Launch of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD): 2008
NPD Chair: Department of Water Management and Melioration (Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration)
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNECE: 2008 (in Russian)
Current priority areas for UNECE support
- Revision of the national targets in the context of the Protocol on Water and Health
- Strengthening bilateral cooperation with Kazakhstan on the Chu basin and support to the basin council
Key achievements
- The River Basin Council for the transboundary Chu basin was set up by Ministerial Order. The first components of the River Basin Management Plan have been drafted through the NPD. The National Water Council was established and it approved the country’s basin boundaries in February 2013.
- Studies on application of modern water-saving irrigation technologies were conducted in 2014-2015 by national and international experts with a set of practical recommendations.
- Targets on water and health have been set and adopted in 2013, providing a reference for other countries in the region. In 2016, a project started to assist Kyrgyzstan in revising these targets.
Meetings
The 18th NPD Steering Committee meeting (3 February 2023)
Technical seminar under NPD umbrella (11 June 2021)
The 17th NPD Steering Committee meeting (30 January 2018)
The 16th NPD Steering Committee meeting (20 June 2017)
The 15th NPD Steering Committee meeting (9 December 2016)
The 14th NPD Steering Committee meeting (15 April 2016)
The 13th NPD Steering Committee meeting (30 November 2015)
The 12th Steering Committee meeting (17 March 2015)
The 11th Steering Committee meeting (20 March 2014)
The 10th Steering Committee meeting (18 October 2013)
The 8th Steering Committee meeting and Stakeholder meeting (23-24 October 2012)
Working group on target setting in the context of the Protocol on Water and Health (27 June 2012)
Working group on target setting in the context of the Protocol on Water and Health (28 May 2012)
The 6th Steering Committee meeting in Kyrgyz Republic (28 - 30 November 2011)
The 5th Steering Committee meeting in Kyrgyzstan (06 - 07 September 2011)
The 4th Steering Committee meeting in Kyrgyzstan (18 May 2011)
The 3rd Steering Committee meeting in Kyrgyzstan (08 October 2009)
The 2nd Steering Committee meeting in Kyrgyzstan (17 June 2009)
Documents and Publications
Modern irrigation technologies. Recommendations for implementation in Kyrgyzstan (November 2015) in English or in Russian
Modern irrigation technologies and possibility of their application in Kyrgyzstan (March 2015) in English and Russian
Expert assessment of the state of Chu basin water reservoirs (March 2014) in Russian
National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management. Process and results for the period of 2008-2013 (June 2013) in English and Russian