The project aims at assisting water management organisations in selected pilot sub-catchments to tackle shortfalls in their capacity for IWRM.
Increased management capacity in the natural resources sectors. Provide support to the National Hydrometeorological Services (NHMS) to strengthen their capacity to prepare accurate regional seasonal runoff forecasts for the Syr Darya and Amu Darya River systems.
Increase the profitability and sustainability of agriculture. Water management improved.
The component, “Irrigation and Drainage” (I&D) is aimed at achieving improved irrigation water management and service delivery, through the rehabilitation of critical inter-farm and on-farm irrigation and drainage infrastructure
There as a lack of synthesized information on resource alternatives and efficiencies as well as a need by government ministries and policy makers for more timely alerts of impending resource scarcities. This project addresed this need by assessing scarcities, unsustainable resource flows, and resource alternatives. Findings were translated into national policy approaches for more efficient and equitable use of resources.The project delivered targeted knowledge management products for resource efficiency, environmental alerts, and resource efficiency outlooks to targeted audiences, especially environmental ministries and national level policy makers. The project was executed as three components: Component 1: Environmental Alerts for Resource Scarcities; Component 2: Database Development and On-line Targeted Knowledge Management Products; Component 3: Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook reports and Support for Regional Capacity Building. The project addresed the need for improved access to relevant data sources related to emerging resource scarcities and built capacity for environmental ministries to identify emerging resource scarcities and improve efficiencies.The project had both a global and regional focus. Global level datasets and core indicators wiere incorporated into UNEP’s GEO Data Portal and also feed into the Environmental Data & Indicators Platform (EDIP) and alerts generated from this system as resource scarcities emerge world-wide. In addition, four critically affected countries or subregions were focused of Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook reports and received capability building support around the subject of resource efficiency and scarcity.
Promoting transparency and accountability governance structures for equitable access and use of natural resources and to help countries develop their capacity to “mainstream” poverty-environment linkages into national development planning processes, such as PRSP’s and MDG Achievement Strategies
The Project addresses low profitability and sustainability of farming in Tajikistan that have lead to low incomes, debts, vulnerability, food insecurity and degradation of soil fertility. Diversification of farming systems is an inherent element of organic farming, and helps reduce risks and improve food security
Creation of an extended ecological production by women handicraft cooperatives in the Kyrgyz Republic and Republic of Tajikistan and a sustainable marketing development in countries of Central Asia, Asia and Europe.
Development of the Fruit and Vegetable Processing Sectors in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (DFVP).
Economic Development in Central Asia through promotion of BIOs and SMEs in the food processing sector (EcoDev).
