Workshop on

Groundwater Resources Assessment ad Governance

:case study the Pretashkent aquifer

(Almaty, Kazakhstan, 15 -16 July, 2013)

 (Follow up IHP Council Resolution IC.XX3. UNESCO –

IHP Project “Groundwater Resources Governance in

Transboundary Aquifers”) 

OBJECTIVES OF THE

WORKSHOP

Start CONSULTATIONS – Setting up adequate working framework - So that to put in place THE UNESCO IHP action on Groundwater in Central Asia

OBJECTIVE 1-

• SET UP OF: National Team

• National Institutions • Category 2 UNESCO

CENTRES• UNESCO CHAIRS• National commission of

UNESCO• IHP National Committees • National experts

Regional teams cooperation

Identify MAIN

Actors and Roles at Regional

and National

level

OBJECTIVE 2

DEFINE ACTIONS AND WORKPLANS

for the assessment, management and governance of groundwater resources

focus on the transboundary aquiferFIRST CASE THE - Pretashkent aquifer

OBJECTIVE 3

20th Session Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme

(IHP) UNESCOResolution XX-3

on

INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE ON TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS MANAGEMENT

(IHP-ISARM Project)

HQs Paris, 4 - 7 June 2012. IHP/IC-XX/

The Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO,

Recalling Resolution XIV-12 adopted at the 14th session of the IHP Council, Paris, 5-10 June 2000, and Resolution XIX-9 adopted at the 19th session of the IHP Council, Paris, 5-9 July 2012, which are the basis of the IHP International Initiative on Internationally Shared Aquifers Management (ISARM), Also recalling the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/63/124 (11 December 2008), which appreciated the valuable scientific assistance on the topic of the management of transboundary aquifers rendered by IHP to the United Nations International Law Commission, Noting the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/66/104 (9 December 2011), which encourages IHP to offer further scientific and technical assistance to Member States, Recognizing the important contribution provided by IHP in conducting the world wide inventory of transboundary aquifers of the world and in improving the scientific knowledge in support of their management, Encourages Member States to cooperate on the study of their transboundary aquifers; Requests the IHP Secretariat to: (i) support Member States in promoting studies in regard to transboundary aquifers in the framework of the existing IHP ISARM initiative; and (ii) continue studies on transboundary aquifers and assist interested Member States in their studies of transboundary aquifers resources management including by promoting capacity building and awareness raising activities on existing instruments and discussions.

Previous StepsSeveral workshop organized in 2007 , 2009, 2011 by UNESCO and UNECE • Experts highlighted the need to improve the training for

professional hydrogeologists

• Experts expressed their strong desire and interest in having a multidisciplinary groundwater project which will help countries in these challenging and difficult issues, focused on the following:

• (i) Strengthening the capacity of countries on groundwater resources assessment, management, policy, technical aspects and information monitoring and exchange across borders;

• (ii) Utilization of subsurface space in order to address Climate Change, surface water flows and environmental hazards;

• (iii) Dialogue among stakeholders and raising awareness of decision makers on groundwater governance and policy;

• (iv) Elements on conflict prevention of the UNESCO “From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential” Programme (PCCP).

• (v) as well as at raising public awareness and promoting dialogue between the countries in transboundary aquifers management

Following the request from Membe

r States, UNESCO IHP will :

• Involve experts in the UNESCO IHP programme on groundwater resources

• Start preparation of several projects and case studies in Central Asia.

• Improve national and regional capacity on the assessment and management of groundwater resources and transboundary aquifers

• Strengthen cooperation at regional level

UNESCO IHP ACTION ON GROUNDWATER

• UNESCO follow up of the recommendations of Member States at the 20th Session Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) UNESCO Headquarters Paris, 4 - 7 June 2012.

• IHP BUREAU SESSION-JUNE 2013 –focus on Central Asia

GLOBAL- LEVEL 1

TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS

ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS

TWAP UNESCO,

FINANCED BY THE GEF

REGIONAL – LEVEL 2

SET THE BASE FOR AQUIFERS

MANAGEMENT and foster regional

coordination

GrW- Syr DaryaUNESCO,

FINANCED BY THE GEF

CASE STUDIES

NATIONAL

LEVELand

INTERSTATES COOPERATION

LEVEL

Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan

PRETASHKEN

T AquiferUNESCO,

Financed by SDC

GLOBAL- LEVEL 1

TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS

ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS

TWAP UNESCO,

FINANCED BY THE GEF

Enabling countries of the transboundary Syr Darya Basin to make sustainable use of their groundwater potential and subsurface space with consideration to climate variability and change.

