National and regional activitiesNational and regional activities for environment observations for environment observations

Natalya ShulginaNatalya Shulgina

UzhydrometUzhydromet

World Environmental Day Round Table GEO CBC7 Meeting

5 June, 2008

State Monitoring SystemState Monitoring SystemOrganizations responsible for environmental monitoring

Organization Scope of responsibility

The State Committee for Nature Protection Monitoring of pollution sources and monitoring of ground ecosystem

The Centre of Hydrometeorological Service (Uzhydromet)

Monitoring of atmosphere pollution, contamination of surface water (natural water bodies), soils and background monitoring; monitoring of agricultural lands, hydro meteorological and climatic monitoring.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources

Monitoring quantity and quality (mineralization) of irrigation and collector-drainage water; monitoring of forests and pastures

The State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy, Cartography and State Cadastre

Monitoring of land quality and pollution

The State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources

Monitoring of groundwater pollution and hazardous geological processes

The Ministry of Health Sanitary monitoring of environment

Observational NetworkObservational Network((UzhydrometUzhydromet))

78 meteorological stations,19 hydrological stations (including 3 specialized lake

stations)129 hydrological gauging stations.1 water-balance station15 aviation meteorological stations1- upper-air meteorological complex1- station of background monitoring61 agrometeorological stations30 agrometeorological gauging stations.5 snow avalanche stations

OBSERVATIONAL NETWORK OF ENVIRONMENAL POLLUTION

• pollution of surface water on 58 water bodies, 86 points, 108 gauge-lines

• hydro biological observations at 10 water bodies, 27 gauge-lines

• atmospheric precipitation pollution at 16 stations

• atmospheric air pollution in 32 towns and settlements at 61 stationary points

• soil pollution with toxicants of agricultural origin in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and in 12 provinces

• soil pollution with toxicants of industrial origin near 14 towns

Regional structures Regional structures

• Interstate Council on Hydrometeorology • Interstate Coordinational Water

Commission• International Fund forSaving the Aral Sea

Regional Hydrology Center

• Central Asian Interstate Commission on Sustainable Development

Drought Management Centre in Central Asia

The major aim of the Centre is: To serve as an operational Centre for drought management in Central Asia, particularly for drought prediction, monitoring, early warning, capacity building and mitigating activities

Participants: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Drought Management Centre in Central Asia

Important steps (I):

The establishment of a Drought Management Centre in Central Asia was raised during the 15th OSCE Forum

Technical Workshop on preparation towards Terms of Reference for a regional drought centre in Central Asia 20-21 November, 2007Tashkent, Uzbekistan Outcomes:• identify the need and expectation for the Drought Management Centre in Central Asia • prepare the Terms of Reference of the Centre

Drought Management Centre in Central Asia

Important steps (II):Technical Workshop - May, 2008, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Outcomes:• Political commitment by Central Asian countries in

the establishment of a Drought Management Centre in Central Asia

• The ToR for a Drought Management Centre in Central Asia with identification of further steps to be implemented.

CACILMCACILM – –Central Asian Countries Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land ManagementInitiative for Land Management

Goal: Restore, maintain and enhance the productive functions of land in Central Asia, leading to improved economic and social well-being of those who depend on these resources while preserving the ecological functions of the land.

CA partners: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Development partners: Asian Development Bank, Canadian International Development Agency, Convention to Combat Desertification, Project of the German Agency for Technical Cooperation, Global Environmental Facility, Global Mechanism, International Center for Agricultural Research on Dry Areas, International Fund for agricultural Development etc.

CACILM Sustainable Land Management CACILM Sustainable Land Management Information SystemsInformation Systems

Goal: assist the five Central Asian Countries develop and design information system to support an integrated approach to land use planning and management.

Main tasks: Monitoring and Data Collection - the overall design of

systems for acquisition of economic, social, and environmental data and information

Information Technology - the overall design of computer databases and analytical programs, including geographic information systems, for storing and analyzing data and information.

CACILM Sustainable Land Management CACILM Sustainable Land Management Information SystemsInformation Systems

Compilation and collation of national land degradation information identifying main institutions in charge of relevant issues, studies, databases, mapping and information systems, situation analysis, needs assessment, etc.

Design specific arrangements for data and information exchange - establish a land degradation information system where global and national information can be linked.

Establishing training programs - training programs will be established in each of the National SLMIS Administrative Agencies.

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