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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: • ThroughtheC5+1diplomaticplatform,wearelaunchingtwonewprojectsunderthe EnvironmentandClimateChangeWorkingGroup.PowertheFuturewillhelpenergysector policymakersandmid-levelstaffintheireffortstoscaleuprenewableenergythroughout CentralAsia. • AnotherC5+1project,SupportingNationalandRegionalAdaptationPlanning,willseekto increasethecapacityofCentralAsianstatestoplanforadaptationagainsttheimpactsof climatechangeandincorporatesharedcross-borderadaptationstrategiesintothecountries’ nationaladaptationplans. • InKazakhstan,theUSAIDClimateResilientWheatprojecthashelpedKazHydromettoanalyze weathertrendsandcreateaGeoportalwhereweatherinformationcanbeusedtocreate climateforecastingmodels. • USAID’sproject“ContributiontoHighAsiaRunofffromIceandSnow”–orCHARIS–isassessing theroleofglaciersandseasonalsnowinhighAsia. • USAIDsupportssnowleopardconservationthroughitsConservationandAdaptationinAsia’s HighMountainLandscapesandCommunities(AHM)project. USAIDalsofacilitatesinformationsharingandlessonsonclimate-relatedsectoralissuesand solutions.EnergyLinkshelpsKyrgyzRepublicandTajikistantoincreaseenergyefficiencyand reducedemandsidemanagementinordertobuildamoreclimate-resilientenergysector. • • ThroughtheKazakhstanClimateChangeMitigationProgram(KCCMP),USAIDishelping Kazakhstantoachievelong-termreductionsingreenhousegas(GHG)emissionintensity. • InTajikistan,FeedtheFutureisworkingwithsmallscale,femalefarmerstodiversifycrop production,useclimateresilientvarietiesandpromotepracticesandtechnologiesthatimprove watermanagementandefficiency. • InUzbekistan,theAgricultureValueChainsprojecthelpsfarmersdiversifyproductionaway fromthirstycottontolesswater-intensivehorticulturecrops. • InKazakhstan,theClimateResilientWheatprojectworkswiththenationalextensionserviceto promoteclimateresilientwheatvarietiesaswellasagronomicpracticestoconservesoil moistureandincreaseyields. Water: • OurRegionalEnvironmentOfficeinAstanacollaboratedwiththeU.S.GeologicalSurveyto sponsoraworkshopon"EmpowermentofWomeninSustainableManagementofWater ResourcesinCentralAsiaandAfghanistan"lastJune. • MyofficedirectlysupportstheUnitedNationsRegionalCentreforPreventiveDiplomacyfor CentralAsia(UNRCCA)tofacilitateregionaldialogueontrans-boundarywaterissues,build capacityofCentralAsiancountriesinwaterdiplomacy,supportimplementationand coordinationofinternationaldonorinitiatives,andsupportthedevelopmentofpositive transboundarywaterrelationsbetweenAfghanistanandCentralAsia. • WehavealsoworkedwiththeWorldBankCentralAsiaEnergyandWaterDevelopment Program(CAEWDP)throughagrantadministeredbyUSAID. • USAID’sSmartWatersprogramisbuildingthecapacityoftheregion’swatermanagers,and facilitatingcooperationonsmallriverbasins. OurNationalAcademiesofScience,Engineering,andMedicineandUSAIDarematching researchersinCentralAsiawithcounterpartsintheU.S.throughPartnershipsforEnhanced EngagementinResearch,orPEER. •