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13 October

Elinor Ostrom, aged 76, a renowned American scientist in institutional economics and a professor of political science at Indiana University, has won this year’s Noble Prize in economics. She is to share the $1.4 mln prize with another fellow American institutional economist from the University of California - Oliver Williamson.

Renowned for her seminal book on common pool resources, Governing the Commons (1990), Ostrom in contrast to the much debated proposition of the tragedy of the commons (first theorized and coined by Hardin in 1968) argued that common pool resource management problems can be and are successfully solved in a sustainable and long-enduring manner by community-based institutional arrangements rather than through privatization or by government’s external coercion, subject to the willingness and ability of community members to work out and agree on

their own collective choice arrangements, decisions and rules. Her book and other research are frequently cited in relation to the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) framework which has become a hallmark of current water management reforms and major development projects throughout both the developed and developing world. As such Ostrom’s research provides a theoretical framework for building and succesfully developing new type participatory IWRM institutions. Among other things at the heart of the IWRM framework is user and wider public participation in water governance that involves institutional arrangements that are nurtured and put in place through bottom-up grassroots processes. The framework is also at the heart of IWMI’s major development and research work particularly in the countries of Central Asia where major land and water reforms are in full sway at the moment.

Elinor Ostrom is also the first woman ever to have been awarded the Nobel prize in economics. This year winners will receive their prize money, gold medals and diplomas from the Swedish king on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death in 1896.

6 October

The 2009 Human Development Report by UNDP with special focus on migration has been released on October 5 in Bangkok. Integral part of the 2009 Report is the latest Human Development Index (HDI), which is a summary indicator of people’s well-being, combining measures of life expectancy, literacy, school enrolment and GDP per capita.

This year’s HDI has been calculated for 182 countries and territories - the widest coverage ever. The estimates, which rely on the most recently available data compiled by the UN and other international partners, are based on 2007 data. However, the index provides only a broadbrush of human progress and the complex relationship between income and well-being.

The human development index ranks countries into four tiers of development from very high (HDI >–0.900) to high (0.900 >HDI >–0.800) to medium (0.800 >HDI >–0.500) to low (HDI < 0.500).

According to the 2009 Report the 5 Central Asian states where IWMI works ranked 82, 109, 119, 120 and 127 among 182 countries. Based on the most recent internationally comparable data Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan slipped a spot to respectively 82 and 109, while Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan remained steady at respectively 119, 120 and 127 comparing to the previous HD standing.

Human development is reported highest in Norway (1), Australia (2) and Iceland (3), while lowest in Niger (182), Afghanistan (181) and Sierra Leone (180).

More detailed information and the full report is available at the Human Development Report 2009 site

23 September

The latest digest of major water news from across Central Asia for September is available at the CAWater-Info portal . For quick overview following are the major news headlines with the links to the portal for more details.

22.9.2009 - UN launched Global Climate Week
19.9.2009 - President Rahmon to attend 64th session of UN General Assembly and Un Climate Summit
19.9.2009 - UN climate summit to lay all cards on table
18.9.2009 - UNESCO Elects New Director General
17.9.2009 - World Bank urges G20 to do more to help poor countries
16.9.2009 - UN Secretary-General: "By Working Together, the Ozone and Climate Treaties can Multiply Impact"
12.9.2009 - International conference on renewable energy sources to be held in Dushanbe in November
11.9.2009 - UNDP/EC “Support to IWRM and Transboundary Dialogue in CA” project held inception workshop
09.9.2009 - Al Gore and Mikhail Gorbachev battle for control of .eco domain
08.9.2009 - UN Secretary General invites Emomali Rakhmon to take part in the World conference on climate problems
08.9.2009 - 25% of harvest gathered to date - Kazakhstan Agriculture Minister
07.9.2009 - Konibodom residents instructed in environmental protection issues
05.9.2009 - Central Asia glacial resources are intensively reduced, - E. Rakhmon
04.9.2009 - Energy Workers Raise Power

CAWater-Info is a web-based knowledge portal for water, land and environmental issues in the Aral Sea basin countries of Central Asia funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and implemented by SIC ICWC jointly with the UNECE and UNEP/GRID-Arendal. It tracks and posts regular updates of major news and events on water and environmental issues occurring in the countries of the region.

