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Session 3.2 Water Governance Update : New IWRM Programme for Central Asian (extended version incl. background info). Juerg Staudenmann Water Governance Advisor E&E CoP-Meeting 2008 Tue 14 Oct 2008. Emerging Water Activities in Central Asia – Excerpt from ppt to CA Cluster Meeting.
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Session 3.2 Water GovernanceUpdate: New IWRM Programme for Central Asian(extended version incl. background info) Juerg Staudenmann Water Governance Advisor E&E CoP-Meeting 2008Tue 14 Oct 2008
Emerging Water Activities in Central Asia – Excerpt from ppt to CA Cluster Meeting • Starting Points • Results from the water CoP meeting 2007 (Almaty) • Replicating the Kazakh Experience • 3 years of paving the grounds … • … starts yielding first results ! • New (UNDP-) projects • The overall stretgic approach • Uzbekistan IWRM • Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan IWRM & transboundary dialogue • Kazakhstan “IWRM Phase 2” • ENVSEC • New initiatives • EUWI NPD in Kyrgyzstan • Partnering with EC, UNECE, OECD, …? (scheme) • Additional EU programmes & initiatives • Other NPDs (Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan?) • EURASEC ? • Next steps / timeline • Outlook Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
Conclusions from the CoP-meeting 2007 (Almaty) • UNDP has a key role to play on water in CAR: • (National) IWRM planning, Water Supply & Sanitation • Key partner to governments on national dev planning • Custodian for capacity development • Trusted partner on divisive (e.g. transboundary) issues • Able to solicit support from donors for national strategy (reforms) and implementation • Support for UNDP’s approach: • Focus at national level (“transboundary comes later”) • Tangible water challenges at local level • Policy reform (re-allocation of authority) at macro-level Replicate Kaz IWRM approach throughout CAR • Issues not (adequately) addressed in CAR to date: • Water quality / health issues (as compared to quantity) • Sanitary standards for water bodies (EU norms or not?) • Corruption (lack of enforcement of laws and regulations) Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
Replicating the Kazak IWRM project experience • Recommendations / lessons : • Approach of establishing (8) Basin Councils (BC) vis-à-vis the Basin Organization proved compelling • Better involve NGOs, (mass-) media in Basin Councils (BC) • Important to allocate adequate funding and staff time to BC on the outset, • Better disseminate BC’s info on work and decisions • Better training of BC members needed on var aspects! • Way forward in Kaz: • Focus on basin level activities, support operations of River Basin Councils and River Basin Organisations • Improving concrete access to water in 2 oblasts (jointly with private sector) • Ili-Balkhash transboundary dialogue between Kaz and China Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
Three years of paving the ground … • BRC participation in EU Water Initiative (EUWI-EECCA) and other forums since 2005 • Demonstrated UNDP’s competence & capacity in Water Governance • Presenting UNDP Kazakhstan’s “IWRM good practice” • Lobbied with donors AND countries • Participated in start-up of EUWI “CA Working Group” • Excellent partnership with CO focal points • Supported development of new project ideas • Sponsored colleagues’ participation in 2006 EUWI CAR meeting • Jointly supported CA countries applying for “National Policy Dialogues” • Annual water-CoP-Meeting 2007 in Almaty • Capacity Building & experience exchange • Presented/discussed new UNDP initiatives for CAR • New donor (EC, SDC) and partner (UNECE, EC, Cap-Net) contacts Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
… starts yielding first results! • Governments chose UNDP as “strategic partner” for Water (when applying for “National Policy Dialogues” with European Commission) • New donor-interest for UNDP’s water activities in CAR & new non-core funding • European Commission: • UNDP as capable and reliable partner for concrete project implementation under the EU Water Initiative (EUWI) EUR 1.65 mil. for “transboundary dialogue on water” in CAR • Norway: • Continue collaboration & replicate Kazakh experience to Kyr/Taj USD 600,000 • More to come? • Two additional EC water / environment programmes • SDC: “Ecological add-on” for SDC Ferghana Valley IWRM project • DFID / additional EC funds / …? • New partnership approach between with European Commission, UNECE and OECD • “Common framework for Water Governance” • UNDP as overall coordinator in Kyrgyzstan Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
New water projects in Central Asia: The overall strategic approach • “Avoiding the old trap” • No “water-energy nexus”- or “Aral Sea”- projects • Choosing non-divisive topics for pilots • “Doing the homework first” • Establish Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) planning at (sub-) national level • Establish the facts (how much water is REALLY needed and for WHAT?) • “Learning by doing” • By working on IWRM @ national level, make countries fit for future transboundary dialogue & negotiations Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
New programme: “Promoting IWRM and Transboundary Dialogue in Central Asia” • Objectives: • … to foster transboundary dialogue, in Central Asia, through interventions at national level (mainly involving Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan), and at transboundary level (mainly involving Kazakhstan and China). • Strategic approach: • From national and non-divisive to transboundary and mutual beneficial perspectives • Combination of policy/strategy development at national/regional level & concrete demo/application at local level • Partners / timeline: • EC (Almaty): ~ USD 2m (EUR 1.5m) • Norway: USD 800k • Countries (in-kind): USD 1.2m • UNDP (COs & BRC): USD 350k • TBC: 900k USD (Germany? Swiss? …) Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
