Economic Foundations of Regional Water Cooperation in Central Asia
Explore the economic foundations of regional cooperation on water in Central Asia, as outlined by Guy Bonvin, Special Envoy for Water in Central Asia. The focus is on investing in water and economic resilience for mid and long-term benefits while reducing exposure to climate change effects through cross-sector cooperation. Concrete projects, successes, and failures are discussed to drive impactful action.
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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) Global Program Water / Eurasia division Blue Peace Central Asia Outlining the economic foundations of regional cooperation on water in Central Asia Guy Bonvin Special Envoy for Water in Central Asia 1
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) Global Program Water / Eurasia division The MOTTO today! to invest as much as necessary to secure mid-term and long term water and economic resilience, as little as necessary to finance only productive, systemic and resilient assets in respect of sustainable natural resource management and climate change to blend mid-term and long-term socio-economic and environmental benefits, to reduce the exposure of the water sector, the economy and the stability of the region to the effects of climate change an incentive for cross-sector and cross-country cooperation on economic and strategic issues. LAST BUT NOT LEAST: IDENTIFY and SPEAK about CONCRETE PROJECTS, SUCCESS AND FAILURES 2 BPCA 2020 Q4 EDA/BVG 03.11.2020
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) Global Program Water / Eurasia division 0.13 USD/m3/Y 13 Municipalities 2 languages 3 cities 540 years 577 years Farmers Water rights O&M Farmers Water rights O&M 0.15 / 3.5 / 17 USD/m2/y Security/ Production / Losses 3 3 BPCA 2020 Q4 EDA/BVG 03.11.2020
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) Global Program Water / Eurasia division MIRROR of Cost of Inaction is benefit of action Benefit of transboundary systemic water cooperation: Since water is at the heart of the Central Asia economy and societies Less costly economic development (water-food-energy) Less risky economic development (health-environment-climate change) More robust economic development (attractiveness and stability) Benefits at the national and regional levels SAVING at least 4.5 B USD/y + reduction of social-financial risks 4 BPCA 2020 Q4 EDA/BVG 03.11.2020
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) Global Program Water / Eurasia division A smart regional investment concept jointly developed by all countries would identify infrastructure projects that serve the interests of the water sectors of more than one country, or the interests of a river basin as a whole. It would offer multiple advantages: (i) help increase the share of renewables in the energy portfolio of participating countries, (ii) offer multi-year regulating capacity making more predictable and stable water flow for key economic sectors, (iii) reduce water losses during transport and due to scattered storage, including the associated wastage of energy (iv) attract much needed international financing to the water sector, in particular green financing 5 BPCA 2020 Q4 EDA/BVG 03.11.2020