18 September

On September 14 and 15 SDC and GTZ held a two-day joint mission in the Khoja-Bakirgan river - one of the small transboundary rivers shared by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The aim of the mission was to study the situation in both riparian parts of the river and work out and agree on possible modes of cooperation between the two agencies when implementing their water management improvement projects in the area.

During the two days of visits mission members met with the key stakeholders of the river at both riparian sides and saw their respective key river and irrigation system sites. This allowed mission members to familiarize themselves with major institutional developments on the ground and basic characteristics of the sites visited. Extensive discussions held in each part of the river allowed clarifying transboundary goals of both agencies in the area as well as the needs and expectations of local stakeholders.

Based on what has been seen and discussed during the two-day program both donor agencies confirming similarity of their overall goals in improving local livelihoods, environment and transboundary cooperation are further set to work out their cooperation strategy to avoid duplications and improve synergies for better impact.

25 August

SDC and GTZ to hold a joint mission to TSR areas of IWRM-Ferghana project in September

SDC (Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation) and GTZ (German Agency for Technical Cooperation) are planning to hold a joint mission to visit the transboundary small river areas of the IWRM-Ferghana project in mid-September. This was agreed earlier in June when both international aid agencies met in Bishkek to discuss options for cooperation and synergies with regard to GTZ’s new Program on Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia.

The German Program on Transboundary Water Management is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office via Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH and among other things aims to implement best practices of river basin approaches for selected transboundary rivers in Central Asia. In particular, the Program will focus on two transboundary river basins shared by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan – Isfara and Khoja-Bakirgan. So the reason for calling that joint meeting in June was that the latter river, Khoja-Bakirgan, has been a part of major project activities funded by SDC. Since 2007 the IWRM-Ferghana project has been expanded to include two transboundary small river basins (with one of which being the Khoja Bakirgan) in order to bring water management at both riparian sides of the river basins in line with IWRM principles.

So to coordinate their activities and learn first-hand from experiences that SDC has in the area, GTZ initiated this earlier meeting where both sides agreed on further steps to coordinate and fine-tune their cooperation plans. With this in mind during the impending joint mission in September representatives of both aid agencies accompanied by the project staff from IWMI, SIC and local stakeholders are going to visit and see the sites, people and institutions at each side of the Khoja Bakirgan river basin – Kyrgyz in the upstream and Tajik in the downstream.

21 August

A new IWRM Training Kit is available on this website

A new IWRM Training Kit facility is available from today on this website where you can find and download training materials developed in our major project in Central Asia (IWRM-Ferghana).

Our new IWRM Training Kit contains a range of guides, booklets, leaflets and other materials developed by the project team to facilitate and promote a wider uptake of knowledge and skills required for Integrated Water Resources Management at various management levels. Most of them have been simplified for easy reading and are available in a range of local Central Asian languages including Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek and Russian.

Click to get there

30 June

On 16-17 June 2009 the CGIAR Science Council in cooperation with CG secretariat, Alliance of the CG centers, Global Fund for Agricultural Research (GFAR) and Wageningen University, Netherlands held

the CGIAR Science Forum 2009 in Wageningen, Netherlands. The key goal of the forum was to discuss with all the concerned stakeholders including NARS partners how to reposition CG’s research with regard to global challenges (financial, food security, energy, climate change, environmental degradation etc.). The focus was to propose research agenda for future with more emphasis on innovative science, which can bring the impact and propose effective collaboration, linkages and partnerships to bring more efficiency in research.

IWMI was represented by the researchers from across its regional offices including Nadia Manning (Ethiopia), Hannah Jaenicke (IWMI, Crops for Future), Keraita Bernard (Ghana office), Didier Orange (IWMI SEA), Dr. Eline Boelee (Senior researcher, Water and health, Regional Office for Nile Basin and East Africa) and Jusipbek Kazbekov from IWMI-Central Asia.

It was a 2-day event. 1st day discussed research that is still at the advanced research stage, but has potential to deliver significant impact in 15 years and beyond. 2nd day considered a 5-10 year timeframe. Both focus on promising research that requires further investment and essential partnerships to deliver impact.

In his overall reflections on the event Jusipbek Kazbekov (IWMI-Central Asia) told that he got an impression that agriculture was back on big agenda with water looming high as one of the limiting factors. So, more research will be required, where IWMI’s role will be crucial. Concluding his reflections, Jusip told that it was his first time to take part in such a big event where researchers think globally, “That’s where you get an idea of CG’s role, scale and weight. Working always locally one feels like lacking that bigger exposure and perspective. So, cross-regional exchange of young specialists both within IWMI and between CG Centers could be very useful to allow more global exposure and thinking”.

