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Final Report IWRMCA-Findraft14june2013 Project is financed by the European Union FINAL R EPORT 16 DECEMBER 2008 – 15 DECEMBER 2012 «Promoting Integrated Water Resources Management and Fostering Transboundary Dialogue in Central Asia» EU-UNDP Project (2008 - 2012) Contribution Agreement no. 170-182 1 CONTENT I. Summary and Context of the Project II. Project Management and Cooperation Arrangements III. Emerging Challenges IV. Project Implementation by Components V. Financial Report ANNEXES Annex 1: Project Meeting December 2008 – December 2012 Annex 1.1: List of project meetings December 2008 – December 2012 Annex 1.2: Reports from the Regional and National Steering Committee Meetings Annex 1.3: Overview of project events reports April-December2012 Annex 2: Official Letters/Memorandums and other Relevant Documents on Cooperation Annex 3: Inception Report, Description of Action, Monitoring Annex 3.1: Inception Report Annex 3.2: Description of Action (modified by Addendum 1 to the CA 170-182) Annex 3.3 Updated Project Log-frame Annex 3.4: Monitoring Missions and Managements Responses Annex 4: Publicity and Project Visibility Annex 4.1: Communication Strategy Annex 4.2: Project posters, press releases, articles Annex 5: Reports Kyrgyzstan ANNEX 5.1: Reports on pilot project in the Panfilov district ANNEX 5.2: Reports on pilot project in the Batken region ANNEX 5.3: Reports on activities to Improve Rural Water and Sanitation in the Village of Kara-Bulak, Batken Kyrgyz Republic (in Russian) ANNEX 5.4.: Report on activities towards adoption of IWRM in Kyrgyzstan and review of existing recommendations on improvement of financing system for water sector ANNEX 5.5: Concept of Development of Investment and Tariff Policies in the Irrigation Sector in Kyrgyzstan (in Russian) ANNEX 5.6: Report on Project Component "Complex of Activities for the Processing and Implementation of a Pilot Demonstration Project to Improve the Irrigation of Crops"(in Russian) ANNEX 5.7: Report Adaptation of Water Sector in Kyrgyzstan to Global Climate Change (in Russian) Annex 5.8: Review the current status of water resources and water use, depending on climatic parameters (in Russian) ANNEX 5.9: Scientific and Technical Report - "Evaluation of the possible evolution of water loss of glaciers and runoff in Kyrgyzstan with different reliability of projected climate change" (in Russian), Annex 5.10: Guidelines for development of the Integrated Financial Strategy for the Sustainable Water Management in Kyrgyzstan Annex 5.11: Summary on pilot project for Chumych Dam - modernization of the water metering and distribution system Annex 6: Reports Tajikistan Annex 6.1: IWRM Analytical Review of Tajikistan ANNEX 6.2: IWRM review for Zeravshan basin Annex 6.3: IWRM review for Isfara basin Annex 6.4: Training modules for drinking water supply sector Annex 6.5: Irrigation Systems Inventory Methodology in Tajikistan Annex 6.6: Feasibility Study for Rehabilitation of Hydrological Posts "Tangy Vorukh" and “Madpari” in Isfara District (in Russian) Annex 6.7: Project proposal for Feasibility Study on SHP (EADB funding) Annex 6.8: Guidelines for Technical Inventory of Objects of Drinking Water Supply and Waste Water Disposal Annex 6.9: Manual on issuing permits for implementation of drinking water supply and sanitation projects Annex 6.10: Report from the Study Tour to the Czech Republic Annex 7: Reports Kazakhstan Annex 7.1: Analysis report for Ili-Balkhash Basin Annex 7.2: Database report - Hydrochemistry Annex 7.3: Database report - Hydrology Annex 7.4: Balkhas-Alakol basin plan Annex 7.5: Publication on IWRM activities in Ili-Balkhash basin Annex 7.6: Summary on Basin Agreements in Ili-Balkhash Basin Annex 8: Reports Regional ANNEX 8.1: Transboundary water agreements, institutions and activities in CA ANNEX 8.2: Past and Ongoing IWRM Projects in CA ANNEX 8.3: Review of the current situation and preliminary recommendations for actions to adapt to climate change in the Chu-Talas Basin (in Russian, Summary in English) Annex 8.4: Draft IWRM Publication: “Applying the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Asia - the current practice and further development” Annex 9: UNDP Terminal Evaluation Report – Final Draft 2 List of Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank BC Bilateral Commission BRC Regional Centre for Europe & CIS, United Nations Development Program CWR Committee of Water Resources (Kazakhstan) EDB Eurasian Development Bank EC-IFAS Executing Committee of the International Fund for Aral Sea Saving EU European Union GIZ German Society for International Cooperation GWP Global Water Partnership ICWC Interstate Commission for Water Coordination ITL International Team Leader IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management MMWRRT Ministry of Melioration