Support to the USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity

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Location
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Funding sources
USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity
Status
Active
Duration
August 2022 – July 2025
Thematic area
Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus, Central Asia, integrated water resources management (IWRM), transboundary water cooperation
General information

Water, energy, and food security are tightly interlinked in Central Asia, forming a resource nexus that transcends the borders of the five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The goal of the USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity is to strengthen regional capacity to manage shared water resources and mitigate environmental risks in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya River basins. The Activity takes a multi-level governance approach to tackling complex regional water challenges by strengthening collaboration through stakeholder dialogues; developing a shared vision for integrated and sustainable river basin management using evidence and modeling; and fostering collaborative action across sectors and governance levels.

As a regional partner CAREC supports implementation of the USAID WAVE’s activities in Central Asia.

CAREC provides its staff, facilities and working contacts to help implement USAID WAVE activities across Central Asia.

CAREC’S GOAL:
To support activities of USAID WAVE in Central Asia in support of its goal to strengthen cooperation across Central Asia for improved stability, economic prosperity, and healthy ecosystems.
TARGET GROUPS:
Line ministries responsible for WEFE Nexus-related sectors (e.g., water, agriculture, energy, environment), local authorities, basin organizations, Central Asian universities and academies, youth.

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Part 1: Administrative.

·        Developing annual work plans; preparing weekly, quarterly and annual reports; communicating with national partners and the USAID country office in Turkmenistan;

·        Ensuring ongoing data collection for WAVE’s MEL system; and

·        Ensuring Information support and donor visibility.

Part 2: Implementation of the WAVE Activity in Turkmenistan according to WAVE Work plan and AMELP.

·        Supporting WAVE’s Capacity Development and Education Lead to implement all activities in Turkmenistan according to objective 1 (IWRM education) in the workplan;

·        Supporting WAVE’s Integrated Water Resource Management Lead to implement all activities in Turkmenistan according to objective 2 (IWRM promotion) in the workplan;

·        Supporting WAVE’s Water Policy Lead to implement all activities in Turkmenistan according to objective 3 (regional cooperation) in the workplan; and

·        Assisting WAVE staff to implement projects within the WAVE grants program in Turkmenistan, including trainings for grantees, grant monitoring and MEL data collection, and environmental compliance procedures.

Part 3: Supporting WAVE to develop and host a Community of Practice platform for Central Asian countries.

·        Developing and ensuring further promotion of the Community of Practice platform (CoP) among academics, graduate students and water specialists in the region;

·        Supporting the Network of Academic Societies (NAS) to foster networks of academics, graduate student and water specialists for knowledge exchange.

Part 4. Supporting USAID WAVE to organize celebrations of Syr Darya River Day (2022) and Amu Darya River Day (2023).

 

Наименование события Дата проведения Место проведения
2022
National celebration of Syr Darya River Day in Kazakhstan 24 August 2022 Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
National celebration of Syr Darya River Day in the Kyrgyz Republic 25 August 2022 Osh, Kyrgyz Republic
National celebration of Syr Darya River Day in Uzbekistan 09 September 2022 Namangan, Uzbekistan
National celebration of Syr Darya River Day in Tajikistan 13 September 2022 Isfara, Tajikistan
The third meeting of the National Intersectoral Committee in Turkmenistan 15 September 2022 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Regional celebration of Syr Darya River Day 27 September 2022 Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
Training of Trainers on the Interactive Nexus Simulation in Kazakhstan 03 October 2022 Astana, Kazakhstan
Meeting of the Network of Academic Societies 10 November 2022 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Training of Trainers on the Interactive Nexus Simulation in Kazakhstan 28 November 2022 Almaty, Kazakhstan
National workshop on Robust Decision Support (RDS) Process for the Amudarya River Basin 13 December 2022 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Training of Trainers on the Interactive Nexus Simulation in Turkmeistan 14 December 2022 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Training on organizational capacity building for the small basin council of the Murgab River 16 December 2022 Mary, Turkmenistan
2023
Training of Trainers on the Interactive Nexus Simulation in Turkmenistan (7 and 10 February) 07 February 2023 Ashgabat and Dashoguz, Turkmenistan
The fourth meeting of the National Intersectoral Committee in Turkmenistan 28 February 2023 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
National celebration of Amu Darya River Day in Uzbekistan 25 April 2023 Nukus, Uzbekistan
Meeting of the Network of Academic Societies Members Professional Practitioner Platform – Strengthening Networking of the Academic Societies 26 April 2023 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
National celebration of Amu Darya River Day in Turkmenistan 27 April 2023 Dashoguz, Turkmenistan
National celebration of Amu Darya River Day in Tajikistan 03 May 2023 Nurek, Tajikistan
National celebration of Amu Darya River Day in Kyrgyzstan 15 May 2023 Doroot-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan
Regional celebration of the Amu Darya River Day 27 September 2023 Khiva, Uzbekistan
Meeting of Members of the Network of Academic Societies. The role of the Network of Academic Societies in strengthening regional cooperation 24 November 2023 Almaty, Kazakhstan
2024
Meeting of Members of the Network of Academic Societies. Strategic development of the NAS 18 March 2024 online
Water diplomacy with accent on Nexus: Training of trainers on the Interactive Nexus Simulation 29 April 2024 Ashgabad, Turkmenistan
Meeting of the Network of Academic Society. Rational use and protection of water resources in Central Asia under climate change 12 June 2024 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Current results:

1) A Community of Practice platform has been created on the riverbp.net website: https://www.riverbp.net/community_of_practice/
2) The project conducted:
- 6 training events on interactive Nexus Simulation;
- 2 meetings of the Network of Academic Societies.
3) The project supported holding of 10 events to celebrate the Syrdarya and Amudarya river days (8 - national and 2 – regional events).

Zamira Zholdaskyzy – Coordinator for development of Community of Practice and Network of Academia Society

E-mail: empspecialist1@carececo.org

Tel.: +7 727 265 43 34 (ext. 277)

 

Irana Bagirova – Project Coordinator in Turkmenistan

E-mail: ibagirova@carececo.org

Tel.: +99312 942875; +993 12 942148

 

Aizhan Kossantayeva – Coordinator for River Day celebration activities

E-mail: empspecialist@carececo.org

Tel.: +7(727) 265 43 33 (ext. 151)

 

Alexandr Kamenskiy – Local level engagement specialist

E-mail: AKamenskiy@carececo.org

Tel.: +7 727 265 43 34 (ext. 101)