Implementing organisation: Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)

Implementation period: June 2020 – May 2023

Budget: Total 1,250,000 €

EU contribution: 1,000,000 €

Beneficiary countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Location: Central Asia (CA)

Keywords: water, energy, food security, WEF Nexus, Central Asia, transboundary cooperation, resource allocation

Grant contract: ENV/2020/416-080

TARGET GROUPS:
WEF related line ministries and experts, local authorities, CA Academic Network, International Financial Institutions (IFIs).

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:
Building on the achievements of Phase I (2016-2019), Phase II is aimed at institutionalising the Nexus approach in national and regional governance structures and investment decisions for water, energy and food security.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

• To apply the Nexus approach in planning, policy making and practical implementation
• To increase interest of public and private investors to support Nexus based projects in CA region

EXPECTED OUTPUTS:

• Regional multi-sectoral Nexus dialogue is strengthened with support of the Regional Steering Committee and Technical Working Group established for the transboundary demonstration project;
• One transboundary and three small-scale demonstration projects are implemented to serve as pilot sites to prepare:

      - institutional and socio-economic assessments for all demonstration projects;
      - simulation analysis (cost-benefit or trade off) for two demonstration projects;
      - technical solutions for three demonstration projects;

• Investment-ready proposals for two demonstration projects are developed and submitted to potential investors;
• Analytical and planning tools relevant for supporting Nexus based decisions are tested in Central Asia;
• Capacity of the WEF line ministries and national experts on the application of the Nexus tools for designing investment projects enhanced;
• The vision to institutionalise the Nexus approach in national and regional governance structures and investment decisions is improved.