Presented at the 10th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting, 3 November, 2017, New Delhi, India

1. The 10th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting,
Kyrgyz Republic case study on promotion of SDG 12
– Responsible Consumption and Production
RCE Kyrgyzstan
Dr. Chinara Sadykova
New Delhi, India
2-4 November 2017

2. Kyrgyz Republic towards implementation of SDGs and
Agenda 2030
• Integration of SDG’s in national & regional policy
• Raising public awareness among decision makers
• Capacity building on SDG’s & Agenda 2030 among decision makers,
educators, business, NGO
• Broad national consultations among decision makers, educators,
business and NGO’s

3. Thank you !

4. UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative / CAREC project
“Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in Central Asia:
Looking beyond 2015”.
• Strengthen capacity of the national stakeholders of Central Asian
States on sustainable development (SD), poverty reduction and
environment mainstreaming as well as environmental economic
models in support of SD processes.
• Facilitate dialogue and active knowledge exchange on joint regional
actions towards implementation of United Nation’s development
agenda beyond 2015 and relevance of the above-mentioned to
address requirements for the upcoming SDGs.

5. Capacity building education program
Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan was involved from Central Asian region
• Based on sociological research priority SDG’s were established for 2
countries (4 Quality Education, 5 Gender Equality, 12 Responsible
consumption and production/6 Clean water and sanitation, 13 Climate
Change, 15 Life and land)
• Development of on-line education Modules (72 hours)
Each Module consist of 3 description levels:
• Global
• Regional
• National
Total 8-10 lectures, practical and home work.

6. Goal 12 Responsible consumption and production/Goal 6
Clean water and sanitation
• efficient use of resources and energy;
• building sustainable infrastructure;
• providing access to basic social services;
• ensuring "green" and decent jobs and a higher quality of life for all.
The implementation of this program will help to fulfill overall
development plans of states by reducing economic, environmental and
social costs, increasing economic competitiveness and reducing
poverty.

7. Kyrgyz Republic
Population 6.083 million
Population density 27 people/km²
Land area - 191,800 km²
93% of mountainous lies on land situated at
elevations between 1,000 m. and 7,400 m.
above see level.
6.3 % Agriculture land
4.25 % Forest
4.4 % Lakes and water reservoirs
4,2 % glacier
6,500 distinct glaciers are estimated to hold
about 650 cubic km of water and cover 8,048
km² (5,000 square miles)

8. Kyrgyz Republic economy
47%
17%
17%
6%
13%
GDP per capita
Services
Agriculture
Industry
Construction sector
Other

9. Challenges
• Limited natural resources
• 75% of the country's territory is at risk of degradation including arable
land and pastures (up to 40%)
• Poor management on saving natural resources and reducing
production waste
• Huge losses and degradation of natural capital (water, mountain
ecosystems, soil, biodiversity).

10. Unsustainable use of water resources
• The Kyrgyz Republic located in the zone of gutter formation, threatens
to significantly reduce water resources and glaciers (from 64% to
95%) by 2100.
• The total annual flow of rivers in Kyrgyzstan is 48-50 km³. Used 20-
25%.
• More than 90% of water resources are used for irrigation and
agricultural needs
• The remaining flow goes to the territories of neighboring states:
Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and is the subject of
international water allocation

11. Pastures as strategic resource for life support
• The total area of ​​natural pastures is 9.1million hectares
• The season of use: spring-autumn - 2.9 million hectares (32%), summer - 4.1 million
hectares (45%) and winter - 2 million hectares (23%).
• Almost 90% of the pasture pastures are degraded
Over the past 10-15 years, the average pasture yield has decreased 2-2.5 times, the
reasons are:
• Irresponsible consumption, excessive load of livestock per unit area during grazing;
• Not observance of seasons and terms of grazing;
• Early spring grazing to mature growth of the grass stand;
• Non-observance of pasture rotation and fullness of bleeding, etc.

12. Energy resources
• Energy potential of the KR's water resources is estimated at 162 billion kw /
h of electricity (38% of the reserves in Central Asia). However, the level of
its use is at (8-9%)
• The potential of small rivers is estimated at 5 to 8 billion kW/h per year, but
only 3% of capacity is used
• Opportunities of non-traditional renewable energy sources (NER) are
estimated at 800 million tons of equivalent fuel, the level of its use is also
very low
• Forecast coal reserves exceed 2 billion tons
• Undiscovered oil and gas reserves are approaching 289 million tons of
equivalent fuel.

13. «National Sustainable Development Strategy for 2013-
2017» (NSDS).
In accordance NSDS, economic policy of the country is aimed at poverty
reduction, rational use of nature resources and transition to sustainable
development by using various elements of “green” development. The Kyrgyz
Republic has set following economic priorities:
• Mining industry,
• Tourism,
• Energy sector,
• Agriculture,
• Transport sector,
• Finance industry, business, based on green technologies.

14. «National Sustainable Development Strategy for 2013-
2017» (NSDS).
The country has established criterias of green development that
includes:
• Matrix of green growth indicators;
• Road map on monitoring and evaluation of green growth indicators;
• Manual on national monitoring indicators and evaluation of green
growth.

15. The Kyrgyz Republic implements principles of responsible
production and consumption in all sectors of economy
Including:
• Rational use of natural resources through introduction of innovative technologies
• Development of small and medium-sized businesses
• Organic farming and agriculture
• Use of energy-efficient construction methods
• Use of local raw materials and local labor resources
In order to fulfill its international obligations, the country is implementing:
• Environmental audit
• EIA and environmental insurance
• Concessional lending
• Subsidizing of energy producers
• Creating a system of "green" certification

16. Thank you !