[{"bbox": [85, 153, 477, 180], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.3 Additional Areas of Assessment"}, {"bbox": [85, 199, 485, 223], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.1 Pre-condition on Fundamental Values"}, {"bbox": [97, 241, 140, 264], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [85, 316, 268, 343], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.2. Public Policy"}, {"bbox": [97, 358, 1163, 411], "category": "Text", "text": "The main sectoral tasks and indicators related to water are reflected in the strategic and programmatic documents of the Kyrgyz Republic:"}, {"bbox": [97, 411, 1163, 464], "category": "Text", "text": "- National Development Strategy of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2018–2040, approved by Decree of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic of 31 October 2018 No. 221;"}, {"bbox": [97, 464, 1163, 517], "category": "Text", "text": "- The National Development Programme of the Kyrgyz Republic until 2026, approved by the Decree of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic of 12 October 2021 No. 435;"}, {"bbox": [97, 517, 1163, 570], "category": "Text", "text": "- The State Programme for the Development of Irrigation of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2017-2026, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic of 21 July 2017 No. 440;"}, {"bbox": [97, 570, 1163, 647], "category": "Text", "text": "- Programme for the development of drinking water supply and sanitation systems for settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic until 2026, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic dated 12 June 2020 No. 330, etc."}, {"bbox": [97, 676, 1163, 755], "category": "Text", "text": "The new National Water Strategy of the Kyrgyz Republic up to 2040 was developed as part of the environment protection system in order to create a sustainable system for managing the water resource of the Kyrgyz Republic for the benefit of present and future generations."}, {"bbox": [97, 756, 1163, 835], "category": "Text", "text": "The Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Budget Support promotes the protection and monitoring of water bodies, improvement of water quality and access, ecosystems conservation, climate change adaptation, in a framework of regional cooperation and from a WEFE Nexus perspective. It supports:"}, {"bbox": [135, 837, 1163, 890], "category": "List-item", "text": "* A continuous process leading to sustainable water management and distribution, and monitoring of water use while aiming to solve social, economic, and environmental problems;"}, {"bbox": [135, 892, 1163, 945], "category": "List-item", "text": "* A high level of coordination of all stakeholders - government agencies, development partners, private and non-governmental sectors;"}, {"bbox": [135, 946, 1163, 1026], "category": "List-item", "text": "* A Decision-making based on efficient coordination and flexible interaction of all stakeholders and water using entities at Basin Organisations´ level. It will allow for strategic decision making based on collective and transparent processes and for the rationalisation of public entities and related costs;"}, {"bbox": [135, 1027, 1163, 1078], "category": "List-item", "text": "* The launch of a sustainable financing system for the water sector to ensure the protection and sustainable use of water resources."}, {"bbox": [97, 1107, 235, 1133], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Strategic goal**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1133, 1163, 1187], "category": "Text", "text": "**Goal:** create a sustainable system of climate resilient, integrated water resource management in the Kyrgyz Republic for the benefit of present and future generations."}, {"bbox": [97, 1212, 1003, 1240], "category": "Text", "text": "**Priority areas:** To achieve this goal, measures will be implemented in the following priority areas:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1240, 663, 1266], "category": "Text", "text": "1) protection of water resources from depletion and pollution;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1267, 441, 1292], "category": "Text", "text": "2) sustainable use of water resources;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1293, 593, 1319], "category": "Text", "text": "3) reforming the water resources management system."}, {"bbox": [97, 1346, 318, 1369], "category": "Text", "text": "Measures will focus on:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1373, 669, 1398], "category": "Text", "text": "- man as a source of anthropogenic pressure on the ecosystem;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1399, 817, 1426], "category": "Text", "text": "- water as a life-supporting potential and an indicator of anthropogenic impact."}, {"bbox": [97, 1451, 500, 1477], "category": "Text", "text": "The measures will be implemented through:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1478, 946, 1505], "category": "Text", "text": "- managing demand for water use as a potential for the development of the Kyrgyz Republic;"}, {"bbox": [97, 1506, 856, 1531], "category": "Text", "text": "- water risk management, i.e. decision making in conditions of lack of information."}, {"bbox": [97, 1558, 1163, 1611], "category": "Text", "text": "These priorities are translated into 10 objectives, which are supported by the respective sub-measures in the 1st rolling Action Plan 2023-2025 to implement the NWS:"}, {"bbox": [135, 1611, 414, 1635], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Protection of water bodies"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 34"}]