and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan NPD National Policy Dialogue process OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe RWSS Rural Water Supply and Sanitation SC Steering Committee SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SHP Small Hydro Power UN ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UN RCCA United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia UNDP United Nations Development Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization USAID The United States Agency for International Development WB World Bank WMP Water Management Plans WUAs Water Users Associations 3 Introduction The present document is a Final Report of the EU-UNDP project “Promoting Integrated Water Resource Management and Fostering Transboundary Dialogue in Central Asia”, Contribution agreement no 170-182, implemented by UNDP via its Bratislava Regional Center (BRC – regional component 4 and Project Management) and three country offices (COs): Kyrgyzstan (component 1), Tajikistan (component 2) and Kazakhstan (component 3). The current report provides an overview on all project activities implemented during the project implementation period 16 December 2008 - 15 December 2012 as per the EU-UNDP contribution agreement. Short background information is provided in the Chapter I. Summary and context of the Project, including an overview of project objectives, implementation and summary of key achievements by each project component. Chapter II. Project management and implementation arrangements summarize the process of project implementation, adjustments of work plans as well as cooperation & coordination with stakeholders. Chapter III. Emerging challenges provides an overview of issues raised during the project implementation and how they were addressed. More detailed information on activities carried out within each project component is given in the chapter IV. Project Implementation by Components. Chapter V. Financial Report provides an overview of project expenditures incurred during the implementation period of the project, the reporting is in line with the Annex III. Budget of the Action to the Special Conditions of the Contribution Agreement 170-182. I. Summary and context of the Project Project Background: Emerging Challenges in the Aral Sea Basin : The challenging hydrological setting: The Central Asian Republics share the Aral Sea Basin (ASB) and are locked in a hydrological inter-dependence that transcends national boundaries. Rainfall in the Basin is generally low; about 87% of the runoff is generated by snow and glacier melt in the mountainous upstream countries. However, the three downstream countries, with 80% of the Central Asian population and 85% of the ASB irrigated land, account for 73% of total water abstractions (UN 2004).1 Complex institutional and legal structures: An elaborate set of water and energy sharing agreements among the Republics of Central Asia largely broke down with the end of the Soviet era. The previously integrated regional water and electricity infrastructure was divided along the new national borders and started suffering from a lack of coordinated maintenance. Moreover, the overuse and poor management of available water resources increasingly limits agricultural yields, while groundwater levels in the Aral Sea Basin continue to rapidly drop. At the same time, political stalemate on cooperation has limited the development of balanced hydro-power and agricultural potential. Climate Change: predicted above-average warming and glacial retreat will likely exacerbate the water, agricultural and distributional problems in the region. Building capacity to be able to adapt to climate variability will be key for sustainable human development in the Aral Sea Basin. 1 Source: Central Asia – Regional and National Water Sector Review – UNDP June 2008 4 From the Water-Energy Nexus towards Integrated Water, Energy and Food Security: While the Central Asian republics of the Former Soviet Union have so far avoided open conflict over water resources, their relations have been strained. This complex water-energy2 nexus could quickly deteriorate into a major economic, humanitarian and political crisis for the whole region in unfavourable years3. Past attempts by the international community to reduce tensions – amid scarce political will among the key players – showed limited success, mainly due to the “top-down” nature of approaches and their limited or linear scope. The global economic crisis appears likely to also hit the Central Asian economies, with the biggest impact on poor and marginalized groups. Besides job losses, the crisis may spill over into environmental and public health sectors. Decisive and concerted action will be required by the international development community,
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