[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1134, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "frictions resulting from disagreements on the use of available freshwater, and reaching its environmental and climate goals."}, {"bbox": [97, 219, 1134, 590], "category": "Text", "text": "The sector remains fragmented. To date, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is tasked with implementing the integrated water strategy. The Action will adapt to any update of the institutional framework responsible for implementing the integrated water strategy. The lead Ministry needs to cooperate and share responsibilities with other important stakeholders, like the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Agency for Architecture, Construction, Housing and Communal Services (Gosstroy). The action strengthens the capacity of all relevant ministries and services and promotes concrete means to regulate the competing uses of water and the water related issues. To the extent possible, this will also be done in complementarity with the Coordination Mechanism established under the regional Team Europe Initiative on Water, Energy and Climate Change in Central Asia, to gain from and build economies-of-scale in water resource management, both at the national and regional levels. The level of support should allow providing sufficient fiscal space to advance reform implementation and consolidate recent climate, environmental and social achievements, which form the groundwork for the proposed intervention in the water sector. The planned amount will allow the EU to reaffirm that its Global Gateway strategy continues to deliver in the region, to strengthen its commitment to IWRM and to keep its status as one of the main development partners of the Kyrgyz Republic in the water sector."}, {"bbox": [97, 629, 1134, 683], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [97, 709, 1134, 1001], "category": "Text", "text": "The Kyrgyz water sector is multi-tiered with fragmented responsibilities among multiple stakeholders subject to complex dynamics. The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision (MNRETS) was tasked with the sector governance and regulation. It is the Secretariat of the National Land and Water Council (NLWC) that steers the policymaking of the sector and is chaired by the President. However, the MNRETS needs to cooperate and share responsibilities with other important stakeholders, like the Ministry of Agriculture (Water Resources Service, focusing on Irrigation) and the Department for the Development of Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation (focusing on investments in Drinking Water) of the State Agency for Architecture, Construction, Housing and Communal Services (Gosstroy) under the Cabinet of Ministers. As for the technical assistance in PFM, the Ministry of Finance is expected to be the main stakeholder. As indicated above, the Action will adapt to any update of the institutional framework responsible for implementing the National Water Strategy. Other relevant stakeholders tasked with specific actions according to the National Water Strategy are:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1027, 1134, 1081], "category": "Text", "text": "KyrgyzHydroMet, which carries out systematic observations of water bodies, makes forecasts and undertakes systematic analysis of information for the implementation of measures of DRR."}, {"bbox": [97, 1107, 1134, 1185], "category": "Text", "text": "The Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, that monitors the quality of sources of drinking water supply (ground and surface waters)."}, {"bbox": [97, 1213, 1103, 1239], "category": "Text", "text": "The National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, which implements the State's statistical activities."}, {"bbox": [97, 1265, 1134, 1319], "category": "Text", "text": "The National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, that provides the scientific foundations and training necessary for making managerial decisions."}, {"bbox": [97, 1345, 1134, 1557], "category": "Text", "text": "Finally, the EU-funded WASH blending projects actively involve Municipal Water Companies (Vodokanal, under the responsibility of Local Authorities) as they lead the Project Implementation Units. Also, Civil Society, water users associations, rural public associations of drinking water consumers and enterprises have a role through the projects' Stakeholder Participation Programme. This activity includes them in the policy dialogue, in particular for what concerns the water governance reform and the efficient use of water. The aim is partly to involve the full drinking water customer base, extending to poor and vulnerable groups. This can reinforce the budget support benefits in terms of climate change adaptation and biodiversity, through locally led processes leading to improved climate resilience and watershed protection."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 34"}]