Regional Project:

Countries:Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

Tajikistan

Executing Agency: UNESCO

UNESCO IHP

To create the regional and national enabling environment for climate resilient, sustainable, conjunctive

use of surface and groundwater resources in the Syr Darya Basin

REGIONAL Syr Darya Project Objective:

UNESCO IHP

The Project Concept (PIF) was approved by the GEF Council during its meeting in June 2013. Council also approved a small preparation grant (PPG) for the full development of the project design.

Country endorsements

Executed by UNESCO IHP

Objectives:• improve the knowledge on national

groundwater resources• recognition of the importance and

vulnerability of transboundary aquifer resources,

• improve cooperation between countries • and • establish cross-border dialogue and

cooperation

CASE STUDIES

Three case study TBAs within the global TWAP framework:

i. The Esquipulas-Ocotepeque-Citalá (Trifinio) Aquifer (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) – IUCN as main partner

ii. The Stampriet Aquifer (Namibia, Botswana, South Africa)

iii. The Pretashkent Aquifer (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan)

CASE STUDIES

TRIFINIO AQUIFER (600 Km2)(EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS)

• Unconfined multi-layer system linked to surface drainage

• Depth: 20 to 150m• Alluvial sediments

overlying fractured volcanic rocks

Used for drinking water (50%), irrigation (40%) and Industry (10%)

• Loss of recharge due to deforestation and urbanization• Contamination from

industry and domestic sources• Over-exploitation

STAMPRIET AQUIFER (100,000 Km2) BOTSWANA, NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA

THE THREE TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS PROPOSED FOR THE PROJECT

• Confined Karoo sediments, overlain by unconfined Kalahari clastics

• Partly artesianRecharge area

Brackish waters

Main water source in Namibia for drinking, agriculture, mining industry

In Botswana used for stock and game watering and villages

In South Africa used for farms, game reserve and stock watering

• Leakages from artesian Karoo into unconfined upper Kalahari clastics

• Growing needs of mining industry

• Climate variability and change

THE PROJECT “GROUNDWATER RESOURCES GOVERNANCE IN TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS”GOALS AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES

REGIONAL LEVEL ENHANCED COOPERATION COUNTRIES COOPERATE AND IMPLEMENT PRIORITY

ACTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE AQUIFER.

PRETASHKENT CASE STUDIES GOALS:

NATIONAL LEVEL COUNTRIES IMPROVE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON NATIONAL

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES AND ON THEIR TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS,

BUILT AN EXAMPLE ON MANAGEMENT THE GW- RESOURCE, HOW TO ENHANCE NATIONAL WATER SECURITY AND TO IMPROVE OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

CASE STUDIES OUTPUTS

STUDY - Assessment of the 3 aquifers representative of different environmental and socio-economic conditions,

Information Management Systems programs in each project aquifer

National and regional seminars

Multi-country Consultative Meetings in the three project aquifers

Proposal and Recommendations for Harmonized monitoring

Assessment of the hydrogeological, environmental, socio‐economic conditions, legal and institutional frameworks, including the identification of transboundary concerns (diagnostic analysis)

facilitate cooperation mechanisms among countries sharing the aquifers.

CASE STUDY PRETASHKE

NT COMPONENT

S

• July 2013TO

End 2015

PROJECT TIME

SCALE

FIRST PHASE

SECOND PHASE ? 2016-2017

THANK YOU

спасибо

ACTIONS National Experts study of the set of indicators prepared by

UNESCO National Experts review of indicators and final decision on

adopted set of indicators, National Experts -Data Collection (tailored upon the

adopted set of indicators) on: Climate and hydrology; Hydrogeology; Subsurface Geology; Environmental conditions (quality/quantity); Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems; Socio-economic dimensions; Gender issues; Governance: stakeholders, existing policy instruments, regulations and laws, customary practices, existing management practices including monitoring. Data will include already existing information, and newly collected data through direct measurements, remote sensing, and questionnaires.

National Experts - Application of indicators, and conduct of the Assessment and Diagnostic Analysis with a view to the identification of areas of concern, both national and transboundary, their causes and possible corrective measures.

• National Team

National Institutions • Ministry of environment : committee of

water resources • Ministry of new technology : committee• Institue of Geography • Category UNESCO glaciology • National commission of UNESO

Natioanl expters

OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP