Improving ENVSEC coordination in Central Asia Ben Slay, Director UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre Third regional meeting Local environmental officials Bishkek, 13 February 2006

Khudjand meeting: Positive outcomes n Attention focused on major hot-spots, disaster management challenges –REHRA presentation –Taboshar excursion n Strong project portfolio emerging: –REHRA –NATO uranium tailings –Environmental journalism –Disaster management n Engagement of Aarhus centres

Khudjand meeting: Work to be done n Issues of organisation, coordination, information –Many stakeholders not fully informed about ENVSEC activities in their countries –ENVSEC focal points need more support –Stakeholder meetings too infrequent n UNDP as ENVSEC Central Asia coordinator—to address these issues

General response n ENVSEC Programme Coordination paper –Available here, in English and Russian –Working draft, can be changed n Three key response elements: –People –Institutions –Instruments n Remainder of today’s morning session to focus on assessing, correcting this response –Did we get it right?

Response: People n ENVSEC regional desk officer for Central Asia: Inkar Kadyrzhanova –Function: Support national focal points, teams –Partners: Please keep Inkar informed! n Coordination officer: Coordination between ENVSEC partners at headquarters level –Located in UNEP headquarters, Geneva n Junior professional officer requested, to be outposted in either Osh or Khudjand

Response: Institutions n Aarhus centres –Information clearing houses –Information support to national focal points n UNDP: ENVSEC back office –Other partners freer to focus on: n Substance n Communications n UNECE invited to join ENVSEC, first as associate member

Response: Instruments n Three meetings in 2006: –February –June –October n Web sites: –ENVSEC: –CARNet:

For working groups n Coffee break: – n After coffee break: Divide into country teams n Goals for working group meetings: –Assess strengths, weaknesses of ENVSEC Programme Coordination: Central Asia –Offer suggestions for improvements –Aarhus centres: How to best engage? –National focal points: n How can this help your work? n Please facilitate discussion n Reconvene here at 12.00

Бoль ш oe cпacибo!