Download United States Department of State and USAID Programs Discussed

UnitedStatesDepartmentofStateandUSAIDProgramsDiscussedatthe
5thMeetingoftheEU-CentralAsia
WorkingGrouponEnvironmentandClimateChange
Brussels,Belgium
December15&16,2016
EllenConnorton,SeniorScienceAdvisor
Throughenvironmentaldiplomacy,theU.S.DepartmentofStateandUSAIDworkwithotherfederal
agenciestoforgecooperationandcommitmentsthroughavarietyofdiplomaticapproachesglobally,
regionallyandbilaterally.
Theseapproachesinclude:
• Negotiatingeffectivescience-basedglobaltreatiesandpromotingtheirenforcement;
• Developinginternationalinitiativeswithkeycountriestoharnessmarketforcestothecauseof
sustainabledevelopment;
• Andcreatingaforeignpolicyframeworkinwhichinnovativepublic-privatepartnershipscan
flourishindevelopedanddevelopingcountriesworldwide.
TheStateDepartmentandUSAIDworkcloselytogetheronclimatechange,environmentandwater
programs.Wecollaboratewithoutsidepartnersincludingmultilateraldevelopmentbanks,theUnited
Nations,andotherdonors.OtherU.S.Governmentagencieswithprogramsintheregionincludethe
DepartmentofEnergy,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey,theEnvironmentProtectionAgency,theU.S.Forest
Service.
OureffortsonwatersecurityinSouthandCentralAsiaseekto:1)advanceregionalcooperationon
sharedwaterresources;2)promotewatermanagementsolutionsthataddressthenexusofwater,
energyandfoodwithinthecontextofclimatechange;and3)expandeconomicopportunity.Our
projectsfocusonfacilitatingdialogue,promotingdataandinformationsharing.
ClimateChange:
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ThroughtheC5+1diplomaticplatform,wearelaunchingtwonewprojectsunderthe
EnvironmentandClimateChangeWorkingGroup.PowertheFuturewillhelpenergysector
policymakersandmid-levelstaffintheireffortstoscaleuprenewableenergythroughout
CentralAsia.
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AnotherC5+1project,SupportingNationalandRegionalAdaptationPlanning,willseekto
increasethecapacityofCentralAsianstatestoplanforadaptationagainsttheimpactsof
climatechangeandincorporatesharedcross-borderadaptationstrategiesintothecountries’
nationaladaptationplans.
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InKazakhstan,theUSAIDClimateResilientWheatprojecthashelpedKazHydromettoanalyze
weathertrendsandcreateaGeoportalwhereweatherinformationcanbeusedtocreate
climateforecastingmodels.
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USAID’sproject“ContributiontoHighAsiaRunofffromIceandSnow”–orCHARIS–isassessing
theroleofglaciersandseasonalsnowinhighAsia.
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USAIDsupportssnowleopardconservationthroughitsConservationandAdaptationinAsia’s
HighMountainLandscapesandCommunities(AHM)project.
USAIDalsofacilitatesinformationsharingandlessonsonclimate-relatedsectoralissuesand
solutions.EnergyLinkshelpsKyrgyzRepublicandTajikistantoincreaseenergyefficiencyand
reducedemandsidemanagementinordertobuildamoreclimate-resilientenergysector.
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ThroughtheKazakhstanClimateChangeMitigationProgram(KCCMP),USAIDishelping
Kazakhstantoachievelong-termreductionsingreenhousegas(GHG)emissionintensity.
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InTajikistan,FeedtheFutureisworkingwithsmallscale,femalefarmerstodiversifycrop
production,useclimateresilientvarietiesandpromotepracticesandtechnologiesthatimprove
watermanagementandefficiency.
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InUzbekistan,theAgricultureValueChainsprojecthelpsfarmersdiversifyproductionaway
fromthirstycottontolesswater-intensivehorticulturecrops.
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InKazakhstan,theClimateResilientWheatprojectworkswiththenationalextensionserviceto
promoteclimateresilientwheatvarietiesaswellasagronomicpracticestoconservesoil
moistureandincreaseyields.
Water:
• OurRegionalEnvironmentOfficeinAstanacollaboratedwiththeU.S.GeologicalSurveyto
sponsoraworkshopon"EmpowermentofWomeninSustainableManagementofWater
ResourcesinCentralAsiaandAfghanistan"lastJune.
• MyofficedirectlysupportstheUnitedNationsRegionalCentreforPreventiveDiplomacyfor
CentralAsia(UNRCCA)tofacilitateregionaldialogueontrans-boundarywaterissues,build
capacityofCentralAsiancountriesinwaterdiplomacy,supportimplementationand
coordinationofinternationaldonorinitiatives,andsupportthedevelopmentofpositive
transboundarywaterrelationsbetweenAfghanistanandCentralAsia.
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WehavealsoworkedwiththeWorldBankCentralAsiaEnergyandWaterDevelopment
Program(CAEWDP)throughagrantadministeredbyUSAID.
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USAID’sSmartWatersprogramisbuildingthecapacityoftheregion’swatermanagers,and
facilitatingcooperationonsmallriverbasins.
OurNationalAcademiesofScience,Engineering,andMedicineandUSAIDarematching
researchersinCentralAsiawithcounterpartsintheU.S.throughPartnershipsforEnhanced
EngagementinResearch,orPEER.
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