11 June

CAWater-Info - a web-based knowledge portal for water, land and environmental issues in the Aral Sea basin countries of Central Asia funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and implemented by SIC ICWC jointly with the UNECE and UNEP/GRID-

Arendal – tracks and posts regular updates of major news and events on water and environmental issues occurring in the countries of the region. Following is a digest of major news headlines posted in April and May with links to the CAWater-Info portal for more details:

04.6.2009 - Improvement of living standards in Kazakhstan positive for Central Asia: meeting in Dushanbe
29.5.2009 - Isabel Coixet to make film on Aral Sea
08.5.2009 - Tajikistan’s hydropower potential one of key factors to provide energy security in CA
08.5.2009 - UNDP Tajikistan organizes workshop to assess UNDP’s contribution to development result
07.5.2009 - Delegation of the World Water Council in Uzbekistan
05.5.2009 - Energy Charter secretary general arriving in Dushanbe today for two-day working visit
29.4.2009 - President Karimov attends Summit of International Fund for Saving Aral Sea
29.4.2009 - Rahmon to defend stances of Tajikistan at Summit of International Fund for Saving Aral Sea
29.4.2009 - Extended session of IFAS Summit begins in Almaty
29.4.2009 - World Bank to establish international commission – response to President Karimov's letter
29.4.2009 - Kazakhstan to continue Aral Sea recovery operations despite crisis - Nazarbaev
29.4.2009 - IFAS Executive Committee to develop new population assistance program
29.4.2009 - Joint statement adopted at summit of International Fund for Saving Aral Sea
29.4.2009 - President Islam Karimov: Not only World Bank, but European Union also supports us
29.4.2009 - Summit of IFAS founder-states begins in Almaty
29.4.2009 - Climate factors, international cooperation key to saving Aral Sea, Ban says
28.4.2009 - Water level in Nurek reservoir exceeds dead volume by 1 meter
28.4.2009 - UN ready to help solve ecological problems of Aral Sea basin
28.4.2009 - Necessary to solve issues of Aral Sea and water-energy supply of region: N. Nazarbayev
27.4.2009 - EC assists to improve water quality in the Kyrgyz Republic
25.4.2009 - Kazakhstan: The Northern Aral Sea makes a comeback
24.4.2009 - Work on Syr-Darya and Aral issues going on right direction and to be continued: K.Massimov
23.4.2009 - Russia, Kazakhstan to build power-generating unit of Ekibastuz GRES-2
22.4.2009 - Improvement of climate for small and medium business still a priority task – Massimov
20.4.2009 - Preparations for Earth Day take place in Kulyab
18.4.2009 - G8 agriculture ministers meet for first global food summit
16.4.2009 - Kazakhstan, China Presidents discussed trans-border rivers usage
15.4.2009 - Third discussion of draft law “On Production and Consumption Waste” heard in Bishkek
14.4.2009 - Third Aarhus Center in Tajikistan opens in Kurgan-Tyube
07.4.2009 - Poor countries demand US$2 billion from rich
07.4.2009 - Informational event “Research and Scientific experience in Khoresm oblast and Priaralie”
07.4.2009 - "Water for land" Ecological Forum held in Tashkent
04.4.2009 - Kazakhstan elected as chairing country of International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea
04.4.2009 - Astana to host regional seminar on responding to emergencies for CA countries
02.4.2009 - Issues of saving the Aral Sea discussed in Almaty

9 June

COLOMBO: M.S. Swaminathan, father of the Indian Green revolution and eminent agricultural scientist, arrived here on Monday on a four-day visit to Sri Lanka to participate in an international conference and have informal talks with Ministers and officials in the island nation on how the war-affected people could be helped in livelihood aspects in farming and fisheries sectors.

On Tuesday, he would deliver the keynote address at a national conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka organised by the International Water

Management Institute (IWMI) on the theme, “Building Sustainable Water Security Systems.”

Source: The Hindu

More information on the Water for Food Conference which has started today in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and will be held until 11th June, 2009 can be available at http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/NationalConference

25 May

The IWRM-Ferghana project held two major meetings in Khujand, Tajikistan and Osh, Kyrgyzstan on May 20, on May 22, 2009, respectively, to create a common vision among a whole range of international projects and donor organizations involved in the reforming and development of local water management.

