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1 Cooperation and synergies for better environment – efforts by CAREC EU-Central Asia high-level conference on environment and water 13/14 February 2013.

2 Promote multi-sector cooperation in addressing environmental problems in CA at the local, national, and regional levels Four pillars of activities MOBILIZATIONCAPACITYBUILDINGAPPLIEDAWARENESS PILOT PROJECTS

3 CAREC’s role in the region  Bridging Europe, Asia and Pacific environmental processes;  Independent and neutral platform and catalyst for co-operation on SD issues within CA and beyond;  Contribute Global, Regional, European and Asian environmental initiatives through the own activities;  Support Central Asian Initiatives: CAI and Green Bridge Initiative;  Develop mutually beneficial cooperation with partners for service provision in the region

4 CAREC activities in climate change and sustainable energy  Targeted Awareness Raising for Enhanced European Union – Central Asia Partnership, Component III (2011-2013) - EU  Integrated Approach for the Development of Low Carbon Development Strategies in Central Asia (2012-2013) - Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany  Promoting Adaption and Mitigation Strategies on Climate Change in Central Asia - IGES  Covenant of Mayors Central Asia - EU

5 CAREC activities in water resources management  Stakeholders’ partnerships in collaborative policymaking: Fostering transboundary cooperation on small watersheds in Central Asia (2012 – 2015) – USAID  Targeted Awareness Raising for Enhanced European Union –Central Asia Partnership, Component I (2011-2013) - EU  Support the efforts of local initiatives on water in Central Asia (2011 – 2014) - Ministry of Nature Protection of Norway  Supporting Water Management and Strengthening Transboundary river basin administrations in Central Asia(EURECA 2009, WMBOCA, Lot 1)  "Capacity building on river basin planning for water management organizations and joint river basin structures"(EURECA 2009, WMBOCA, lot 2)

6 Promotion of SEIS in Central Asia within the EU - AWARE and Swiss funded projects  Interministerial Working Group (IWG) on environmental information, data and statistics in Kyrgyzstan (February - March 2012 )  Working group meetings of IWG with participation of representatives of OECD, EEA, UNDP (January, April, May 2012)  National seminars for national authorities and experts on gaps and possibilities for better environmental governance in CA, including SEIS (Kyrgyzstan – 21 May, Uzbekistan -17 September, Tajikistan – 16 October, Kazakhstan – 25 October, 2012)  Join action plan on improvement water and waste statistics in Kyrgyzstan in Kyrgyzstan (CAREC, Finish Environmental Institute, OECD, UNDP)  National Reports on needs assessment for implementation of SEIS in CA (5 reports)

7 CAREC further steps Implementing and introduction the principles of the Basin planning for small transboundary rivers Piloting the best practices for water-production and efficiency to the local population Economic aspects of climate change Energy-Environment Sectors in countries Assessment of Assessments on air, climate change, biodiversity and waste in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan MONECA: translating the SEIS principles into practice and policies of managing environmental information in Central Asia Implementation of the recommendations of the national consultations on SEIS

8 Thank you for attention and very welcoming for further cooperation for better environment Veronika Yudina, Stakeholder Relations Manager, CAREC


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