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This report seeks to review the regional cooperation efforts in the water and energy sectors pursued by the Central Asian Republics during the 1990s in the Syr Darya river basin, identify the reasons for the problems encountered, and suggest an approach to make the cooperation more reliable, sustainable and equitably beneficial to all parties. concerned. …

Water energy nexus in Central Asia: improving regional cooperation in the Syr Darya Basin Read More »

The International Workshop on Institutional Changes in Forest Management in Countries with Transition Economies took place on February 25, 2003, in Moscow, Russia. Approximately 100 participants representing eight ministries of the Russian Government and 16 regions of Russia, 18 countries with transition economies, the World Bank, the private sector, research institutes, academia, and environmental non-governmental …

Institutional changes in forest management in countries with transition economies : problems and solutions – workshop proceedings Read More »

This report was produced in an attempt to synthesize the common features of the most successful and competitive models in the cotton sector worldwide so they could be presented for consideration to the Governments of cotton growing countries which are concerned with their competitive position in the global cotton market. The report discusses the most …

Cotton in the global context : discussion paper for the governments of Central Asia Read More »

Irrigation agriculture is critical to livelihoods in the republics of Central Asia, where it accounts for around 90% of crop production. However, in all of the Central Asian republics the vast network of irrigation and drainage (I&D) systems built during the 1960s-1980s has fallen into decay since the demise of the Soviet Union. Given the …

Irrigation and poverty in Central Asia : a field assessment Read More »

The energy system of Central Asian countries with a high degree of deterioration inherited from the Soviet Union requires a huge modernization of infrastructure. It should be noted that the population growth and rapid economic development of countries, which in turn in the short term will affect the growth of energy consumption.

The acquisition of independence by the Kyrgyz Republic not only qualitatively changed its status in the world, but also imposed certain obligations arising from this status. The main objective of the project is to develop mechanisms of interdepartmental and inter-sectoral interaction in the framework of optimizing the processes of implementation of the Central Asian sustainable …

Assessment of the capacity of the Kyrgyz Republic to implement the Central Asian sustainable development initiative. Read More »

The study is part of a regional project on capacity-Building and development of a strategic framework to support low-carbon development in Central Asia, which is being implemented by the United Nations environment Programme (UNEP) and funded by the government of the Republic of Korea. The regional study was developed by the regional environmental centre for …

Assessment of energy consumption of household electrical appliances and energy efficiency policies of household appliances in Central Asia Read More »

Linking higher education finance and policy, referred to as strategic financing, is increasing in popularity throughout Central Europe and the Baltic Countries. Strategic financing essentially implies that public funding mechanisms are informed by and aligned with specific higher education policy objectives. Governments are asking how the funding strategy can be more supportive of policy objectives.