The main objectives of the meetings were:

Introduce the IWRM-Ferghana project to others
Get familiar with other similar projects
Create wider awareness about our major approaches
Reach consensus on the promotion of IWRM approaches and ideas
Identify development perspectives
Develop and coordinate strategies for further cooperation

Apart from regional and national project staff including those representing respective Ministries the events were participated the representatives of projects funded by UNDP, ACTED, USAID and many others.

Dr. Herath Manthrithilake, Head of IWMI-CA and Co-director of IWRM-FV project welcomed everybody and briefly explained the objectives of the meeting. Given a multitude of water management projects implemented in each country it was pointed out that some coordination between them would serve in many ways and help develop a common vision towards approaches and interventions at different levels of water management.

Every project representative was given an opportunity to introduce themselves and their activities and experiences to all those present and suggest the ways of coordination in the future.

Overall, everybody was in favor of coordination between all such projects particularly with regard to the availability of basic information such as about the location of project areas, activities undertaken, etc. They all agreed to a Coordination Council that would mediate timely collection and sharing of information between and for the benefit of all such projects.

The actions as suggested to enable such coordination include:

Develop the Statute to create the Coordination Council specifying mission, functions and obligations of the Council and regulate overall activities
Produce mailing list consisting of all involved international projects and other stakeholders
Organize cluster meetings by different thematics identified by members
Create a database with available information from projects
Create a website and place there all necessary information

20 May

On 15 May, 2009 the IWRM-Ferghana project organized a Water festival in Aravan district of Osh province, Kyrgyzstan. Themed “Water for life: towards judicious use of water resources in the region” the event was meant to create general awareness among the younger generation about the water getting more scarce and the need for conservation.

The festival was participated by about 400 school children from Aravan district, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Processing Industry of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, the Osh Basin Water Management Organization, the Governor of Aravan District and representatives of Water Users Associations.

The school kids some time before the event were asked to use their best imagination and creative skills to artistically express themselves in relation to water conservation and the various ways and means that water can be saved or its pollution reduced through posters, songs, poems and drama performance.

A jury panel consisting of the representatives of district administration and water users associations was made up to assess the performances and award those most succesfull ones with special prizes.

15 May

The 2nd round of consultations on the key aspects of the Transition to IWRM Concept for pilot trans-boundary small rivers (TSRs) and the basic steps for its implementation were held from 4 to 8 May, 2009 with the working groups representing the key stakeholders at each corresponding part of two pilot TSRs – Khojabakirgan and Shahimardan. The consultations were held separately for each working group and respective TSR area with the Kyrgyz side of the Khojabakirgan River consulted on 4 and 5 May in the settlement of Kulunda (Kyrgyzstan), their Tajik counterparts on May 5 in the town of Chkalovsk (Tajikistan), the Uzbek side of the Shahimardan river on 7 May in the city of Ferghana (Uzbekistan) and their Kyrgyz counterparts on 8 May in the town of Kadamjay (Kyrgyzstan).

The format of each consultation event was two-fold comprising:

1) Action planning by each respective working group with facilitation from the project staff regarding what to establish, under what name, with what steps, within what timeframes and by whom with the following three major institutions in mind:

a unified operation and maintenance service unit similar to pilot Canal Management Organizations under the project
a public platform comprising all water users and other stakeholders both agricultural and non-agricultural similar to the Unions of Water Users under the project
a system-wide joint governance body at each TSR zone involving public and government representatives similar to Canal Water Committees under the project.

2) Presentation of the above action plans by the members of the Working Group themselves to a wider audience of major stakeholders for feedback, improvement and endorsement.

Overall, as a result of these consultation and action planning events the following is hoped to be shortly achieved in the water management of each TSR zone:

Governance and management functions will be effectively separated
Water users will be more empowered to take part in and influence decision making through their organization and representatives
Water management at small rivers will be based on joint decisions that would take into account the interests of both water users and the government
Operation, maintenance and financing of river system infrastructure will be more targeted and effective.

