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CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS:progress of political commitments

after 1st APWS andsub-regional document towards 5th WWF

Vadim Sokolov

GWP CACENA / EC IFAS

Asia-Pac i f ic Regional Synthes is Meet ing for 5 t h WWF

Tok yo, 15 Dec em ber 2008


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Bishkek Conference May 2008

Regional Preparatory Meeting of the 5th World Water

Forum, which took place in Bishkek on 28-29 May 2008.The meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture,Water Management and Processing Industry of KyrgyzRepublic, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of

Turkey, the Interstate Commission for Water Coordinationin Central Asia and the Global Water Partnership CentralAsia and Caucasus with involvement of EC IFAS.

Four topics formulated for 5th WWF


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Topic 1: Climate change impact to

water resources in CACENA

Understanding the effects of the climate change is a key for developing regional

and national adaptation strategies.

Observation, measurement and monitoring networks and hydrologicalforecasting should be improved.

Comparison of two scenarios (Chirchik Akhangaran - Keles Basin)


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Topic 2 Basin management and

trans-boundary cooperation

Regional program of dialogues at different levels towards consensusbuilding.

Exchange of reliable data and information.

Cross-sectoral interests of hydropower, irrigation and environmentrequires strengthening of legal and institutional framework ofcooperation, same as use of financial tools that would account of sharingbenefit, expenses and compensation for damage.

The issue calls for comprehensive basin development plans, which needto be developed with stronger participation of all riparian countries andshould be based on IWRM principles.


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Topic 3 Water resources governance

(IWRM as a basis to increase water efficiency)

-Securer livelihoods > reduced poverty-Environmental sustainability-Social harmony > less conflicts

OverallObjectives

IWRM

Institutional/

governance

Technical/

management

Specific

Objectives

-Institutional arrangements

-Government policies and laws

-Irrigation system management

-Productive water use

More effective and equitable water use


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Topic 4 Capacity building and education

Institutional and legal aspects

Training activities

Information systems and data base Integrated water resources management

Introduction of the automation systems

Modelling tools for decision support systems.


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Progress on political

commitment

On 10 October 2008 in Bishkek Heads of Central Asian countries using

opportunity to meet within framework of the Commonwealth ofIndependent States had a discussion addressing regional cooperation onwater-energy issues.

There was confirmed one more time willingness for regional cooperation in

this sphere.

There are arrangements for the new EC IFAS establishment, officiallaunching was held on 18 November 2008 in Almaty.

All these events show promises for new positive impulse to regional watercooperation.


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New EC IFAS/ UNDP: Cooperation framework

for addressing water issues in Central Asia

Mapping of all water-relevant on-going and planned projects and interventions in Central Asia willpermit to avoid duplication of efforts and funds, and use wealth of experience

To create cooperation potential there are a few possibilities to start first steps:

To agree mechanisms for experience/knowledge exchange on IWRM planning and implementation(on one hand: UNDP country offices and office in Bratislava; SDC; EUWI, EC Delegations; UNECE;

OSCE; OECD; GTZ; WB; ADB; APWF; GWP and CapNet; IWMI; other interested parties and onanother hand: IFAS; ICWC; ICSD and national water-related authorities). Leading role should beovertaken by EC IFAS

To create Joint IWRM Capacity Building Program as proposed by UNDP with involvement of theproposed ICWC Training network and GWP/CapNet

Next steps could be addressing to more deep cooperation (like recent initiative of the WB RESPproject in Uzbekistan to involve SDC co-funding for soft components; or ADB rehabilitation projectin Tajikistan to combine with SDC canal automation project).


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CACENA Session for WWF-5

On Virtual space there was registered Sub-regional CACENA session:

CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER RESOURCESMANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE ANDCAPACITY BUILDING ISSUES IN CENTRAL

ASIA AND SOUTHERN CAUCASUS


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Special session during 7th Annual GWP CACENA

Stakeholders Conference on 24 November 2008in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

There was very hard discussion on session agenda and content,

and on sub-regional perspective document for 5 th WWF

It was recommended to cover the whole CACENA region

- not only Central Asia, and to highlight role of GWP CACENA

in process towards IWRM implementation.


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Draft Agenda:

CACENA session in Istanbul March 2009

The session will be organized in the form of the panel discussions.Session facilitators: Khalid Mohtadullah Senior Advisor GWP and Prof. Victor Dukhovny DirectorSIC ICWC

Panelists (11 persons): Ministry of Foreign Affairs Finland; GWP CACENA Chair; Chairman of ECIFAS; five Members of ICWC; Topic Experts

Draft agenda (totally 3,5 hours 210 min)

General introduction of the session and welcome speeches (25 min)

Brief presentation of the topic 14 (10 min each)

Panel discussion and questions from the audience on topic 14 (30 min each)

General conclusion and session closing (25 min)

Audience: expected about 150 participants

The main session output will be: Sub-Regional Position Paper Climate change, water resourcesmanagement, governance and capacity building issues in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus.


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Next steps (1)

The GWP CACENA achieved agreement withMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Finland aboutproper financial support in 2009, which will beallocated via GWP CACENA Secretariat tocover part of costs for CACENA delegation toWorld Water Forum in Istanbul in March 2009and to support follow-up activities after forumduring 2009


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Next steps (2)

Meeting of ICWC in April 2009 to discuss outcomes of the

5th WWF. A number of working regional meetings under umbrella of

Transboundary Dialogue to discuss progress on interstateagreements, which are under preparation with support from

ADB and conducted by EC IFAS. Launching new program jointly with WWC and IUCN WaterGovernance summer 2009.

Special session during Regional Asian Conference of ICID in

December 2009 to discuss further collaboration with CentralAsian countries.


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