RESILIENT LANDSCAPES RESTORATION PROGRAM

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CAREC Progress Report

IMPLEMENTATION OF RAC DECISIONS

from RAC meeting on 13.05.2025, Ashgabat Turkmenistan

1

Central Asia Climate Change Conference

4

Regional Advisory Committee meetings

2

Regional events

Baseline

End Target

6

Monitoring & Evaluation

Support to Monitoring & Evaluation

3

Study Tours

2

6

0

Policy Harmonization

International conferences

50%

Communication support

2

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Regional Documents:

1. Road Map & InvestPlan
2. NBS Guideline

RESILIENT LANDSCAPES RESTORATION PROJECTs:

REGIONAL SUPPORT

Baseline

0

End Target

2

5%

3

Online Platforms

STATUS

NEXT STEPS

1. MoU on Unified Inventory Methods for Flora, Fauna, and Ecosystem Monitoring in Transboundary Corridors
2. MoU on Cross-Border Access for Nature Tourism in Protected Areas and Unique Natural Sites
3. MoU on the Establishment of a Transboundary 'Peace Park’
4. Protocol on Nature-Based Solutions for Erosion Control and Road Resilience
5. Joint Plan for Transboundary Wildlife Corridors and Cooperation on Species and Habitat Protection
6. Regional Wildfire Alert System or Protocol

Creation of the Peace Park in the intersection of Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan borders

• Intergovernmental procedure of clearance the text and gathering the comments from countries
• Update and sending the document to UNCCD PFI
• Sending the final updated text for clearance and approval by the governments of Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
• Signing the MoU on Peace Park

RESILAND TJ: Development of Harmonized Policy Documents

Testing and replenishing content for the knowledge management portal

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The portal has the following features:

• Support Russian and English version;
• Administrator uploads are supported for key office formats such as PDF, DOCX, JPEG, and others, with users able to quickly preview them by clicking on the magnifying glass icon;
• The total number of uploaded materials - scientific articles, practices, reports, methods, etc. amounted to more than 120;
• Advanced search and filtering system. The portal allows filtering by countries, topics, categories, tags, and file formats. It also supports keyword-based search.

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During the testing phase, the correct uploading of materials, their display, and interface functionality were checked, and adjustments were made when necessary.

• Adding national languages of Central Asian countries;
• Continued uploading of materials to the portal
• Expansion of the list of content by topics
• Integration with data and materials of the Reziland Uzbekistan and Reziland Kyrgyzstan projects

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STATUS

NEXT STEPS

RESILAND TJ: Regional Knowledge Exchange Platform on Rehabilitation of Sustainable Landscapes

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• Technical design and planning of the regional online database structure. Development of the knowledge database structure.
• Engagement with stakeholders to define content categories.
• Development of a draft web interface design for interacting with the database.

STATUS

RESILAND UZ: Development of Regional Online Database

STATUS

• Deployment and hosting of the database.
• Testing of the database prototype.
• Functional testing and verification of user interface
• Finalization of the technical aspects of the database
• Initial input of content and data into the system
• Launch of the regional online database in pilot mode
• Testing and verification of the user interface, adjustments will be based on feedback.
• Evaluation of the database and collection of feedback.
• Testing and verification of the database and user interface, adjustments based on feedback.
• Ongoing content updates.

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STATUS

NEXT STEPS

RESILAND UZ: Development of Regional Online Database

KG RESILAND: Development of an online catalog of current and projected climate disasters

STATUS

• Contract with the Expert
• First report from the expert received
• Methodology and work plan
• List of stakeholders

NEXT STEPS

• Analytical review of existing catalogs
• Analytical review of data sources
• Design and layout of the online catalog
• Engagement of an IT company
• Handover

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STATUS

STATUS

• Contract with the Expert
• First expert report received
• Methodology and work plan
• List of stakeholders

NEXT STEPS

• Analytical review of the situation
• Analytical review of stakeholders
• Draft regional roadmap
• Discussion and refinement

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KG RESILAND: Development of a regional roadmap for mudflow risk mitigation + investment plan

“One Village - One Product” methodology distribution

• 1 news “Official Opening of the Training Center and “One Village – One Product” Store in Osh” posted at carececo.org, cacip, RESILAND CA+ Newsletter, CAREC/CACIP social media ((FB, X, LinkedIn, Telegram)
• Coverage: 1 551

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STATUS

NEXT STEPS

2026

2027

October-November

5 representatives of CEP

April-June

5 representatives of CEP

Date: 10-22 November, 2024

Venue: Baku, Azerbaijan

Event: UNFCCC COP 29

Date: 10-21 November, 2025

Venue: Belem, Brazil

Event: UNFCCC COP 30

RESILAND TJ: International conferences participated by CEP

International Conferences for 2025-2027:

• UNFCCC
• UNCBD
• Ramsar Convention
• Other Donor agency international meetings (GEF, GCF, etc.)