Ñlick here for a fuller account of TSR working group consultations

13 April

Agricultural Innovation System for Agricultural Development in Central Asia

During 5-8 April, 2009 in the whereabouts of the lake Issyk-kul in Kyrgyzstan, IWMI-Central Asia and SIC-ICWC represented by Dr. Jusipbek Kazbekov and Dr. Shukhrat Mukhamedjanov, respectively, on behalf of their new SDC-funded Water Productivity Improvement (WPI) Project took part in technical consultations themed “Enabling the Agricultural Innovation System for Agricultural Development in Central Asia”. The event was jointly organized by the Training, Advisory and Innovation Centre (TAIC) of Kyrgyzstan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) in collaboration with the Central Asia and Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutes (CACAARI) and the International Center for Agricultural in Dry Land Areas (ICARDA).

Forty representatives of agricultural research, advisory services, farmer organizations, non-governmental organizations, private sector and ministries in charge of agriculture from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, as well as various international agencies and institutions such as EU TACIS, FAO, GFAR, Helvetas, UNDP, ICARDA, IWMI and SIC ICWC attended the workshop to discuss a new concept in agricultural development that would effectively use information and communication technologies (ICT).

The goal of the consultation workshop was to share knowledge on using ICTs to improve linkages between agricultural research institutes, advisory services, decision makers, farmers and business in the Central Asian and Caucasus region and build a common understanding of challenges for all actors in agricultural development aiming to improve food security, income and livelihoods of agricultural producers.

The workshop was successful in bringing a range of experiences and expertise from around the globe and the region to exchange and discuss new concepts in agricultural development. A number of recommendations were made regarding institutional, infrastructural, human resources and financial aspects of promoting the use of new ICTs to support agricultural development in the region. It was concluded that improving communication and collaboration among all stakeholders both public and private, at national and regional levels, is essential for meeting the current and future challenges of agriculture and that it is modern ICTs that are well placed to facilitate the process. Finally the workshop participants thrashed out a range of intervention ideas to this end and made an action plan aiming to implement and follow-up at regional level the use of modern ICTs for agricultural development in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

2 April

29 March

Two joint consultation workshops were held within the IWRM-Ferghana project involving operational water management staff from both sides of the two trans-boundary small rivers (TSRs) of Shahimardansay and Khojabakirgansay.

The purpose of the workshops was for the both sides of the two rivers to present and jointly discuss their water use plans for the upcoming 2009 cropping season as well identify and clarify a range of other issues and situations representing their common interest that would urge both sides of the rivers to meet each other on a regular basis to exchange information, discuss any issues, both chronic and emerging, and take required actions and measures in a collaborative manner.

Both sides of each TSR presented their respective water use plans for 2009 to the other side and answered questions regarding the specifics of each others water use planning practices.

This was then followed by group activities where all the participants split into two groups by country. Each national group effectively comprised 7 to 9 members making their contributions to the topics and issues discussed throughout the event. In particular, the groups were invited to do the following:

Individually assess current water use planning at each corresponding side of the TSR with focus on the factors thought most important when making water use plans;
Identify major steps and dates in water use planning
Take stock of all the situations when both sides seek contact with each other throughout the year;
Decide whether both sides need regular communications with each other and if so jointly plan the frequency and representations of such meetings for the 2009 cropping season.

Considering all issues including those with regard to water use planning and the situations when both sides seek contacts with each other, both sides came to the conclusion that they would be better off if they met each other on a regular basis. Following the group analysis and discussions, both sides at each trans-boundary river agreed to initiate a Joint Working Group to promote regular communication, coordination and exchange of information with regard to planning and implementing water use at each respective side of the river as well as discussing other important issues of common interest. It was agreed that the Group will meet in most critical time periods throughout the year.

These workshops were held as part of a common strategy prepared by the IWRM-Ferghana project and the key stakeholders from both sides of the two small rivers aiming to establish a Joint River Commission to better serve the needs and interests of the whole basin.

26 February

The annual planning workshops for two SDC-funded projects – Integrated Water Resources Management in the Ferghana Valley (IWRM-Ferghana) and Water Productivity Improvement at Plot Level (WPI-PL) project - took place as scheduled on February 24 and 25

Both events were participated by more than 40 people representing three project countries – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as SDC (donor), IWMI and Scientific Information Center of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination in Central Asia (SIC-ICWC) (project implementers).

During each planning workshop the participants reviewed and discussed the results of the year passed and the proposed yearly plan of operations for 2009 for each project.

