To contribute to further democratic reforms in the Kyrgyz Republic. To strengthen the institutional capacity of civil society for protecting their right to a sound environment
To increase the efficiency of the policy instruments for environmental protection. Implementation and enforcement of coherent mixes of policy instruments.
To Reduce Poverty Levels in Tajikistan by Improving the Quality of Life via an Improved Environment. To Strengthen the Level of Civil Society Participation in Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Initiatives at a Local Level.
To promote protection of vulnerable groups of local people
To reduce poverty in rural areas of Tajikistan. Sustainable management of natural resources and local development structures are strengthened in the project region
To promote sub-regional cooperation in the environment in five Central Asian countries and to support civil society development in the region and the sub-region. Reinforcement of CAREC as support to environmental cooperation among CA countries
An in-depth (phase II) assessment of the region was initiated in May 2004 with the main objective to assess and communicate information on environment & security hotspots in the Ferghana-Osh-Khudjand triangle with focus on transboundary risks from human activities, in particular industrial hot spots (hazardous waste, risks for accidents and spillages, including radioactive waste poorly stored or completely abandoned), pressure on natural resources (land degradation, deforestation, ownership; water quality, usage and sharing) and crosscutting issues such as natural disasters or the impacts of climate change on the region.
The project’s objective were: (i) to conduct a rapid assessment of environment and health transboundary risks originated by industrial sites and hazardous waste dumps located in the Ferghana Valley area, with prioritisation of risks related to individual sites; (ii) to conduct a detailed assessment of risks for selected sites, define provisional offsite contingency plans (OCPs) for the areas affected by the sites investigated, in compliance with European Directives and International Conventions (e.g. UNECE Convention on Industrial Accidents), and conduct pre-feasibility studies for correction/reconstruction measures necessary to prevent/reduce the identified risks; (iii) to contribute to the developing process of capacity building and to promote the public participation on the risk management.
To improve the state of the natural resources at risk in Central Asia through Promoting transboundary cooperation among the Central Asian States by strengthening public participation and civil society
