This document provides a progress report on the implementation of the 2019-2020 work programme across 4 areas: 1. National green economy dialogues and strategies held events in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Europe, and Paris. 2. Green finance and investment launched new projects on sustainable infrastructure, green finance flows in Kazakhstan, and banking regulation in Kyrgyzstan. 3. Integrating environmental and economic policies published reports on mining in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, launched the EU4Environment initiative, and developed green growth indicators for Kazakhstan. 4. Strengthening water management held multi-stakeholder dialogues, developed strategic plans, and built capacity on issues like irrigation subsidies and water security indicators. Upcoming

1. AGENDA ITEM 2:
PROGRESS REPORT ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2019-2020
PROGRAMME OF WORK
Activities since October 2018

2. WORK PROGRAMME AREA 1:
NATIONAL GREEN ECONOMY
DIALOGUES AND STRATEGIES

3.  Policy Dialogue on Green Economy, Sustainable
Infrastructure and Water-Food-Energy Nexus in
Kazakhstan (April 2019)
 Central Asia Climate Change Conference (April 2019,
Tashkent)
 EaP Panel on Environment and Climate Change (May
2019, Vienna)
 OECD/Task Force Panel at the Astana Economic
Forum (May 2019)
 Green Growth Forum/International Seminar on
Greening the Financial System in Central and
South Asia (September 2019)
 GREEN Action Task Force in Paris
1. National Green Economy Dialogues and
Strategies:

4. 1. National Green Economy Dialogues and
Strategies:
 Regional Assembly meeting of the European Union
for Environment (EU4Environment) Initiative
(June 2019)

5. WORK PROGRAMME AREA 2:
GREEN FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

6.  Report on Energy Affordability and
Environmental Impacts of Reforming
Major Energy Subsidy Schemes in Moldova
 Meeting and report on improving access to green
finance for SMEs in Georgia
 Reports on green investment programmes in
public transport in Moldova and
Kyrgyzstan and a summary report on three
country projects
2. Green Finance and Investment:

7.  Rapid assessment of sustainable infrastructure
planning in selected EECCA countries, Sustainable
Infrastructure Development for a Low-Carbon Transition
in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Mapping of Potentially
High-impact Infrastructure Projects and Needs Assessment
 Finalisation of analysis on green finance flows in
Kazakhstan
 Development of the Environmental, Social and
Governance Principles for commercial banks in
Georgia (with the National Bank of Georgia)
 Launch of a new project on investment needs
assessment in Armenia
 Launch of a new project on the role of banking-sector
regulation in Kyrgyzstan
 Preparatory work on energy subsidy reform in Ukraine
and on green bonds in EECCA
2. Green Finance and Investment:

8. PROGRAMME AREA 3:
INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL,
ECONOMIC AND SECTORAL POLICIES
FOR GREEN GROWTH

9. 3. Environment-Economy Integration
 Report and workshop on mining and
green growth in EECCA (April 2019)
 Launch of the European Union for
Environment (EU4Environment)
Initiative (January 2019)
– inception meetings in Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of
Moldova and Ukraine and
information meeting in Belarus
(April-May 2019)
– six country-specific work plans

10.  Policy guidelines on air
pollution prevention on the basis
of the OECD and EU experience and
contribution to reform of the
Environmental Code in Kazakhstan
 Report with green growth
indicators in Kazakhstan
(including inter-ministerial meeting
in February and a study visit to the
OECD in June)
 Review of Extended Producer
Responsibility Scheme in
Kazakhstan
 Contribution to the UNECE
Environmental Policy Review of
Kazakhstan (Q4 2018)
3. Environment-Economy Integration

11. UPCOMING EVENTS

12. • Presentation of the Kazakhstan's Green Growth Indicators report (October, Nur-
Sultan)
• Workshop on “Reforming regulatory regimes towards Best Available Techniques
(BAT)-based permit conditions in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia”
(October, Seoul)
• EECCA session on green finance at the 6th OECD Forum on Green Finance and
Investment (October, Paris)
• In-country missions on smart regulations of environmental impacts, compliance
assurance (Chisinau in October; Tbilisi and Yerevan in November; Baku and
Minsk in December)
• Regional meeting on environmental compliance promotion and enforcement in
EECCA (December)
• Policy Dialogue and technical workshop on finance for climate action in Armenia
(February 2020)
Policy Dialogues and major Task Force-
related events
For more information on Task Force events, please see “List of events and
meetings under the GREEN Action Task Force

13. PROGRAMME AREA 4:
STRENGTHENING WATER
MANAGEMENT

14. Multi-stakeholder dialogues:
• EUWI+ policy dialogue in Belarus (December) and Azerbaijan (July)
Improving strategic planning:
• Inter-ministerial national water strategy consultation in Georgia, (December),
Roundtable meeting on Azerbaijan’s National Water Strategy, (March),
Roundtables on conceptualising Ukraine’s water strategy (Lviv, July & September)
Capacity building:
• EaP regional training on “Strategic Planning under High Uncertainty” (October)
• New norms for design and construction of small-scale water supply systems and on
sustainable business models in rural WSS in Moldova ( March)
Economic instruments and water security indicators:
• Inter-ministerial consultation - irrigation subsidies analysis in Armenia, (January)
• EUWI+ side event on rural WSS in Belarus (February)
• Water security indicators expert workshop - part of GGIs Kazakhstan (June)
• Expert meeting on EIs in Belarus (June)
4. Strengthening Water Management:
Meetings and Events

15. • Enhancing the Economic Regulatory System for Moldova’s Water
Supply and Sanitation
• Strengthening Shardara Multi-Purpose Water Infrastructure
in Kazakhstan – in Russian
• Policy Perspectives for irrigation sector reform in Tajikistan –
forthcoming
• Support to UNECE 3rd EPR of Uzbekistan, chapter on Water
Management - forthcoming
• Project reports:
– Guidelines to Achieve Greater Levels of Water Security (pilot tested in
Kyrgyzstan);
– Analysis of harmful subsidies to the irrigation sector of Armenia;
– Survey of water resources and systems and recommendations on revising
water use and wastewater discharge norms in Belarus
– draft Methodologies for monitoring “nationalised” SDG indicators in
Belarus
4. Strengthening Water Management:
Publications and Reports

16. Improving strategic planning
• Draft Water Strategy till 2030 passed public hearings in Belarus
(2018) and passed to the UNECE-led SEA stage
• Cross-sector consultation on draft water strategy in Azerbaijan
ahead of approval
• Consultation ongoing on policy paper for new Water strategy in
Georgia
Increasing water security
• New norms for water use and wastewater discharges developed and
introduced by water-intensive enterprises in Belarus (November)
• New norms for design and construction of small-scale potable water
supply systems in Kyrgyzstan officially approved (December)
• Methodologies for monitoring progress in implementing
nationalised SDG 6.3-6.5 submitted for approval in Belarus
4. Strengthening Water Management:
Progress and Impact

17. UPCOMING EVENTS

18. • EUWI+ Week – including Annual Regional Steering Committee and
Capacity Development event on Economic Instruments (November)
• EUWI+ NPDs
– Armenia (October)
– Moldova (October)
– Georgia (November)
– Ukraine (November)
– Belarus (December)
• Expert meetings
– On economic instruments for managing water resources and systems (Moldova, October)
– On water security indicators in Kazakhstan linked with, or complementary to, the water-
related GGIs and SDGs (Nursultan, Q4 2019)
Policy Dialogues and major Task Force-
related events

19. THANK YOU