Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Government, UNDP begin a new environmental project

Bishkek, 24 February 2005 - Representatives of the Kyrgyz Government and UNDP launched today a project entitled, 'Capacity Building and Environmental Governance Strengthening for Sustainable Development'.

"The environment is one of the most significant treasures of Kyrgyzstan”, said Jerzy Skuratowicz, UNDP Resident Representative at the ceremony.   

"That's why we believe the project will promote better coordination aimed at the country's sustainable development, first and foremost in the area of ecology”, he said. “We also believe it will fulfil the obligations of the Kyrgyz Republic under environmental conventions, and achieve goals, indicated in the Millennium Declaration”.     

The Project based on the country's priorities was designed to support the government in strengthening cooperation between ministries, institutions, scientific circles and civil society, creation of an institutional basis for the provision of effectiveness of international organizations" programme implementation in the field of environment and sustainable development. Within the project it is planned to provide support to the Government of Kyrgyzstan in establishing a National Commission on Sustainable Development and its working body (secretariat) and development of a National Programme on sustainable development.  

During the implementation of the project it is also planned to attract representatives of civil society and private sector for consultations on a broad range of environmental issues.  

“We think joint coordinated efforts of UNDP and the Ministry of Ecology and Emergencies will undoubtedly have a positive influence on policy development in the field of nature protection”, said Minister Temirbek Akmataliev at the signing ceremony.   

Measures planned during implementation of the project are aimed at improvement of policy development process in the field of environment and development mechanisms for its successful realisation. It envisages measures for improvement of legislation in the field of nature conservation, taking into account principles of international law and introduction of international standards and norms in environment management.

This will allow establishing a stable basis for effective usage of new mechanisms for a debt-for-sustainable-development swap for the Kyrgyz Republic.  

For additional information, please contact Olga Grebennikova, UNDP Public Relations Officer 

Tel: + 996 (312) 61-12-13. Cell phone: + 996 (312) 51-22-99. E-mail:  og@undp.kg

 

 

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