Kyrgyzstan

Kazakhstan

Improving Access and Strengthening Innovations for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Selected Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Countries and the Caucasus

The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will develop a set of technical, institutional, and policy tools to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems for the most underserved communities and populations, including women, vulnerable groups such as children and people with special needs in seven countries within the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region and Caucasus.
The TA is expected (i) to strengthen WASH components and integration of water, sanitation, hygiene, and health (WASH+H) in projects under Urban Development and Water Division (CWUW) of ADB’s Central and West Asia Department; and (ii) to apply COVID-19 infection prevention and control principles in the preparation and implementation of CWUWs projects, resulting in healthier populations in CAREC region through an inclusive, gender-sensitive, effective, and sustainable approach.

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October 29, 2023
Afghanistan

Green Central Asia: Transboundary dialogue on climate, environment and security in Central Asia and Afghanistan

The Green Central Asia Regional Programme aims at improving access to information and risk analyses in order to enable participating countries to assess the impact of climate change more accurately and to take preventive measures. At the same time, dialogue fora and workshops are meant to increase states´ resilience and decision-makers’ ability to adequately address security hazards resulting from climate change at national and regional level.
It promotes conflict prevention and trans-boundary cooperation. Support is also provided to develop the capacity of partner institutions in the field of environmental management.

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October 29, 2023
Kazakhstan

Climate Risk Manageent

The project aims to strengthen institutional capacity and cross-border cooperation among Central Asian countries. The programme contributes to the nationally-agreed Sustainable Development Goals on climate change adaptation (SDG 13) and peace and security (SDG 16).
The project advises watershed associations, a regional disaster management centre and stakeholders from individual watershed councils to develop capacity for transboundary water-related climate risk reduction.
It is planned that together with the Green Central Asia project, the module will support the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS) in relation to transboundary water management in the light of climate change. The high level policy dialogue processes organised by Green Central Asia are supported by the project through national and regional policy dialogue projects and thus a regional agenda is achieved to identify common approaches (output level).

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October 29, 2023
Kazakhstan

Asia: Transboundary dialogue on climate, environment and security in Central Asia

The aim of ‘Green Central Asia’ is to develop a political dialogue and consequently create better access to information and data in order to enable countries to assess the impact of climate change more accurately and to develop cooperative preventive measures. The target group of the Initiative consists of the foreign ministries (and, through them, the respective institutions responsible for climate and environmental resources, including educational and research institutions) of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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October 29, 2023
Kyrgyzstan

Development of Natural Capital valorisation in support of Sustainable Development Goals in the region

The project aims to support the Bank on development of an investment approach for sustainable and environment-protection focused business models on the basis of natural-capital assets and associated ecosystem services in the EBRD region.
The following deliverables will be prepared by the consultant:
Task A. Research on valuation of natural capital and associated ecosystem services
Task B. Development of methodology for valuation of natural capital and associated ecosystem services
Task C. Practical application on two pilot cases ((Issyk-Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan and Aral Sea region in Uzbekistan)
Task D. Policy dialogue.

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October 29, 2023
Kyrgyzstan

Isfana Water Project

The Project focus on the rehabilitation of water systems, the introduction of household metering and the modernisation of operational and maintenance equipment. The investments are expected to significantly improve access to clean water, reduce water losses, improve resilience to climate change and optimise operating costs for the Isfana water company.

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October 29, 2023
Kazakhstan

Strengthening disaster resilience and accelerating implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Central Asia

The joint initiative with UNDRR aims to build disaster and climate resilience in Central Asia. The Action specific objective is to increase use of risk and disaster data in decision and policy making. Thus, the Result area is focused on: building the foundations for greater resilience in Central Asia through data, capacity, governance and cooperation at regional, national and local level. It will support the Almaty-based Centre Centre for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction.

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October 29, 2023
Kazakhstan

HYDROPOWER FOR YOU – Sustainable small-scale hydropower in Central Asia

1: Bringing together industry, politics, science and stakeholders from CA and the EU to develop visionary SHP solutions for a climate resilient and sustainable future of Central Asia
2: Demonstration and assessment of two sustainable, innovative European small-scale hydropower technologies (FCPS and HSPS) in CA
3: Optimizing the sustainability impact of small hydropower plants (SHP) through a more holistic approach by focusing on long-term solutions in a climate-sensitive, transboundary Water-Food-Energy-Climate nexus context
4: Implementation of a GIS-based decision support system covering all CA countries to explore unexploited SHP potential and determine site-specific hydropower plant sustainability
5: Development of a scalable water accounting system to manage water resources in a sustainable way and to share energy and agriculture benefits in a climate-sensitive manner under the Water-Food-Energy-Climate nexus context in Central Asia, thus contributing to regional cooperation
6: Supporting the competitiveness and sustainable market uptake of European small hydropower technologies in Central Asia and globally 7: Enhancing problem awareness and objectiveness of policy makers and implementers, NGOs and the public

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October 29, 2023
Kazakhstan

EU-Central Asia Network for Water Science and Technology

Project promotes EU best practice for addressing water challenges. It contributes to strengthening the dialogue among the government agencies, academia, international community, civil society and business structures in CA on water issues and the formation of joint solutions for sustainable development of the region. It has set up a Water Statekholders Platform that acts as an information exchange scentre.

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October 29, 2023
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