The History of the CA REC

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Environment, Water and Security in Central
Asia Central Asian Partnership
Initiative Bulat Yessekin,
CAREC SPECA Conference
Geneve, 23-24 June, 2003
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Crisis of Aral Sea Basin (1957-2001)
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Infant mortality in Central Asia
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Problem tree of CA
Security threats
Conflicts and terrorism
Poverty
Ecological crisis
Decline of trust
Ecosystems degradation
Loss of natural resources
Decline of land productivity
Inefficient governance - strictly sectorial
approach - conflict of interests - ignorance of
ecological services in economical activities -
inefficient use of the international positive
potential (political, financial, organizational,
scientific)
Lack of the mechanisms of cooperation
Lack of the capacities (Govs and NGOs)
Public passivity
Lack of the educational programs
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WSSD Central Asian side event 31.08.2002
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PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES CA Initiative on
preparation and implementation of Subregional
Agenda 21 as a model for Sub-Regions Leading
partner CA ICSD and CAREC To establish
governments and sectors Partnership in the
process of development and implementation of
the CA SD Strategy
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Next step after WSSD
High-level Consultations in CA (Almaty,
30-31 January, 2003) Environment, Water and
Security in Central Asia Subregional report as a
common CA goals and position to the 5-th UNECE
Ministerial conference (Kiev), WWF-3 (Kyoto) and
International Water Forum (Dushanbe, August
28-30, 2003)
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MAIN GOALS

• Goal 1. Preservation of water basin ecosystems.
• To combat degradation of ecosystems.
• Goal 2. Rational water use and access to
  drinking water.
• To provide the population, economic sectors and
  ecosystems with water.
• Goal 3. Cross-sectoral partnership and capacity
  building.
• To develop mechanisms to create and develop
  cooperation between sectors and countries.
  Strengthening of the potential of the society.

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PARTNERSHIP AS A BASE FOR ACHIEVEING GOALS OF SD

• Strengthening of cooperation for agreeing on
  common goals
• Free information exchange
• Capacity building
• Involvement of Business, NGOs and other
  stakeholders

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ECE/CEP/106 FIFTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ENVIRONME
NT FOR EUROPE KIEV, UKRAINE 21-23 May
2003  INVITATION TO PARTNERSHIP on implementation
of the Central Asian Sustainable Development
Initiative
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INVITATION TO PARTNERSHIP
1. Support the efforts of CA countries to achieve
the priority goals of sustainable development, as
described in the subregional report on
Environment, water and security in Central Asia,
and to develop the CA SD Initiative announced at
the WSSD 2. Embark on the preparation of a
multilateral partnership agreement between all
stakeholders aimed at achieving the priority
goals outlined in the report and developing a new
phase of the Aral Sea Basin Programme for the
period to 2010, as initiated by the Heads of
State of the CA countries
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• Next steps
• To hold negotiations with all countries,
  organizations and programs interested in
  participation to the Partnership Agreement
• The existing agreements in CA would be better
  implemented if international organisations and
  donors could be involved in "guaranteeing them

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Aral Sea Basin Programme to 2010
Stabilization of Social and Economic conditions
Target 3 Governance and Capacity Building
Target 1 Conservation of Ecosystems
Target 2 Rational Water Consumption
Block of Projects
Environmental Projects
Water mana-gement project
Social-Economic Projects
Environment Monitoring
Mechanism of Implementation
Mechanism of coordination
Information and Monitoring
Financing
Public Participation
Training and Education
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General Scheme of projects related to target 1
Block I Strategy for Sustainable Development of
Mountain Territories
Block II Water Eco-system Sustainability
Mechanism of Coor-dination and Support of
Programme Implementation
Block III Enhancement of Aral Sea Littoral
Natural Eco-system
Block IV Biodiversity Conservation
Public Participation
Block V Reduction of
Air Pollution Level
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• Next steps
• To start drafting an international legal
  document that would set specific objectives and
  work out mechanisms of cooperation, stimulation,
  monitoring and responsibility

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• Next steps
• The objectives and obligations contained in the
  Millennium and Docha Declarations, Monterrey
  Consensus and the WSSD Plan of Implementation
  should be incorporated into the new
  international legal document
• The new CA Subregional CSD should be created on
  the base of subregional organizations

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• Next steps
• a "Subregional deal" as well as a
  debt-for-environment-swap should be viewed as
  opportunities
• a sub- regional "Public Fund for Sustainable
  Development" would be a finance mechanism

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Process of the CA SD Initiative
Poverty Eradication Action Plan
UN ECE, ESCAP
EU Water Initiative

Sustainable Development Strategy
UN CCD Strategy
NEAPs
Demographic policy
Energy
Education for everyone
Healthcare
Forest policy
Agricultural and industrial policy
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Process of the CA SD Initiative

• Political process (strong obligations)
• Technical process (WGs, secretariat)
• Public process (Public participation)
• Mobilization of resources

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• Expected outcomes
• Political stability and security
• Protection of ecosystem
• Poverty eradication
• Rational use of social, ecological and economic
  resources
• Civil society and democracy development