The sub-regional component for Central Asia has been developed by UNEP Collaborating Centre for Water and Environment (UCC-Water) and UNEP in close consultation with GWP CACENA (and coordinated with UNDP and UNECE). The programme intends to involve the IWRM National Councils established under the “IWRM Fergana Valley” Project supported by Swiss Development Cooperation.
The development objective of the sub-regional work programme is: Acceleration of the implementation of the IWRM 2005 target in Central Asia.
The outputs foreseen are:
- Sub-regional report on progress on IWRM 2005 Target and IWRM Planning
- Completed national road maps/work plans for implementation of the IWRM target (for three countries: Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).
- Needs assessment for support to implementation of IWRM reforms as identified in road maps and work plans.
- Capacity built on IWRM planning for key water managers and decision makers
The regional coordination and consultancy team:
- Vadim Sokolov - GWP CACENA - Administrative coordination (vadim@icwc-aral.uz)
- Mikhail Horst - Regional Consultant – Programme coordination (horst_mg@icwc-aral.uz)
- Abdybay Djailobaev – National Expert, Kyrgyz Republic (bishkekiwrm@infotel.kg)
- Yarash Pulatov - National Expert, Tajikistan (tj_water@mail.ru)
- Umarkhon Azimov - National Expert, Uzbekistan (azimov@rol.uz)
- Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen, UNEP Collaborating Centre on Water and Environment, UCC Water, Senior Programme Advisor, Central Asia (plj@dhi.dk)
- Per Bøgelund Hansen, UNEP Collaborating Centre on Water and Environment, UCC Water, Administrator (pbh@dhi.dk)
Indicative time schedule and reporting:
- Project implementation phase for regional activities for the Central Asian work programme (October 2005-October 2006)
- Sub-regional Inception report (November 2005). The report will outline a work programme for the regional and national IWRM activities
- Mid term report at WWF 4 in Mexico (March 2006)
- Draft Report of Central Asian work programme October 2006 to be part of the overall report from the UNEP IWRM 2005 programme comprising six to seven sub-regional work programmes.
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