WORKSHOPS

Regional Seminar within Framework of UNEP Program

The regional seminar with participation of the key managers and decision makers on water problems in the Central Asia (the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan) was held 27-28 July, 2006, in Bishkek (the Kyrgyz Republic). The objectives of this seminar were to inform and consult with stakeholders on the development of the national “road maps” of planned actions on transition to IWRM in pursuance of the commitments assumed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002). In the course of this seminar the following was presented and discussed:

• including lessons learned from the “IWRM-Fergana” project and experience of Kazakhstan in regard to development of the National Work Plans on IWRM and water saving
• Identification of concept and content of the “road map”
• Identification of problems which require the special attention during training of stakeholders in the IWRM principles.

Presentations:

 P. Lindgaard-Jørgensen: Transition to IWRM — road maps and action planning instruments. Why, what and how? (pdf, 39 kB)

 P. Lindgaard-Jørgensen: Managerial capacity for IWRM planning of Transition to IWRM — road maps and action planning instruments (pdf, 357 kB)

 P. Lindgaard-Jørgensen: Road map (pdf, 25 kB)