1. European Union and CAREC:
Progress and Partnership on environmental issues in Central Asia

2. CAREC
CAREC - platform for cooperation, knowledge and technology exchange:
to address environmental and development challenges
at the local, national and regional level through multi-state and multi-stakeholder negotiations, dialogues
CAREC is promoting:
development and implementation of innovative environmental development policies,
management approaches and international best practices in the region

3. Environmental Challenges in Central Asia
Degradation of Natural Resources and low efficiency of utilization
Competing interests over natural resources of transboundary nature (water)
Resource dependent and high footprint economies
New environmental challenges and low capacities of adaptation

4. EU efforts in Central Asia
Regional environment programme for Central Asia (EURECA):
€9.2 million EURECA programme ( ) with following components:
Environment and water cooperation platform for dialogue
Sustainable use and management of natural resources in Central Asia in the areas of climate change, forest governance, ecological recovery and environmental data collection, exchange, monitoring and assessment
Partnership on integrated water resources management water management to share best practice on water management between Central Asian and European water management bodies, basin organizations and help train professionals
Environmental awareness-raising on Central Asia’s most problematic environmental issues

5. CAREC: EU funded projects
AWARE
COMO-EAST
WMBOCA
FLERMONECA
CASEP
Targeted Awareness Raising for Enhanced EU-CA Partnership (solely implemented by CAREC)
Supporting Participation of Eastern Partnership and CA Cities in the Covenant of Mayors (partnerships)
Supporting water management and strengthening Transboundary river basin administrations in Central Asia (with GIZ)
Forest and Biodiversity Governance and Environmental Monitoring in five CA states (MONECA, partnership with GIZ )
Sustainable Energy Programme for Central Asia: Renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (member of consortium with other partners)

6. AWARE Project Main result: Activities: Partners: CARnet, DIWEcon
Increased awareness on return and reused water addressing gaps in water resources management;
Increased awareness on the most compatible and applicable practices such as Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS);
Ensured the private sector involvement by raising awareness on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and energy efficiency (EE) as the gateway for Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
Activities:
Water Supply Reports From Central Asian Countries
Mass Media study tours to industrial facilities using return/recycled water
Nominations of focal points in CA states on awareness building
Presentation of the ENPI-SEIS experience and lessons
Set of targeted national AWARE-SEIS seminars and multi-stakeholder dialogues in CA
Transfer of recommendations from national SEIS seminars to internal platforms
Five SEIS related country profiles
Brochure on SEIS in CA states; Analytical report “Towards SEIS in CA”
Analytical Country reviews on usage of SCP and EE principles by private sector in CA
Set of targeted national AWARE-SPC and EE seminars for private sector in CA in collaboration with NAMA project within B2B component (DIWEcon)
Green Business Club of CA - Nominations of focal points in CA
Partners: CARnet, DIWEcon

7. Before project intervention After project intervention
Project impact
Indicators
Before project intervention
After project intervention
National environment agencies involved to awareness campaign
Number of journalists trained
Green Business Network
Education institutions
Civil society organizations
n/a
More than 55 agencies and companies
More than 90 media companies
More than 48 business companies involved
More than 80 institutions involved through set of Green Pack CA seminars
More than 100 NGOs
Number of “best practices” explored and disseminated
More than more than 30 “best practices unidentified and exchanged

8. COMO-East Project Main result: Activities:
raised awareness and built capacities for local authorities and energy managers, which are signatories to the Covenant of City Majors
Methodological support to cities- signatories
Activities:
Five National Awareness Events
First Regional Workshop for CA cities signatories
CA Regional Forum in Astana
Support of participation of the Central Asian countries delegations in the Regional High-Level Forum in Istanbul
CA participants took part in the training sessions and visits to Ukraine and Georgia
Technical Training for CA cities – signatories of the CoMo East in Almaty on 8-9 of October 2014.
Partners: Energy Cities, Climate Alliance, Association of Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine

