The project aimed at supporting the creation and operations of a new Investment Facility for Central Asian countries. The IFCA 2011 focused first on Energy, Environment, SME’s and social infrastructure
Contribute towards better protection of environment and public health in the ENPI East region and Central Asia, through reducing the risk posed by hazardous waste and chemical life cycle management in the region, placing specific emphasis on pesticide. Contribute to the reduction of risk to public health and the environment from pesticides in the ENPI East Region, Russian Federation and Central Asia Countries.
The objectives of the project are to improve the safety of the uranium legacy sites in Central Asia and to prepare the basis for future remediation works. The actions included comprehensive remediation studies for Mailuu Suu in Kyrgyzstan and the support to the establishment of a fund for financing environmental remediation works in Central Asia.
The development of EU–CA Water and Environmental Platform Phase II (EURECA), conducting and fasilitating Working Group Meeting and the High Level Meeting
The main objectives were to expand domestic organic agri-food supply chains and foster foreign organic trade exchanges. The project outcomes, as well as the experiences and lessons learned during its implementation, should offer ideas and demonstrate the opportunities for scaling up a green economy transition across the EECCA region. The ultimate aim of the project was to increase the number of companies and farmers that harness the trade opportunities of organic agriculture.
Assessment of Excess of Mercury Supply in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Launch of the Caspian Environmental Information Centre (CEIC)
Review the REAP in accordance with ICSD Decisions and elaboration of mechanisms for its implementation with the aim to enhance the effectiveness of regional cooperation taking into account recommendations of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
Countries have highlighted the need for support to create national targets and indicators linked to Aichi targets 1, 2 and 4 under strategic goal A of the global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and Action 7 of the Pan-European 2020 Strategy for Biodiversity. Therefore, there is a request from countries to build capacity for a better understanding of ecosystem services and their values and how to integrate these values into policy making through their NBSAPs.
