Post on 19-Jan-2016
CAREC: Regional Cooperation Platform and Knowledge Center
Empowering Fostering resilienceCutting through complexity
General features
• Established by the decision of the 4th Pan-European Conference held in 1998 in Aarhus (Denmark);
• Family of RECs : RECCEE, REC Moldova, REC Russia, REC Caucasus, CAREC;
• Operational since 2001
• The regional organization of international character;
• Staff – 42-50;
• HQ in Almaty, Kz,
• COs: Kz, Kg, Tj, Uz, Trm;
• Annual Budget ̃̃�� 2,2 mln Euro
• Board of Directors - 13 members: national MoEs, NGOs, OSCE, Germany and science
Mission: to assist in addressing environmental problems in CA through the provision of:
- dialogue platforms for multi-state and - sectoral communication;
- know-how, knowledge and technology exchange;
- supporting of the development and application of innovative environmental policies, approaches and practices;
- promotion of public participation in environmental decision-making and;
- exchange of information in the region
Cooperation with partners
Governmental organisations Regional
partners
Research org-ns
Private companiesNGOs
Education Institutions
International organizations
Agreements, MoUs,
Partnership,Consortia,
Sub-contracts…
Programmes
Environmental management and policies (EMP)
Water initiatives support (WIS)
Climate change, adaptation, mitigation, energy efficiency (CCSE)
Education for sustainable development (ESD)
Карта проектов
Environmental Management: Projects
– FLERMONECA (EU ): environmental monitoring component
– SEIS (FOEN): Status of Environment Reporting in CA “Supporting Turkmenistan to establish State of Environment Reports using UN-ECE indicators”
– Assessment of Assessment projects (Gov. Italy, Switzerland)
– Support towards local initiatives for sustainable water resources management in Central Asia (Norway)
– PES (FOEN, SWIS Re, UNEP) – economic incentives for saving ecosystems;
– Networks support: DryNet international, Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) , Interdisciplinary WG on Early Warning System and Transboundary Monitoring of geo-risks related to climate change
Water Initiatives Support: Projects
- Fostering transboundary cooperation on small watersheds in Central Asia (USAID);
- Support towards local initiatives in the env. governance and WRM in CA (Norway);
- AWARE comp. on return and reused waters (EU);
- WMBOCA projects of the EURECA;Knowledge Instit. Community of Practice (WB);Improvement of WRM in Zhambul Obl., RK through introd. of
effective WU system (UNDP/Coca-Colla);
- Effective WU technologies in Aspara and Ugam Basins (through NGO partners)
• Sustainable Energy Programme for CA (CASEP), EU GIZ-IS, GfA, CAREC;
• Integrated Approach for the Development of Low Carbon Development Strategies in Central Asia (NAMA), DIW-econ, CAREC;
• COMO East - Covenant of Mayors (inter-program)
• CA Energy Efficiency Leaning Portal (CAEELP) USAID, ICFI;
• Promoting clean fuel in transport sector in CA (Kz), UNEP
Climate Change and Sustainable Energy: Projects
Eductaion for Sustainable Development: Projects
– Green Packs (Central Asian, Caspian, Glaciers)
– Annual Leadership Programme on Env. for SD (CALPESD)
– COMO East - Covenant of Mayors (inter-program project)
– TEMPUS _ I-WEB (Water, Educ., Business), EU;
– Aral Sea Green Pack for CA (2010-2014);
Interprogramme Projects
Targeted awareness raising for EU-CA partnership (AWARE), EC:- return and reused waters, - SEIS, - Private sector inv.: CA Green Business Club
CAREC – Creation of a Center of Knowledge in CA to create, keep and disseminate information and knowledge products of CAREC and partners
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• CAREC Portal: www.carecnet.org;• Specific web-sites: www.led-ca.net, http://www.caeelp.ru,
http://iwebtempus.kz, www.riverbp.net; • CAREC Newsletter;• Library: paper and electronic;• Learning programmes (incl.vebinars), seminars, workshops; • Learning materials: analytic reviews, guidelines, training
modules;• Study tours and exchange programmes, cooperation with
Univ., dev. of curricula, competences, internship in CAREC, etc.
CAREC –Center of Knowledge in CA