Central Asia : Water Accountability in Transboundary Chu and Talas River Basins

Progetto concluso

Effective water resources management requires data management capacities for proper decision-making at different scales. In this context, a modern, Multi-Level Distributed Water Information Systems is a management instrument that provides stakeholders’ gateways for judicious and sustainable water resources management. The project is aiming at introducing such a modern management information system in transboundary Chu and Talas river basins to improve water accountability and transparency.

Paese/Regione Tema Periodo Budget
Asia centrale
Acqua
Diplomazia e sicurezza dell'acqua
Politica del settore idrico
15.12.2016 - 31.12.2021
CHF  2’300’000
Contesto

Judicious and sustainable water resources management and planning require sufficient amounts of data for informed decision-making at different scales, from local to transboundary levels. Data transparency helps in trust and confidence building between different resource users, especially at interstate levels. To date, no such a modern Water Information System exists anywhere in Central Asia at basin scales. The relevance of such a modern WIS is well recognized by the key stakeholders in the transboundary basins of the Chu and Talas rivers shared by Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan which strongly support interventions in this area.

Obiettivi

The overall objective is to contribute to sustainable integrated water resources management in the region by promoting transboundary cooperation in Chu and Talas river basins, thus fostering peace and regional stability in Central Asia.

Gruppi target
  • The Kazakh-Kyrgyz Interstate Commission on transboundary Chu and Talas rivers
  • Basin management organizations from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
  • District level irrigation management organization and water users (farmers)
Effetti a medio termine
  • The institutions increase effectiveness of water delivery services through modernised and accountable water management practices
  • Accountability towards end users is enhanced through data transparency
  • The approach of transboundary cooperation is acknowledged and promoted in the region
Risultati

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

  • Agreement between KG and KZ to have an exchange of daily data (baseline: 0, target: 1)
  • Number of institutions that use modern accounting (baseline: 1, target: 9)
  • Agreement of the KG and KZ Chu talas basin authority with data producers to develop water balance calculation and water use indicators on each national part of the basins (baseline: 0, target: 1 in each country)


Direzione/Ufficio responsabile DSC
Credito Cooperazione con l'Europa dell'Est
Partner del progetto Partner contrattuale
Economia privata
Instituzione statale straniera
  • Settore privato svizzero
  • Sub-National State SouthEast


Coordinamento con altri progetti e attori
  • GEF funded project “Enabling Transboundary Cooperation and Integrated Water Resources Management in the Chu and Talas River Basins
  • SDC funded “National Water Resources Management Project” steered by the World Bank
Budget Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF    2’300’000 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF    2’171’563
Fasi del progetto

Fase 1 15.12.2016 - 31.12.2021   (Completed)