EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC IFAS) IFAS –TIME OF TESTS AND HOPES Saghit Ibatullin, chairman Almaty 2009 INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR SAVING THE ARAL SEA

Change of the Aral Sea Boarder

Current picture of the Aral Sea, 2008 Red line – boarders of the sea till 1965

Main indicators of the water and land reserves usage in the basin of Aral Sea IndicatorsMeas. unit Populationmln. people Area of irrigated landsth. hectares Irrigated area per capitahect/pers Cumulative water abstractionkm 3 /year Incl. irrigationkm 3 /year Share of water abstraction in the aggregated runoff % Cumulative runoff to the Aral Sea mln. km Almaty, February 2009

IFAS Structure CA States Presidents Council President IFAS Management Board IFAS Executive Committee Kazakhstan Branch Kyrgyzstan Branch Tajikistan Branch Turkmenistan Branch Nukuss Branch Interstate Coordination Water Commission Revision Commission Regional Hydrology Centre SIC ICWC BWD Syrdarya BWD Amudarya Secretariat Interstate Sustainable Development Commission SIC ISDCSecretariat Uzbekistan Branch Kyzylorda Branch Metrological Coordination Centre

Reasons of insufficient efficiency of Aral Sea Basin rehabilitation Among the reasons that impede the effective water partnership between countries are the following. 1) Absence of: - principles of water distribution and balance between water and energy regimes of water use; - financial mechanisms for compensation of reciprocal losses from energy or irrigation regime of transboundary water resources usage; - joint financing of modernization of irrigation and draining systems and rehabilitation of degraded lands. - unified database (meteorological, hydrological, environmental etc.) recognized by all countries of the region - unified system for monitoring of water resources. 2) Poor public awareness. 3) Poorly developed network of educational and training centers for farmers- water-users. 4)Poor coordination of actions of both the structural IFAS bodies, and donor organizations.

Water Management Reforming tools and instruments Integrated planning of water use. IWRM as a basis to increase water efficiency and trans - boundary cooperation in basin. Institutions Legal and regulatory framework (development and harmonization) Economic tools ( what is state share and what are the boundaries of responsibility, financial mechanisms – tariffs, subsidies, privilege loans, incentives for water saving and resources protection) Technical and technological aspects (hydrometrics, automation, water allocation tools) Environmental needs ( pollution control, ecological releases, water protection zones) Capacity building ( equipment, training, including study tours).

Objectives and tasks of the IFAS for the future period 1. To develop an adequate institutional framework to prepare a new program and to implement it. - Proposals for approving new mandates of regional organizations, formulation of goals, responsibilities and scope of authority of regional structures will be developed. 2. To develop a regional water legislation and the principles of water management, including: - Development of regional principles and guidance on rational management of water resources, addressing the issues of water usage based on International conventions. 3. Development of regional guidance on water monitoring and data exchange, which shall include: - expanding and equipping the monitoring stations, meteorological stations and hydroposts; - development of a regional program “Impact of climate change on Water resources in Central Asia”; 4. Establishment of an Information and Analysis Center under EC IFAS. 5. Organization of Donor conference (2010). 6. To develop “Strategies for improving the socio-economic and environmental situation in the Aral Sea Basin”: - Development of a unified Strategy for the use of water resources in CA; - Development of Principles for Joint Operation of Interstate Water and Energy Reserves. - Development of Food safety regional Programm; - Development of Energy safety program;

View on Aral Basin Management Scheme Interstate Level IFAS ASB Development Strategy Political concordance and good will Acceptance of the international conventions Development and approval of the regional conventions Bi and Trilateral agreements Water and Energy consortium ASB environmental stability concept Regional food safety programe Energy safety program I Interstate Basin Level National Basin Level National Basin Council Regional Management Level Transboundary Water Recourses Management TIWRM Economic Safety Water Recourses Monitoring Joint Information Database IWRM Basin Programs Ecology Social and Economical Tariff Policy Technical Improvement of Irrigation Systems Soil melioration II III IV V

Structure of Executive Committee of International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) №TitleamountAnnotation 1Chairman1 2Vice chairman1 3Director for technical projects1while waiting for candidates, expected from foreign organizations 4International experts team10representatives of all IFAS Member States (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) 5Department of cooperation with International Funds and Donors while waiting for candidates, expected from foreign organizations Chairman1 Experts4 6Information Analysis Center5 7Secretariat3 8Administration and General Services10