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KG RESILAND: Summer Schools for Youth Glaciologists

5 November 2025, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: International scientific conference on Water and Energy Resources and Climate Risks in Central Asia as a Basis for Achieving Sustainable Landscapes (5th Mamatkanov Readings)

Supported:

• Event for 45 participants
• Travel costs for 4 participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan�

Main Topics:

• Water–energy balance under mountain ecosystem degradation
• Hydrological Modeling and Forecasting
• Satellite Monitoring of Glaciers and Slope Deformations
• Infrastructure Resilience in Areas prone to Mudflows
• Application of KG RESILAND tools for landscape vulnerability assessment

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NEXT STEPS: SUMMER SCHOOL 2026

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STATUS

NEXT STEPS

2025

2026

October

8 representatives to France

April-May

7 representatives of CEP

Date: October 26 - November 3, 2024

Venue: Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia (7 participants)

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Date: March 1 – 9, 2025

Venue: Spain (4 participants)

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Date: September 23 – 30, 2025

Venue: Georgia (7 participants)

Organization of study tours to exchange experience and get acquainted with the best practices in developed countries in the field of:

• landscape management;
• pastures;
• forestry, and
• protected areas management

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* Requests comes from the CEP CIIP with the name of 5 representatives, 1 conference each year

Resiland TJ: Study Tours for CEP staff

STATUS

NEXT STEPS

Date: October 10, 2024

Venue: Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Agenda: Harmonized Policies

and approaches

UPCOMING REGIONAL MEETING:

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Tentative Date: April 22, 2026

Venue: Astana, Kazakhstan

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Agenda:

• Approval of Harmonized Policies
• Discussion of Online Catalogue prototype
• Discussion of draft Regional Road Map with Investment Plan

Date: December 9-10, 2025

Venue: Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Agenda: Forest Management

and Harmonized Policies

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Regional events

STATUS

NEXT STEPS

Date: October 10, 2024 | Date: December 10, 2024

Venue: Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Venue: Online

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Date: May 13, 2025 |Date: December 10, 2025

Venue: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |Venue: Tashkent, Uzbekistan

UPCOMING RAC:

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Tentative Date: April 22, 2025

Venue: Astana, Kazakhstan

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Agenda:

• Approval of first Harmonized Policies
• Discussion of Online Catalogue prototype
• Discussion of draft Regional Road Map with Investment Plan

Regional Advisory Committee meetings (RAC)

STATUS

NEXT STEPS

Date: May 13-15, 2025

Venue: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

2026

2027

RESILAND TJ + RESILAND UZ

RESILAND UZ

2026

Time: April

Venue: Astana, Kazakhstan

Concept: By Mid-October 2025

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2027

Time: April-June

Venue: Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic

Concept: By September-October 2026

Central Asia Climate Change Conferences

(CACCC)

WORK PLAN 2026

• Maintain three M&E systems
• Update three databases
• Advise the PIUs on data collection for regional achievement analytics

STATUS

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Existing M&E system for indicators under CAREC contracts for RESILAND TJ, KG RESILAND, and RESILAND UZ within the RESILAND CA+ program

• CAREC Common Workspace (CWS)
• Three databases for collecting information on events, participants, and outcomes
• Combined statistics and infographics on CAREC’s progress toward indicator achievement
• Support provided for for national TJ RESILAND M&E system
• A comprehensive analytics system in Power BI created
• Developing M&E systems with the PIUs of The Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan
• A system for collecting national indicators for regional-level achievements under RESILAND CA+ has been developed
• Infographics on the progress and results of RESILAND CA+, RESILAND TJ, and CAREC have been posted on RESILAND CA+

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Monitoring and Evaluation System for Regional Indicators

STATUS

NEXT STEPS

• Launched joint RESILAND CA+ webpage on CAREC platform
• Enhancing cross-border information sharing and communication within RESILANDs (KG, TJ, UZ)
• KG RESILAND: 15 news, 3 articles, 1 photo report.
• RESILAND TJ: 19 news, 2 video interviews, 4 articles, 1 longread
• RESILAND UZ: 12 news, 2 articles
• Monthly newsletter: #2
• Updated List of subscribers:# 498, 37% women, 63% men

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• Implementation of Communication Strategy
• Update & Deliver Action Plan 2025–2026
• Keep strengthening info & communication exchange in RESILANDs (KG, TJ, UZ)
• Expand media & event coverage
• Keep monthly issuing RESILAND CA+ Newsletter (Published in Russian & English)
• Showcases regional & national activities (KG, TJ, UZ)
• Increase CA+ Newsletter visibility through social media promotion

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PR & COMMUNICATION

The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia

https://carececo.org/main 

https://centralasiaclimateportal.org  

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THANK YOU!