This page presents information on activities under the Espoo Convention focused on Central Asia: 

• Central Asia guidelines and training
• Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan pilot study
• Caspian Sea protocol & guidelines

Draft guidance

As presented to the Working Group on EIA (ECE/MP.EIA/WG.1/2007/6):

English	français	русский

Earlier draft:

	English
	Revised draft Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context for Central Asian Countries
	Annexes:
1.	Text of Espoo Convention (, web page)
2.	Template of Notification Letter ()
3.	Guidance on Public Participation in EIA in a Transboundary Context (, web page)
4.	Methodological aspects of environmental and socio-economic impact assessment ()
5.	Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention (, web page)
6.	Template of EIA statement ()
7.	Exemplary activity for procedure of post-project analysis ()
8.	Guidance on subregional cooperation (, web page)
9.	Conclusions of the Sub-regional Workshop ()

Conclusions of workshop on guidance for capacity building in Central Asia region, Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan), 5-7 October 2004, in English and Russian (). Presentation (in Russian) made on 29 April 2005 available here .

National workshops in:

• Kyrgyzstan (28 January 2005)
• Tajikistan (18 February 2005)
• Uzbekistan (25 February 2005)
• Turkmenistan
• Kazakhstan

First training workshop held in Tajikistan, 19-21 February 2007, with support from Switzerland.

	Russian	English
Agenda
Participants
Presentations:
- Bekmurad Eyeberdyev
- Ivan Ustyan
- A. Rakhimov
- Igor Ziderer
- Saifudinov
- Asligul Mamadatoeva
- Atauollauly
- Dustov
- A. Abisheva

Second workshop expected in Kazakhstan in summer 2007.

Third expected in Kyrgyzstan in autumn 2007.

Jeroy gold and copper mine in the Talas River basin (Kyrgyzstan)

A transboundary EIA pilot project involving Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan has been initiated, with kick-off seminar held 26-27 January 2006, Bishkek.

The project is being funded with support from the Government of Norway and is being managed by the OSCE and UNECE in cooperation with the State Agency on Environmental Protection and Forestry of the Kyrgyz Republic.

As of April 2007, the pilot project was developing as planned. A public hearing with more than 100 participants was held 20 March 2007. The cooperation between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was working well.

In addition to the implementation of the pilot EIA, the two countries will also have an opportunity to revise their EIA procedures within the project. A regional conference will finalize the project. The project could be finalized before the next meeting of the Parties (Bucharest, May 2008).

Kick-off seminar

Programme

Welcome address by Director Davletkeldiev of the Kyrgyz State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry

Resolution

Participants

Guidelines ():

• русский (1.3MB)
• English (1MB)

Poster ():

• русский (4MB)
• English (4MB)