PROGRAMME INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING

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PROGRAMME INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Reporting Period 2001 Perspectives
Programme Manager Ludmila Shabanova
Kokshetau, 2002
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MAIN DIRECTIONS AND OBJECTIVES
Analysis, evaluation and support of
implementation procedures for international
environmental conventions
Intersectoral cooperation for sustainable
development. Development support for
Kazakhstans Agenda 21
Improvement of environmental management system.
Monitoring of programmes and projects
Regional cooperation in the field of environment
and sustainable development
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RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS
REVIEWS, ANALYSIS, RECOMMENDATIONS
Review of the state and prospective of RK
Sustainable Development. Recommendations for
Rio10. Review of International environment
conventions implementation. Quarterly report
Analysis of environment programs and projects.
Recommendations. Report Legal provision of the
Conception of Environment Management
Restructurization Review and recommendations for
enhancing the national legislation and its
transformation to the international
standards Annual country report on Kazakhstan
progress in achieving the Agenda 21 goals for the
UN server
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RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, ENVIRONMENT
CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS
RATIFICATION
5 UNECE conventions (Aarhus, Transboundary
Conventions)
London Amendment to Montreal Protocol
SIGNING
Stockholm convention on POPs
Fulfilling obligations on ratified International
conventions
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RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
Danish Environmental Protection Project Project
to assist Kazakhstan in the implementation of the
Aarhus Convention US 200 ths.
Program projects for ozone depleting substances
phasing-out US 5,44 mln.
Project proposals o? POPs Convention support
activities US 0,5 mln.
Project proposals for the sum over US 200 ths.
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Coordination, Monitoring, Analysis, Support
Projects of German, French and Danish Governments
SNTS
Total sum of investments attracted US107 143.6
ths
Environmental activities in the Republic of
Kazakhstan in 2001 Total cost 27 billion
tenge. Including 24 billion tenge funds of
enterprises, 1.4 billion tenge Republican
budget
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Formation of the Programme Data Bank
Programme Data Bank

• Conceptions, Strategies, Action Plans
• Memorandums, agreements
• International Conventions
• Legislation
• On-going and planned projects and programmes
• Materials on Sustainable Development
• Glossary of Sustainable Development and Agenda 21
  terms
• Reviews, reports
• Materials of Conferences, Meetings, Workshops,
  Trainings
• Register of International Organizations
• Publications, Articles, Press releases
• Library - 1200

Web site E-mail Post link
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RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS
ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN
AGENDA 21
Rules for framing information database on
sustainable development of RK on UN server (The
Decree of the Government of RK)
Interdepartmental Commission to prepare for WSSD
and Kazakhstan Agenda 21 (draft Decree of the
Government of RK)
Task group to develop Kazakhstan Agenda 21 (Round
Table, July 12-13 2001, Kokshetay)
Structure of Kazakhstan Agenda 21
Draft Conception of Kazakhstan Agenda 21 (7
projects)
Network of users of information on SD and Agenda
21 (akimats, ministries, regional agencies on EP,
colleges and universities)
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www.neapsd.kz
Site users States Kazakhstan
42.95 Russia 28.85 The USA
5.13  The Ukraine
3.85  European Union 2.56  Belarus 1.92  Can
ada 1.28  Great Britain 1.28  Satellite
access 1.28 Turkey 1.28 Singapore 0.64 Kyrgyz
stan 0.64 France 0.64  Australia 0.64  Spain
0.64  Finland 0.64 Malaysia 0.64  Philippin
es 0.64 Azerbaijan 0.64 Germany 0.64 Czechia
0.64 Kenya 0.64 The Netherlands 0.64 Israel
0.64  
Internet on-line Forum E-mail distribution
Materials
Sustainable development. Development of
Kazakhstan Agenda 21
Schedule of international meetings
Projects being realized in Kazakhstan
International Conventions
?In Kazakhstans rating the Web site is among 10
best sites
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RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS
REGIONAL COOPERATION
Regional Action Plan on EP in CAR
Regional report to World Summit on Sustainable
Development
Cooperation with Intergovernmental Commission on
SD for CAR
Task group to prepare regional Strategy and
Convention on SD in CA.
Data base for regional projects.
Data base for CAR activities
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RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS
COOPERATION WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
RK NGOs work with MNREP

• in preparation of Kazakhstans Agenda 21 and to
  the World Summit on Sustainable Development
  Rio10 (recommendations
  of Round Table
• 12-13 July 2001, Kokshetau)

• In decision-making on environmental conventions
  and environmental expertise
• (recommendations of Round Table
• 5-6 November 2001, Kokshetau)

Contests

• Essay Contest for school students, University
  students, NGOs and mass media Views on
  sustainable development in the 21st century

• Childrens Agenda 21 Posters

• Thematic calendars ??????????

Information for NGOs Articles, press-releases,
publications, reports, calendars
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RESULTS, ACHIEVEMENTS
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS
National workshop on awareness raising among the
governmental and public structures on GEF
activities (Astana, 31 October 2 November 2001)
Round Table Kazakhstans Agenda 21 Choice of
priorities. (13-14 July 2001, Kokshetau)
Collegium on environmental education. (Astana,
23 November 2001).
Consultation on enhancement of state management
system in the field of the environment
protection (27 November 2001, Kokshetau).
Support for conduction of CA Subregional
Ministerial Preparatory Meeting to the World
Summit on Sustainable Development and CA
Interstate Sustainable Development
Commission (19-21 September 2001, Almaty).
all together more than 20 workshops and trainings
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Prospects for allocation of resources of State
order for 2001, which meet aims and objectives of
GEF projects (within co-financing)
Total 10,21 million tenge
Conservation in-situ mountain agrobiodiversity in
Kazakhstan (Programme 46 subprogramme 38)
Caspian Environmental Programme. (Programme 58
subprogramme 31)
Conservation of saiga and its habitat along its
way of migration, wintering and aestivate
(Programme 58 subprogramme 32)
Complex conservation of priority wetlands as
habitat of migratory birds. Demonstration on
three territories. (Programme 46 subprogramme 38)
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Prospects of allocation of local budget as of
2001, which respond aims and objectives of GEF
projects
Million tenge
Total 25,5 million tenge
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US 14 4281
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US 228989
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SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME.
SOLUTIONS
1. Establishment of the Department for
International Cooperation
Political Governing Decision-Making
Expert Support
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SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME.
SOLUTIONS
2. Establishment of associative structure in
frames of the Programme
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2002
PERSPECTIVES
Preparation of Kazakhstans Agenda 21 conception
Approval by Kazakhstans Government of 10year
progress Review
Support for the development of Kazakhstans and
Local Agenda 21
Establishment of Interagency Committee for WSSD
RIO10
Establishment of National Council on Sustainable
Development
Support for RKs participation in the World
Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg
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PERSPECTIVES
2002
Completion of procedures for ratification of the
priority conventions (Bonn and Stockholm
Conventions)
Governmental adoption of the National Action
Programme to Combat desertification
Implementation of the second phase of the
Convention on Biological Diversity
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PERSPECTIVES
2002
Governmental adoption of the Regional
Environmental Action Plan
Ministerial adoption of the Environmental
Management Programme
Support for the RK participation in the GEF
Council
Transfer of programmes and projects monitoring to
the Ministry