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Year of NPD launch:  2008 Present NPD Chair(s) and strategic partners in the government: Department of Water Management & Melioration (Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration), Ministry of Economic Development, State Agency for Construction and Regional Development Source of NPD funding: European Union, Government of Denmark, Government of Finland, Government of Germany, Government of Norway, Government of Switzerland

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Summary of the main areas of work and achievements.

Priority areas of work and main activities

• Strategic financial planning for Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets.
• Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) principles, including the use of economic instruments.
• Support to basin planning and for establishment of basin councils with a pilot in the Chu basin.
• Improving coherence between the water and other sectoral policies (agri-food, energy).
• Setting and implementing targets in context of the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health.

 

National Policy Dialogues (NPDs)

In Kyrgyzstan, the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) started in 2008. It focused on setting up a River Basin Council for the Chu river and developing an action plan to achieve sustainable water management, safe drinking water supply and adequate sanitation in accordance with the Protocol on Water and Health.

The NPD was interrupted in 2010 due to political instability and resumed in mid-2011 under the supervision of a joint Steering Committee for both the integrated water resources management (IWRM) project and the work stream related to water supply and sanitation (WSS) issues.

Hence, the main areas of work and achievements of the NPD in the Kyrgyz Republic are summarised as follows:

• A national financing strategy for urban and rural water supply and sanitation was developed.
• Recommendations for reform options for economic instruments for water resources management were developed.
• The Kyrgyz government added clear water supply and sanitation development targets to the National Strategy for Sustainable Development.
• The River Basin council for the transboundary Chu basin was set up and the first components of the river basin management plan have been drafted.
• Studies on application of modern water-saving irrigation technologies were conducted.
• Targets on health and water were set and adopted. 

The following meetings and missions have been taking place to assist Kyrgyzstan in the NPD process:

Name of the meeting	Date and Place	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
18th NDP Steering Commitee meeting	3 February 2023, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	-
17th NPD Steering Committee meeting	30 January 2018, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
16th NPD Steering Committee meeting	20 June 2017, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
15th NPD Steering Committee meeting	09 December 2016, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
14th NPD Steering Committee meeting	15 April 2016, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
13th NPD Steering Committee meeting	30 November 2015, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
12th NPD Steering Committee meeting	17 March 2015, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
11th NPD Steering Committee meeting	20 March 2014, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
10th NPD Steering Committee meeting	18 October 2013, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
09th NPD Steering Committee meeting	13 March 2013, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
08th NPD Steering Committee meeting	23-24 October 2012, Bishkek	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
07th NPD Steering Committee meeting	18 April 2012, Bishkek	-	-	Minutes

Project Progress:

 

  

 

Further Reading

• Water Security in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (Project overview page)
• Development of the National Water, Food and Energy Security Indicators Framework in the Kyrgyz Republic (Country Review)
• Priorities, key achievements and plans for the future of water policy reforms in Kyrgyzstan (Country Review)
• Reforming Economic Instruments for Water Resources Management in Kyrgyzstan (OECD Publication)
• Improving the Use of Economic Instruments for Water Resource Management in Kyrgyzstan (OECD Publication)
• Modern Irrigation Technologies and Possibility of the their Application in Kyrgyzstan (Report)
• National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management (Report)
• Draft assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the Syr Darya (Report)