework in the Caspian Sea
17. Renewable Energy Use for Potable Water Supply in Remote Villages of Depressed Region in Kazakhstan
18. Regional Research Network Water in Central Asia (CAWa)
19. Regional Environment Programme
20. Promoting Replication of Good Practices for Nutrient Reduction and Joint Collaboration in Central and Eastern Europe
21. Promoting IWRM and Fostering Transboundary Dialogue in Central Asia
22. Promoting Cooperation to Adapt to Climate Change in the Chu-Talas Transboundary Basin
23. Politics of Water in Post-Soviet Central Asia
24. Nura River Clean-Up Project
25. National IWRM and Water Efficiency Plan for Kazakhstan
26. Lessons on Cooperation Building to Manage Water Conflicts in the Aral Sea Basin
27. Kazakshtan First Draft National IWRM and WE Plan
28. Kazakhstan-Interministerial Working Group Meeting Jan 2006
29. Kazakhstan Water Sector Study TA (P090048)
30. Kazakhstan National integrated water resources management and water efficiency plan (phase 2)
31. Kazakhstan - Water Supply and Sanitation Data for 1990 and 2004
32. Integrated Conservation of Priority Globally Significant Migratory Bird Wetland Habitat: A Demonstration on Three Sites
33. Improved Management of Water Resources in Central Asia II
34. Harmonization and Approximation of Water Standards and Norms in Central Asia
35. Enhancing regional exchange of water resource information (CAREWIB phase II)
36. Education for All: The Key Goal for a New Millennium 2004
37. East-Caspian Assessment of Environment and Security Linkages and Impact
38. Development of Ili-Balkhash Basin Integrated Management Plan
39. Dam safety in Central Asia: capacity building and sub-regional cooperation
40. Cross Border Impacts of Vahksh River Basin Development
41. Central Asia – Regional and National Water Sector Review
42. Caspian Environment Programme
43. Capacity Building of Water Users for Sustainable Development in the Aral Sea Basin
44. CEP/Grants Projects
45. CEP-MSGP-Kazakhstan
46. CAREWIB
47. Assisting local authorities and local communities in creation and proving water basin councils activity in Kazakhstan
48. A comprehensive study on glacial melting in Central Asia

External Resources

Attachments