9. Before project intervention After project intervention
Project impact
Indicators
Before project intervention
After project intervention
Number of signatory cities joined to COMO East initiative from CA
Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAP) developed in CA
Number of CA national and local experts and energy managers trained on energy efficiency, energy management and SEAP development.
Zero
12 cities of Central Asia are COMO signatories
4 SEAPs developed, 2 SEAP of Somonyjon and Taraz approved. 1 SEAPs of Astana and Lisakovsk – under consideration.
For the period of in total, about 500 participants.
Number of international events on the project.
Three Study tours to Ukraine, Belgium and Georgia, trainings in Ukraine, Regional Forums in Astana and Istanbul.
Number of specific CA events on the project.
Five National awareness events in 5 CA countries, Technical training, Regional seminar, and three local face-to-face consultations.

10. WMBOCA Main result: Activities:
Project assisted setting up basin council and development of Basin plans in pilot basins
Activities:
Support to setting up basin councils
Sessions of the basin council have been conducted
Support to the Basin plans development
Partners: GIZ, Committee for Water resources (Kz), Aral-Syrdarya Basin Inspection, Aral-Syrdarya Basin Council.

11. Before project intervention After project intervention
Project impact
Indicators
Before project intervention
After project intervention
Any methodological instruments developed on basin planning
Number of stakeholders trained on basin planning
Were not developed before
5 training modules on basin planning developed with Basin plan handbook;
3 handbooks on basin planning (regional, KG, TJ) developed
2 small basin councils developed
2 basin plans for Isfara river basin developed
More than 200 participants
Web portal
increased awareness and information access

12. MONECA component of the FLERMONECA project
Main result:
Environmental monitoring and environmental information systems in the Central Asian countries are improved
Relations and cooperation with regard to environmental monitoring between relevant national and regional institutions in Central Asia and the European Union are strengthened.
Activities:
Trainings on collection, processing and reporting of selected environmental indicators;
Awareness raising on the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS);
Development of online interactive National State of the Environment Reports based on the environmental indicators recommended by UNECE, including analysis, data underpinning them and meta-data;
Study Tour to Europe for governmental specialists on environmental monitoring and reporting in the EU and non-EU countries;
Updating of the Interstate commission on Sustainable Development’s website with publication of regional environmental indicators;
Development of a regional website on water quality under the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination’s website;
Development of regional GIS layers displaying selected environmental indicators;
Support to the participation of Central Asian countries in Pan-European processes.
Partners: FLERMONECA: GIZ, Hessen-Forst; MONECA: UBA

13. Before project intervention After project intervention
Project impact
Indicators
Before project intervention
After project intervention
Governmental specialists trained on SEIS best practices from the EU and other countries
KG 2
KZ 3
TJ 2
TM 1
UZ +7
KG +7
KZ +7
TJ +6
TM +5
Governmental specialists trained on the production and reporting of specific indicators in UNECE format
KG 0
KZ 0
TJ 0
TM 0
UZ 0
KG 33
KZ 25
TJ 25
TM 15
UZ 20
Online National State of Environment Reports (SOE)
1 (UZ, but not complete)
5 online SOE
Currently KG SOE online.
KZ, TJ, TM and UZ expected in by July 2015
Environmental indicators developed in each country in UNECE format and available online
KZ 36
KZ - 7 of them improved and analyzed
TJ + 6

