Project

Advancing IWRM Across the Kura River Basin through Implementation of the Transboundary Agreed Actions and National Plans

Lead country

Regional - Europe and CIS

Participating countries

Georgia, Azerbaijan

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 23, 2016 to May 31, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 6.3 Reduce water pollution, minimizing hazardous chemical releases
  2. 6.5 Implement integrated water resources management

Project ID: 5325

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Technical team

  • Oceans and Water Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Protection of transboundary surface & groundwater resources in a changing climate
  • Cross cutting governance and learning

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas
  • FreshWaters

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Industrial site
  • General

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Energy

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Data collection and analysis

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Capacity building
  • Technology innovation

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Technical capacity building
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Innovations in techniques/ approaches
  • Knowledge/Data management

Social inclusion

  • Women

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 6.3 Reduce water pollution, minimizing hazardous chemical releases
  • 6.5 Implement integrated water resources management

Conventions and protocols

  • Strategic Action Programme

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Public-private partnership
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

Project description

The Kura II Project will address the priority needs in the ministerially endorsed Strategic Action Plan (SAP) through implementation of the SAP and national Integrated Water Resources Management Plans to strengthen and harmonize coordinated conjunctive transboundary ground and surface water management. The five components are: Support for institutional governance protocols; professional development and capacity building for water managers across sectors; stress reduction measures in critical areas; stakeholder education and empowerment; and, enhanced science for governance. The project has strong, multisectoral support in both countries and will support pending bilateral legal agreements.

USD $5,479,452

Grant amount

USD $194,881,670

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($5,479,452)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Regional Centre - Istanbul

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Establishment of effective cross sectoral IWRM governance protocols at the local, national and transboundary levels in the Kura Basin

 Indicators:

National and local legal, policy and regulations harmonized within the Kura basin for strengthened IWRM implementation, including harmonized intersectoral coordination with environment, agriculture, energy, municipal water and industrial sectors
Reports on Baseline conditions for regulations and harmonization of integrated water management practices in Azerbaijan and Georgia, with agreed plans for intersectoral coordination
Support to institutionalized regional coordination mechanisms established between Azerbaijan and Georgia for harmonized water resources management
Enhanced capacity for sectoral ministries and agencies to successfully harmonize and implement national IWRM Plans
Report containing (i) the assessment of capacity building needs in integrated water resources management; (ii) a program for training of staff in water management organizations of the two countries; (iii) the results of the capacity building activities and events, including number of participants and results assessment
Implementation of stress reduction measures in areas under high stress from human activities, focusing on building awareness of applied actions that will reduce negative and enhance positive impacts on the river system ecology and grund and surface waters of the Kura River Basin
Stakeholder Education with academic, civil society, private sector, and local communities to gain experiences to increase their involvement in national and regional IWRM applications and innovations. The projectr will work with select stakeholder groups to increae awareness and actions that they can take to improve water management by reducing losses and polluting activities.
Azerbaijan and Georgia using integrated monitoring, and information management systems for sustainable IWRM at national and transboundary levels

Outcome 2:

Strengthening national capacities to implement multi-sectoral IWRM in the Kura basin
Outcome 3:

Stress reduction in critical areas and pre-feasibility studies to identify investment opportunities for improving river system health
Outcome 4:

Targeted education and involvement projects to empower stakeholders in implementing local / national / regional actions in support of SAP implementation
Outcome 5:

Science for Governance
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Project reports and documentation

 

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