The Steering Committees for both projects met on February 25 having approved the respective Annual Progress Reports for 2008 and the Yearly Plans of Operations (YPO) for 2009.

With regard to WPI-PL the progress and outcomes of the project’s inception phase were acknowledged. It was noted that the project will build on existing agronomic knowledge of National Partners (Disseminators) that they have from their previous experience and will focus on water knowledge aiming to convey the solid and adapted training and extension materials related to the water productivity improvement at plot level to the farmers.

2 February

A series of annual stakeholder and steering committee meetings for SDC-funded projects that IWMI is involved

in Central Asia are scheduled to be held later this month in Tashkent. The dates for each particular meeting are as follows:

February 24, 2008 - Annual Stakeholder Meeting for the IWRM-Ferghana Project
February 25, 2008 - Steering Committee Meeting for the IWRM-Ferghana Project
February 26, 2008 - Steering Committee Meeting for Water Productivity Improvement Project

These meetings will be preceded by a thorough water sector monitoring mission led by SDC’s water sector consultant Chris Morger who will be closely looking into the progress of the agency’s all water projects in the region including the above two implemented by IWMI-Central Asia in association with its major regional partner Scientific Information center of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination in Central Asia (SIC ICWC).

31 January

Arendal – tracks and posts regular updates of major news and events on water and environmental issues occurring in the countries of the region. Following is a digest of major news headlines posted in January with links to the CAWater-Info portal for more details:

31.1.2009 - Kazakhstan fulfils obligations on Protocol on water and energy resources use
31.1.2009 - Kazakhstan, Jordan signed Memo on coop in energy and mineral resources sectors
30.1.2009 - Adopted Environmental Code tightens environmental control
30.1.2009 - Legislative framework must meet all ecological standards: K. Massimov
30.1.2009 - Necessary to develop groundwater use program: K. Massimov
27.1.2009 - “Ontustik” SEC successfully solves the issue of unification of small agricultural producers: Vice PM
26.1.2009 - Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan summed up the year and traced further perspectives
26.1.2009 - Aidaraliev became minister of Agriculture
25.1.2009 - Majilis introduce amendments to Ecological Code
23.1.2009 - RK Ministry of Environment holds a regular session of the Interdepartmental Commission…
21.1.2009 - Japan invests $3 mln. in the forest sector of Kyrgyzstan
21.1.2009 - The water volume at the Toktogul reservoir
20.1.2009 - Eurasian Development Bank finances project on development of Kazakh export infrastructure
20.1.2009 - Financial infusions into agrarian sector
19.1.2009 - Several agricultural projects to be implemented in West Kazakhstan region
16.1.2009 - Kyrgyz Parliament approved the Environmental Code of the Kyrgyz Republic
16.1.2009 - World Bank Office in Kyrgyzstan announces call for proposals among NGO
16.1.2009 - Agricultural production in West Kazakhstan region increased by 21%
14.1.2009 - Directorate for Development of Small and Medium Power plans to build several 40-60 MW HPSs
14.1.2009 - Draft Country Development Strategy for 2009-2011 presented to KR Parliament
14.1.2009 - World Bank in Kazakhstan announces grant competition for NGOs
13.1.2009 - The water volume at the Toktogul reservoir
13.1.2009 - Kazakhstan has enough energy reserve capacity: Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources
09.1.2009 - Government 2008 review: agricultural industry
09.1.2009 - Mineral waters at health service
08.1.2009 - 88 inhabited areas in Akmola oblast provided with drinking water
06.1.2009 - Tajikistan suggested UN General Assembly to discuss the energy issues
06.1.2009 - Water in Dushanbe cleaner and tastier now
02.1.2009 - The Aral Sea region contributes to global climate change
02.1.2009 - ADB continues financing projects in Uzbekistan

15 January

Visitors from a total of 63 countries from across the world have visited our website since January last year. Below is the ranking of our major web site visitors by country of origin.

More than 50% of all visitors come from the top six countries comprising Uzbekistan (14%), USA (11%), Australia (10%), Germany (7%), UK (5%) and India (5%). Six other countries account for yet another 20% of all visitors. The remaining 30% of all website hits are evenly generated by a multitude of 51 countries from across the globe.

By parts of the world, most hits come from Asia (over 40%), followed by Europe (30%), Americas (15%), Australia (10%), with Africa (5%) bringing up the rear.

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