United Nations Development Programme Bratislava Regional Centre – Europe & CIS 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

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 2 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

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 3 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)

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 4 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

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 5 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

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 6 … 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

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 7 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 national level, make countries fit for future transboundary dialogue & negotiations

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 8 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? …)

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 9 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”

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 10 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, … Almaty 17/18 Nov 08 “Berlin II”

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 11 New projects: Uzb IWRM (national) Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Use Efficiency Plan for the Republic of Uzbekistan ( ) 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 ? million UNDP USD 1.26 million National?

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 12 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 …? USD UNDP USD NationalUSD

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 13 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

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 14 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)

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 15 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,..?)

E&E CoP–meeting 2008 / WATER, 14 Oct 2008 Jürg Staudenmann, UNDP BRC 16 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

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