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.
The project addressed the same fundamental problem that motivated previous and on-going technology needs assessment efforts – how to accelerate the transfer of environmentally sound technologies to developing country Parties to the UNFCCC. A closely associated issue is how to specify developing country technology needs and plans in ways that could attract adequate levels of investment and technology flows from developed countries, while bringing benefits in terms of climate mitigation and adaptation for local development goals specifically and sustainable development in general.
The Programme delivers support modules in four different areas based on needs, strategies and priorities identified by country
The objectives of the project are: State and trends of climate change; Vulnerability of mountain ecosystems to climate change; Climate change adaptation policies and strategies; Policy gap analysis
Priority areas for future action.
Overall objective: To stimulate transboundary trust and high-level, trans-national political involvement in the CA water nexus through the following specific objectives: 1. Building national and regional networks around the water nexus through helping the countries to prepare for major water management events; 2. Promoting the tools contributing to better regional water management, such as remote sensing and modelling; 3. Supporting exchange of experience within Central Asia on topics related to water, land use and energy efficiency; 4. Providing capacity-building for target groups with focus on middle, operational level specialists.
The main goal of the Smart Waters project is to address the knowledge dis-lock in the region in water sector, build working relations among water managers and specialists, and demonstrate the potential of the basin management approach and cooperation with the academia
Original project development objective: to improve energy efficiency (EE) in Industrial Enterprises by designing and establishing a financing mechanism for energy saving investments.