14. CASEP PROJECT Partners: GIZ, GFA Main results: Activities:
Improving national policies on energy saving in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
set-up of political and institutional mechanisms (e.g. interdepartmental working group under the MEWR TAJ) to implement the laws and policies
TA for development of programme for use of solar PV systems for 400 rural health clinics in Uzbekistan (RHC Programme)
Synchronization of project regional activities with the EU project on sustainable energy in Turkmenistan
Activities:
Support to policy design and formulation towards the introduction of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources at national and regional levels;
Professional development of local partners in energy efficiency and renewable energy sources policies and instruments;
Ensure the implementation of sustainable pilot projects in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources;
Awareness-raising on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources;
Integration with INOGATE projects
Partners: GIZ, GFA
The key objective of the project is to assist in the set-up of the necessary policy, regulatory and institutional mechanisms enabling the penetration of renewable energy sources in the energy mix of the beneficiary countries as well as increasing the energy efficiency at national level (as measured by the energy intensity of the national economies), notably through the introduction of new, efficient and ecologically safe power plants enabled by the development of renewable energy sources for electricity generation in accordance with each country priorities.

15. Before project intervention After project intervention
Project impact
Indicators
Before project intervention
After project intervention
Number of the developed and improved national policies on sustainable energy in the countries of Central Asia is available
Laws on energy saving in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are available with a set of recommendations elaborated within the project
Number of local experts to provide technical expertise on the ground
No developed or improved national policies on sustainable energy are available in the countries of Central Asia
No institutional mechanism is available to promote the implementation of the national policies in the countries of Central Asia
Interdepartmental working group under the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources in Tajikistan is set to implement the law;
8 local experts are involved to provide technical expertise on the ground (use of solar PV systems for 400 rural health clinics in UZB; Synchronization of project regional activities with the EU project on sustainable energy in TRM; national policies on energy saving in KRG and TAJ.

16. I-WEB TEMPUS PROJECT Activities: Main result:
Learning portal-
press releases and newsletters are regularly produced and disseminated via the web-site, I-WEB network and social media.
Textbook on IWCM- Integrated water cycle management
Activities:
Creation of the International Advisory Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the EU representatives of professional scientific organizations and state agencies responsible for national programs.
Assessment of the current state of training IMWC, educational practices, procedures, training and retraining of technicians.
Development of the programme and relevant training materials for master's and doctoral degrees on IMWC
Development of procedures for internal and external quality educational programs and setting up laboratories on IMWC
Creation of e a website project I-WEB.
Partners: Universitat Leipzig, DE Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, ES University of Cyprus; Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, KZ Ahmed Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Shokan Ualikhanov Kokshetau State University, KZ + Non-academic partners

17. Before project intervention After project intervention
Project impact
Indicators
Before project intervention
After project intervention
Number of courses on Integrated water cycle management (IWCM) in KAZ and CA region
No special course for masters on IWCM in KAZ
Master students of KAZ will start the new Course on IWCM in KAZ in 2015
Number of masters on IWCM in KAZ and CA
No masters on IWCM in KAZ and CA.
Special course for masters in IWCM will lead to increased number of specialists
Number of special textbooks on IWCM in KAZ and CA region
No special textbook for masters on IWRC in KAZfor higher education system of Kazakhstan.
The textbook on IWCM for higher education system of Kazakhstan and Central Asia developed.
Special web-site on the I-WEB EU TEMPUS
No special web-site on the EU I-WEB TEMPUS.
CAREC developed and provides regular support of the project web-site: which is a part of the CAREC Knowledge portal.

18. CAREC: 2020
To become a Centre of Knowledge on environmental issues in CA;
To expand involvement in regional environmental processes
To support CA countries in international processes and financing opportunities
Biodiversity: access to financial mechanisms
Sustainable forestry and agriculture: challenges and sustainability
Environment and Health: impact of policies and programs
Urbanization: tools to manage the urban environment
Food security: environmental aspects

19. CAREC: 2020
Knowledge and information sharing and dissemination- Knowledge Center
Green development, Green Business Club- inclusion of business- serving business sector
Sustainable consumption and production for Central Asia
Development and capacity building for basin organizations on small transboundary rivers
Regional platform: facilitating negotiations and cooperation
“Think - tank”- policy and intervention assessments
Project implementation unit (PIU) for international and national partners
Advisory services for public and private entities on environmental issues

20. Thank you!