Special Session of the Committee on Environmental Policy

Partnership Programme of Europe, Asia and the Pacific on realization

Astana “Green bridge” Initiative

Speaker – Mr. R. Bultrikov, Vice-minister of Environm ental Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Geneva, May 24, 2011

• catalysing high-level, high-visibility policy dialo gues on emerging and persistent issues;

• undertaking research on emerging and cutting-edge p olicy solutions and tools;

• building the capacity of policymakers to further de velop, adopt and implement green-growth policies, while taking stock of best p ractices/methodologies and legislative and economic instruments;

• developing new and strengthening existing mechanism s for technology transfer that will contribute to the preservation o f European, Asian and Pacific ecosystems of global environmental significance;

• developing mechanisms to attract green investments and innovative environmental management approaches, including cros s-border adjustments and the application of economic incentives, taxes and f ees.

The Initiative is aimed to stimulate regional, tran s-regional and interregional cooperation with use of following approches

Partnership Programme to implement the Astana “Green Bridge” Initiative

Overall aim of Partnership programme “Green bridge” is creation

conditions for partnership between countries and sectors of Europe, Asia

and the Pasific on achiving environmentally sustainable and prosperous

future for these regions.

Partnership Programme implementation process will

include: short-term, medium -term and long-term tasks.

Set aim will be achieved by transfer experience, investments,

technologies, intellectual and other resources, creation networks and

exchange knowledge and experience in frame of national , regional

and interregional projects.

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Participates in the organization of

informational network in

cooperation with governmental

bodies, business associations,

community organizations

Supports implementation the

directions of Astana "Green Bridge"

Initiative on improving the eco-

efficient use of natural resources and

investments in ecosystem services

Provides informational

consultancy services

Activity on coordination of

activity in frame of aims

and tasks “green bridge”

concept

Activity of “Green bridge” office

Low-carbon development and

adaptation to climate change

sustainable urban development,

promoting green business and green

technology, encouraging sustainable

lifestyles and improving quality of

life.

Steps of “GREEN’ GROWTH PRINCIPLES INTRODUCTIONIn the context of realization:

• «Millennium Development Goals» Programme:

• The Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development;

• Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development

«Asian Action Plan on Human Environment » (1985, Bangkok, Thailand);

• «Regional Strategy on Sustainable Development. Con tribution to the Earth Summit (1990, Bangkok, Thailand);

• «To the model of sustainable development in Asia a nd the Pacific" (1995, Bangkok, Thailand);

• «From the capacity to concrete actions" (2000, Kit a-Kyushu, Japan);

• «Environmentally safe development -"Green Growth" (2005, Seoul, South Korea);

• «Building Bridges to the Future - The Pan-European Programme for Environmental Protection (2006, Belgrade, Serbia);

• «Extension of Green Growth" (2010, Astana, Kazakhs tan).

The ideas of consolidating the efforts of countries in Europe, Asia and the Pacific to address the pressin g issues of environmental protection and sustainable developmen t are reflected in these topics of Ministerial Conference s on Environment and Development:

�Eco-efficient use of natural resources and investment in ecosystem services

�low-carbon development and adaptation to climate change will focus on technologies and

methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, low-carbon "green " economic development,

adaptation to climate change.

�Promotion of sustainable urban development will promote best practices for planning

sustainable urban development, such as: wastewater treatment, the organization of traffic

flows, "green homes", the management of domestic waste.

� “Green” business and “green” technology will include the development of tools for

promoting eco-efficient innovations and the introduction of environmentally sound

technologies, including the reform of taxes (taxes on pollution and resource depletion).

�promotion of sustainable lifestyles and improvement of quality of life includes the exchange

of experiences and technologies for sustainable production and consumption between the

countries of Europe, Asia and the Pacific.

The main thematic areas

International Partners of the Programme:

Regional partners of the Programme:

Programme partners:Programme partners on national level:

Steps of the Programme realization:

Short term perspective 2011-2012

� Collection and analysis of the best examples;

� Development and implementation of pilot projects;

� Formation mechanisms for implementation, coordinati on,

management and financing of the Program;

� Development of proposals to increase the ratio of " green"

investment to "brown" Investment in Europe, Asia an d the Pacific.

Steps of Programme realization:

Medium term perspective 2011-2015

•Development and implementation of recommendations a nd mechanisms

to create sustainable partnerships for the "green g rowth ".

•Pilot projects realization:

- on conservation and restoration of ecosystems and sustainable use of natural

resources;

- on technology transfer;

- implementation the principles of "green" growth in strategic planning in

Europe, Asia and the Pacific.

Steps of Programme realization:

Long term perspective 2011-2020

Realization of large and transboundary projects on :

� reduce the rate of degradation and environmental rehabilitation;

� optimal use of natural resources due to the "green" policies and new approaches;

� attract investment for the development of "green" economy.

Organization of political consultative forums.

Organization of a conference on implementation and dissemination of

experience on implementation of the Partnership Pr ogram.

Potential area of activity and outputs of Partnership programme of Europe, Asia and the Pacif ic

on realization of Astana "Green Bridge" Initiative

ECEAstana

ESCAP

95 countries

About 90% of global GHG

emissions

more 70% of Earth

population

Результаты

•• develop institutional structures of the basis of new governance framework;

• new mechanisms for use of natural resources, protection and restoration of vital ecosystems;

• reduction of rate of desertification and irrational natural resources use;

• change of status quo and status of activity on environment protection;

• joint on new level effort of governments, international, public organizations and private sector for achieving joint goals;

• provide conditions for efficient use of global best practices and potential;

• Raising environmental, political, national and regional security.

Astana

Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Address: Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000, Astana, Orynbor st., 8, House of Ministries

Department of International conventions and agreements

Director – Mr. Alexandr Bragin

Tel.: +7 (7172) 740065; +7 (7172) 740009, fax: +7 (7172) 740777

E-mail: A_Bragin@eco.gov.kz, bulzhanova@eco.gov.kz

www.eco.gov.kz

“Green bridge” office

Head – Mrs. Ludmila Shabanova

Address: Republic of Kazakhstan, 010000, Astana city, Orynbor street, 11/1, 6 floor

Tel.: +7 (7172) 798397; +7 (7172) 798338, fax +7 (7172) 798390

E-mail: Lvshabanova@mail.ru, green_bridge_office@mail.ru, Gyeskendirova@mail.ru

www.gov.kz/most

Thank you!