The workshop "Further development of regional cooperation among the countries of Central Asia in the management of information on the environment and water resources" took place 9-10 June 2014 in Almaty. It was organised in the framework of the Program "Regional dialogue and cooperation on water resources management in Central Asia" financed by the German Federal Foreign Office through GIZ.
The Workshop presentations and discussions had a specific focus on the role of regional organizations in information management now and in the future, including their institutional and legal strengthening. The workshop drew conclusions on environmental information, identified shortcomings and needs, and discussed the fundamental principles that need to be respected when developing a unified regional information space.
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| Programme | ||
| Concept Note | ||
| Information notice | ||
| Summary of the meeting |
| Presentations | ENG | RUS |
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| First session Strengths and weaknesses of national and regional management of environmental, water and hydro-meteorological information; opportunities for complementarity and synergy |
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| Svetlana Shivareva, RCH: Survey on improving information service in the water sector of Central Asia” from 2011: updated findings and recommendations | ||
| Viktor Dukhovny, SIC ICWC: Regional Working Group Meeting on Information Management – conclusions and recommendations | ||
| Second session Information needs for environment protection and sustainable development |
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| Aizada Barieva, State Agency for Environment Protection and Forestry, Kyrgyzstan: The national perspective | ||
| Alexey Kobzev, CAREC: Environmental Information and Knowledge Development and Management in Central Asia | ||
| Viktor Novikov, Zoi Environmental Network: Integrating environmental data flows for regional information exchange and assessment: a vision of the EU FLERMONECA project | ||
| Sylvie Motard, UNEP: The global environment knowledge management tool UNEP Live and its application at regional and sub-regional levels | ||
| Bo Libert, UNECE: Selection of sustainability and environmental indicators | ||
| Third session Information needs for integrated water resources management |
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| Malika Babadzhanova, ICWC Secretariat: Information needs of ICWC | ||
| Oleg Makarov, Vodavtomatika: Water monitoring in the Chu and Talas basin | ||
| Country representatives on national needs | ||
| Fourth session Outlining the structure and scope of a unified regional information space |
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| Manon Cassara, World Bank: New projects contributing to the regional information supply | ||
| Cholpon Dordoyeva, GIZ: K-link. Linking, sharing and managing knowledge on climate change | ||
| Paul Haener, International Office for Water: Support to national and transboundary data management on the Chu basin in the framework of the SDC/ IMoMO activities | ||
| Iskander Beglov, SIC ICWC: Expansion of the regional information space | ||
| Djalil Buzrukov, SIC ICSD Tajikistan Branch, Baurzhan Taldykbaev, SIC ICSD Kazakhstan Branch: Needs and opportunities for SIC ICSD | ||
| Fifth session Fundamental principles, legal and institutional frameworks for a modern regional information space |
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| Olga Suvorova, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Kazakhstan: National level legal framework and institutions | ||
| Adriana Gheorghe, European Environment Agency, and Rustam Arstanov, CAREC: Principles of a Shared Environmental Information System and conditions for their application in Central Asia | ||
| Viktor Dukhovny, SIC ICWC: Legal aspects of the information framework for water resources management | ||
| Djalil Buzrukov, SIC ICSD Tajikistan Branch: The role of SIC ICSD | ||