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The European Union’s “Media for improved reporting on environment and natural resources in Central Asia” programme Regional Assessment Report This project is funded by A project implemented by The European Union Internews Regional Assessment on access to and quality of information on environmental issues for Internews Project “Media for improved reporting on environment and natural resources in Central Asia” funded by the European Union. RESEARCH REPORT This report has been produced with funding from the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of SIAR Research&Consulting and Internews and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union. Commissioner: Internews Kyrgyz Republic 720010 Bishkek, Chokmorova, 234a E-mail: [email protected] Executor: SIAR Research&Consulting Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 147 Moskovskaya str, Office 1 Tel: +996 312 976331 E-mail: [email protected] September 2016 2 CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Findings ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Central Asia summary ............................................................................................................................... 8 Kazakhstan .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Availability of content around environment and natural resources .................................................... 10 Quality of content around environment and natural resources ........................................................... 11 Kazakhastan in-depth interviews ........................................................................................................ 18 Kyrgyzstan .............................................................................................................................................. 23 Availability of content around environment and natural resources .................................................... 23 Quality of content around environment and natural resources ........................................................... 24 In-depth interviews analysis ............................................................................................................... 28 Tajikistan ................................................................................................................................................. 31 Availability of content on environmental and natural resources ........................................................ 31 Quality content on environmental and natural resources .................................................................... 31 In-depth interviews ............................................................................................................................. 36 Turkmenistan .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Availability of content on environmental and natural resources ........................................................ 40 Quality of content on environmental and natural resources ............................................................... 41 In-depth interviews ............................................................................................................................. 44 Uzbekistan ............................................................................................................................................... 47 Availability of content on environmental and natural resources ........................................................ 47 Quality of content on environmental and natural resources ............................................................... 48 In-depth interviews ............................................................................................................................. 52 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................................. 55 Annex 1. Desk researches per country ........................................................................................................ 57 Kazakhstan .............................................................................................................................................. 57 Kyrgyzstan .............................................................................................................................................. 58 Tajikistan ................................................................................................................................................. 59 Turkmenistan .......................................................................................................................................... 62 Uzbekistan ............................................................................................................................................... 65 Annex 2 – content analysis criteria ............................................................................................................. 69 3 List of figures Figure 1: Quality of content results - Central Asia ....................................................................................... 8 Figure 2: Quality of content results disaggregated by gender - Central Asia ............................................... 9 Figure 3: Availability of content on environment and natural resources - Kazakhstan .............................. 10 Figure 4: Quality of content results - Kazakhstan ...................................................................................... 11 Figure 5: Quality of content results, Khabar media outlet - Kazakhastan .................................................. 13 Figure 6: Quality of content results, KTK TV media outlet - Kazakhastan ............................................... 15 Figure 7: Quality of content results, InformBureau online media outlet - Kazakhastan ............................ 16 Figure 8: Availibility of content on environmental and natural resources issues - Kyrgyzstan ................. 23 Figure 9: Quality content results - Kyrgyzstan ........................................................................................... 24 Figure 10: Quality content results of KTRK TV media outlet - Kyrgyzstan .............................................. 25 Figure 11: Quality content results of NTS TV media outlet - Kyrgyzstan ................................................. 26 Figure 12: Quality content results of AKIpress online media outlet - Kyrgyzstan .................................... 27 Figure 13: Availibility of information on environmental and natural resources - Tajikistan ..................... 31 Figure 14: Quality content results of Tochikiston, TV media outlet - Tajikistan ....................................... 32 Figure 15: Quality content results of CM-1, TV media outlet - Tajikistan ................................................ 34 Figure 16: Quality content results of Asia Plus, online media outlet - Tajikistan ...................................... 35 Figure 17: Availibility of information on environmental and natural resources - Turkmenistan ............... 41 Figure 18: Quality content results - Turkmenistan ..................................................................................... 41 Figure 19: Quality content results of Neutral Turkmenistan, print media outlet - Turkmenistan .............. 42 Figure 20: Quality content results of News portal of Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan ................................. 43 Figure 21: Quality content results of Turkmenistan - the golden age ......................................................... 44 Figure 22: Availibility of information on environmental and natural resources - Uzbekistan ................... 47 Figure 23: Quality content results - Uzbekistan ......................................................................................... 48 Figure 24: Quality content results of Uzbekistan, TV media outlet ........................................................... 50 Figure 25: Quality content results of Uzreport - Uzbekistan ...................................................................... 50 Figure 26: Quality content results of Uzbekistan news .............................................................................. 52 4 Introduction The main objective of this research project was to develop a baseline around quantity and quality information on environment and natural resources in Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in order to inform Internews’ Central Asia project, specifically capacity building and networking activities, as well as help assess outcomes achievement and impact contribution. Methodology Internews contracted SIAR, a specialized company based in Bishkek, to conduct this regional research. Internews’s Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Yulye Jessica Romo Ramos, developed the research design as well as provided technical support and supervision, ensuring adequate