New IWRM programme (cont.) • Activities: 4 pillars • IWRM governance & capacity building, • Rural WSS, • Irrigation efficiency, • small-scale hydropower SEA mainstreamed into all relevant activities • 4 Atlas-projects (Taj, Kyr, Kaz, BRC) • split $$ and decentralized implementation … • … while keeping the programmatic approach & “weight as regional player” Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
New IWRM programme(cont.) • Links to other initiatives: • EUWI NPDs (Kyr, Turk) – EC, UNECE, OECD • “Common Framework for Addressing Water Issues in Central Asia” – think piece Almaty Nov 2008 • Central Asian regional risk assessment – UNDP, WB, UNECE, DFID, … • BCI (Taj) – EBRD, IKEA / H&M / Adidas / … • “A Common Framework on Addressing Water Issues in CA” • Coordination & collaboration across institutional boundaries • On board: EU Water Initiative / UNECE / OECD / Norway • Interested: World Bank, Italy, Germany, Swiss, … • Presentation @ Almaty 17/18 Nov 08 “Berlin II” Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
New projects: Uzb IWRM (national) Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Use Efficiency Plan for the Republic of Uzbekistan (2008-2011) • Expected outcomes: • National Legal Framework Enables Effective Integrated Water Resources Management • A model for developing Basin Specific IWRM and Water Use Efficiency Plans is in place for Uzbekistan • Improved water resources management and water service delivery • Areas of activity: • Component 1: Improved Legal and Institutional Framework for IWRM in Uzbekistan • Component 2: Improved Water Communal and Utility Services within the Zarafshan River Basin • Component 3: IWRM and Water Use Efficiency Plan for the Zarafshan RB (incl. pilot/demo projects) • Co-funding TOTAL USD 1.26 - ? million UNDP USD 1.26 million National ? Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
New projects : Kaz IWRM (national) – Phase 2 Implementing the National IWRM and Water use Efficiency Strategy in Kazakhstan (2008-?) • Expected outcomes: • Areas of activity: • Co-funding TOTAL USD …? USD UNDP USD National USD Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
Possible future activities under ENVSEC (ENVSEC = NDP/UNEP/OSCE/Nato/UNECE/REC Szentendre) • East Caspian Assessment Kaz / Tur): • Draft assessment report & work programme in circulation with Ministries of Env & COs • “Water-focus”: fresh water supply / marine ecosystem / (radio-active) pollution concretely: Integral Coastal Zone Mgt for Kaz • Amu Darya • Workshops in Ashgabat & Kabul (2007): Taj, Tur, Afghanistan on board / Uzb as observer • ENVSEC assessment mission (UNEP-led): April 2008 • Concrete water projects? • Under implementation: UNECE-led dam safety project in all CAR • Nato: Bunch of national research projects underway (no significant UNDP-involvement or influence) --> “Water” to increase as focus for ENVSEC in CAR in future Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
New initiatives: EUWI National Policy Dialogues (NPD) in CAR • EU Water Initiative (EUWI-EECCA) “National Policy Dialogues” (NPD): • NOT a funding mechanism per se, but a framework “bringing together donor and recipient countries in EECCA to launch national policy dialogues on water” • EC mandated UNECE (IWRM) and OECD (WSS) to take a lead • First results (2007): Moldova (UNECE) & Armenia (OECD) • Starting up (2008): Ukraine & Kyrgyzstan • Outlook: NPD in Turkmenistan or Tajikistan (in late 2008 / 2009) Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
New initiatives: EUWI NPDs in Kyrgyzstan • 2007: Kaz, Kyr, Taj and Turk applied for EUWI NPDs, nominating UNDP as their strategic partner by choice • Jan 2008: launch of Kyr NPD • UNECE & OECD presented their NPD work plans • UNDP presented new project outline and facilitated a roundtable discussion on aligning the various activities • Kyr govt welcomed UNDP’s initiative & strongly endorsed the suggested partnership approach request for an agreement among the intl partners • UNDP facilitated stakeholder roundtable • Result: agreement among EC, UNECE, OECD, UNDP to coordinate activities • under UNDP leadership ! • Results & way forward: • Agreement that UNDP will take a lead in (supporting the govt in) coordinating the different projects and activities ( see graph) • UNDP kicked off drafting a “Joint Water Governance Strategy for Central Asia” (currently for inputs with EC / UNECE / OECD) • Under discussion: signing an agreement? What format? • Potential future partners? (Norway, DFID, Finland, WB, ADB, ..?) Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
New initiatives: EU/EC programmes (all adhering to the EUWI framework) • Pilot project on IWRM and transboundary dialogue in Central Asia & Amazon Basin (DG EuropeAid) • EUR 1.65m: Contract with UNDP/BRC under negotiation for • IWRM & Transboundary Dialogue in Kyr/Taj • Illi-Balkash (Kazakhstan – China negotiations) • “Regional Environment Programme for Central Asia” (DG RELEX) • EUR 16m: Pre-feasibility study suggest 5 projects in the area of water governance, transboundary aquifers, climate change adaptation, water quality objectives) • UNDP “well positioned” as implementation partner for one or more projects / components • “Water Governance in Central Asia” (Ex-TACIS) • EUR 2.2m: Tendering already over • Question if and how UNDP could/should play a role / partner up Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC
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