Experience of Turkmenistan in Experience of Turkmenistan in the use of IEA for the use of IEA for Decision MakingDecision Making

Irina MamiyevaIrina Mamiyeva

National priorities of sustainable National priorities of sustainable development of Turkmenistan:development of Turkmenistan:

► Continuous high speed economic growth;Continuous high speed economic growth;► Further diversification of the national Further diversification of the national

economy;economy;► Improvement demographic situation by Improvement demographic situation by

means high population growth as well as means high population growth as well as increase of life expectancy;increase of life expectancy;

► Increase in employment rate;Increase in employment rate;► Population income growth of, and its Population income growth of, and its

social protection;social protection;► Environmental security.Environmental security.

Principles of NEAPPrinciples of NEAP

►Provision of environmental security;Provision of environmental security;►Conducive conditions created for Conducive conditions created for

people’s life and environment;people’s life and environment;►Rational use of natural resources and Rational use of natural resources and

use of resource efficient technologies use of resource efficient technologies to reduce the impact on environment;to reduce the impact on environment;

►Air, water and land resources Air, water and land resources protection as well as the biological protection as well as the biological diversity and national heritage.diversity and national heritage.

IEA DevelopmentIEA Development

Preparation and discussion of IEA Preparation and discussion of IEA engaged experts from interested engaged experts from interested ministers and agencies, CSO ministers and agencies, CSO (Women Union, Youth, mass (Women Union, Youth, mass media and network of lawyers) media and network of lawyers)

Impact of IEAImpact of IEA

► IEA covered all priority environmental IEA covered all priority environmental issues of Turkmenistan;issues of Turkmenistan;

►Efficiency of response measures has Efficiency of response measures has been assessed;been assessed;

►As a result recommendation As a result recommendation developed that will be presented to developed that will be presented to the Government.the Government.

IEA identified:IEA identified:► Shortcomings in environmental legislation, Shortcomings in environmental legislation,

state environmental regulations, including state environmental regulations, including in hydrocarbon resources production;in hydrocarbon resources production;

► Lack of information on environment, Lack of information on environment, including on protected areas;including on protected areas;

►National policy on planting trees and National policy on planting trees and creation of “green belts” around the cities creation of “green belts” around the cities is important step towards biodiversity is important step towards biodiversity protection, improving the quality of air in protection, improving the quality of air in the cities and environment in generalthe cities and environment in general

IEA triggered:IEA triggered:►Development of recommendations to the Development of recommendations to the

Government on improvement of legislation;Government on improvement of legislation;

► Adoption of Statute on hydrocarbon resources Adoption of Statute on hydrocarbon resources (based on this Statute all projects are subject (based on this Statute all projects are subject to EIA);to EIA);

►Development of a concept of a unified Development of a concept of a unified interagency environmental information interagency environmental information system;system;

►NEAP monitoring and reporting to the NEAP monitoring and reporting to the Government.Government.

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