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The Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management (CACILM)

The goal was to combat land degradation and improve rural livelihoods in the CACs. The objective was to establish the Central Asian Initiative for Land Management (CACILM), a multi-country and donor partnership to support the development and implementation of national level programmatic frameworks for more comprehensive and integrated approaches to sustainable land management in the region. The CACILM is a 10-year, multicountry, multidonor program promoting SLM to restore, maintain, and enhance productivity of Drylands. The goal of CACILM was to combat land degradation while also improving rural livelihoods across the region. It was anticipated that in the second and third phase significantly more resources could be invested in SLM-related activities in the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, by the partnership of national governments, the GEF, implementing agencies, and other donors.

October 29, 2023

Kazakhstan

Shymkent WWT Essential Modernisation

The EBRD provided a loan of up to €13.6 million to VRM LLP, the water company in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, to finance the modernisation of the wastewater treatment facilities. The investments are based on the immediate needs of the Company as identified in the Feasibility Study completed by international consultants in close collaboration with the Company. The investment programme consists of (i) upgrade of the existing WWTP; and (ii) sludge treatment and bio-gas plant.

October 29, 2023

Kazakhstan

Regional Dialogue and Cooperation on Water Resources Management in Central Asia – phase II

Based on the outcomes of phase I, the project supported the regional dialogue on the strengthening of institutional and legal frameworks of water resources management in Central Asia, including under the umbrella of IFAS, as well as facilitated the understanding and application of international water law in the region.

October 29, 2023

Kazakhstan

Strengthening the capacity in the field of sustainable development through integration of climate change issues into strategic planning in the Republic of Kazakhstan

The project was the continuation of a long work between UNDP Country Office and MEP aimed at promotion of sustainable development policy and strengthening the capacity of state bodies in the most actual issues of environmental management and international cooperation. The goal of the project: rendering assistance to MEP in promotion of Kazakhstan transition to sustainable development through strengthening the integration of sustainable development principles into the system of strategic planning considering the priorities of the global and regional policy. The project was aimed at the development of the state sector potential to introduce the policy of low-carbon development and promote active participation in the international processes related to implementation of the commitments under the UNFCCC. The project was also contribute to the development of the policy on adaptation to climate change.

October 29, 2023

Kazakhstan

Energy Saving Initiative in the Building Sector in the Eastern European and Central Asian countries

Assistance to the beneficiary countries in ensuring improved control of their energy consumption in the building sector by promoting and developing EE, as well as the use of RE where applicable, in this particular sector

October 29, 2023

Kazakhstan

Transforming environmental risks into cooperation in Central Asia, South Caucasus and Eastern Europe

To strengthen national and local capacities for participatory and informed planning, decision-making, implementation and monitoring processes in relation to environment and security
challenges and for environmental conflict prevention and resolution

October 29, 2023

Kazakhstan

FinWaterWEI –Programme for Finland’s Water Sector Support to the EECCA Countries under the Wider Europe Initiative

The overall objective of the programme is to ensure sustainable water management in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia. FinWater WEI’s purpose is to reduce water disputes inside and between countries and to improve water supply and sanitation through improved education, increased investment and better alignment of water management with the UNECE Water Convention and its Water and Health Protocol.

October 29, 2023

Kazakhstan

Strengthening the regional environmental governance capacity of the Caspian states

The countries benefitting from the action are: Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan (with Iran as observer)

October 29, 2023

Kazakhstan

Promoting Cooperation to Adapt to Climate Change in the Chu-Talas Transboundary Basin

This project was to increase the adaptive capacity of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and of the Chu-Talas Commission to ongoing and future climate change impacts, ensure coordination of adaptation actions in the Chu-Talas basin and thereby help to prevent possible negative effects on regional security.

October 29, 2023

Kazakhstan

A comprehensive study on glacial melting in Central Asia

The project goals were:
(i) to synthesise the information presently available on glacial melting in Central Asia;
(ii) to model the impacts of a range of climate change scenarios on glacial melting on water supply in the major river basins in Central Asia for the period 2009-2100 using the best available information;
(iii) to identify the gaps in knowledge, data, observation capacity and finances, facilitate the actions required for filling these gaps, and determine the budgetary needs;
(iv) to provide a range of cost-effective recommendations to improve data availability and glacier observation capacity in the region;
(v) to raise awareness of the project results with the general public, especially decision-makers in the key water user sectors which coild be affected by hydrological changes associated with the glacier retreat.

October 29, 2023