The Regional Environmental Centre

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The Regional Environmental Centre For Central Asia
The Management System of Central Asia
Territories on the Basis of theSpatial Data in
GIS Technologies Format
Alexandr Nikolayenko Information Manager
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CARECs Mission

• to provide a framework for cooperation for ESD
  between governments, NGOs and business at local,
  national and regional levels
• to promote public participation

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What is the CAREC?
Independent, non-for-profit and non-political
organisation, created by the decision of the
Pan-European Ministerial Conference (Aarhus, 1998)
Together with RECs in Europe, Russia, Caucasus,
Ukraine, Moldova CAREC makes a network
CARECs supported by host 5 governments, EU, UNDP
and US
Governments, NGOs, Business, Scientists and
donors are in the Boards and Advisory Councils.
Staffed by the people of the regions
The Centres are working on intersectoral approach
for Environmental and SD programmes
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WSSD CARECs competence

• to finalize the Central Asian progress
  review of the Agenda-21
• to create Database on SD for Central Asia
• to prepare the Central Asian Agenda-21
• to support the CA SD Convention
• to support the CA position in WSSD
• to support the public participation
• Fund raising  

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Environmental Problems in CA

• Crisis of Aral Sea Basin (disaster of
  ecosystem)
• Land degradation
• Redaction of biodiversity
• Degradation of Mountain Ecosystems
• Caspian Sea Ecosystem degradation
• Negative consequences of Climate Change
• Transboundary pollution

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Links of the CA Problems
Main objectives of the CA SD Initiative to
establish governments and sectors partnership
in the process of development and
implementation of the Central Asian SD Strategy
and CA Convention with the focus on the
ecosystem degradation, poverty, health
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Concept of the Management System of Central Asia
Territories
The Management System of Central Asia Territories
SD Priorities of CA
Assessment of resources
Assessment of ecosystems
Assessment of consumption
Public participation
Information, Analyses
Education
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For a Management System creation it is necessary
Spatial data in GIS format
Satellite images
Assessment of real situation
Model of further development of the situation
Management System of the nature territories
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Structure of GIS for Kazakhstan

• Topographic basis
• Scale 11000000
• Coverage
• Boundary Administration District
• Human Population
• Rivers Canals
• Seas Lakes
• Roads Railroads
• Elevation

• Ecosystems
• Coverage
• Nature Zones
• Classes of Relief
• Types of Relief
• Types of Soils
• Composition of Soils
• Types of Vegetation
• Types of Rangelands
• Forage Productivity of
• Rangelands

• Resources
• Coverage
• Climate
• Geology
• Landscapes
• Relief
• Soils
• Vegetation
• Tectonic
• Geomorphology
• Hydrogeology

• Social Demography
• Coverage
• Oblasts
• Districts
• Cities

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Climate
Natural Resources
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Vegetation
Natural Resources
Relief
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Natural Resources
Rangelands map of Kazakhstan
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Using Spatial Data for modeling of forage
productivity
Productivity of rangeland (kg/ha)
NDVI of rangeland
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FORAGE PRODUCTIVITY,
TEMPERATURE AND NDVI FOR THE 20 NATURE ZONES OF
KAZAKSTAN
Relationship between Productivity and NDVI of
summer for 20 Nature Zones of Kazakstan
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The Point Data having the information on real
productivity and NDVI data
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The Model block for the territories management
The data Base of spatial data and satellite
imagine
The modeling result
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The Management System creation will be
supporting

• Correct Assessment of real situation
• Correct Assessment of factors having an
• impact on nature territories and situation
• Correct Interpretation of possible crises
• Model of further development of the situation
• Chance to accept the correct decisions

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