Capacity development program that includes professional journalism trainings, joint thematic workshops for CSOs and media professionals, and the disbursement of small content production grants for creating media content on environmental topics. End goal is to improve civil engagement with environmental protection issues.
Engage stakeholders in remediation efforts to obtain their support for the remediation works, through involvement and informing of stakeholders concerning uranium legacy sites remediation in order to clearly demonstrate the benefits for the population involved as well as to inform about the positive impact on public health and the environment.
Facilitate sustainable and climate-resilient investments for increased water, energy and food security in Central Asia, through creating a multisectoral enabling environment
Identify the principal threats to biodiversity in Central Asia and the most appropriate responses from the EU. Building on lessons learned from past and current activities, and taking due account of the urgencies, the study proposed a coherent strategic approach outlining a suite of interventions that enable EU, as well as other donors which could adhere to it, through pragmatic well-targeted activities, to engage in effective, well-articulated and complementary interventions for biodiversity conservation
Develop an Ecosystem Profile and investment strategy for Central Asia as a guide to future grant making to civil society groups working in the region, through an extensive bottom-up consultation process. The results of this process was presented in a document entitled the Ecosystem Profile for the Mountains of Central Asia Biodiversity Hotspot.
Support the city of Bishkek in expanding and improving its solid waste disposal infrastructure. Solid waste management is sub-standard in the Kyrgyz Republic, risking ground water contamination as leachate trickles through unlined dumpsites, leading to vector-borne and respiratory diseases.
Modernize solid waste management (landfills, collection, and transportation) in Osh and Jalalabad, and their neighbouring municipalities. + technical assistance
Safe management and remediation of the uranium production legacy sites of Min-Kush and Shekaftar. In the short-term, through conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) and the feasibility study (FS) of related management and remediation activities.
Exploit existing potential for energy efficiency, carbon reductions and sustainable energy investments in the industrial and residential sectors through offering loans and grants for improvement of energy efficiency of residential buildings and industrial enterprises. The loans and grants are offered to owners of homes, apartments and multifamily housing as well as for privately owned commercial and industrial enterprises.
KyrSEFF II followed the initial pilot project with the objective to • Develop climate finance capacities and project-oriented skills among PFIs; • Exploit bankable opportunities related to climate adaptation and small renewable energy investment projects including water and material efficiency and waste management in the industrial, agriculture. Service and residential sectors of Kyrgyzstan in line with the EU IFCA strategic objectives.
