WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER FUTURE
UNDP IN KAZAKHSTAN
SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN KAZAKHSTAN / PROMOTION OF
SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION POLICY
Thematic area:
Environmental Management
Estimated Budget:
Total budget:
260,000 USD
Funds available in 2005:
50,000 USD –UNDP core budget for Ecocodex development
10,000 USD In-kind contribution of Kazakhstan Association of
Enterprises on Sustainable Development
Requested amount:
200,000 USD (expected from Czech and Slovak Trust Fund)
Background:
The problem of industrial and household waste management is one of the priority directions in the Concept of
Environmental Security of Kazakhstan. The optimization of waste management should provide the
environmental security and sustainable development of the country. Kazakhstan does not have the state
system of waste management that includes monitoring, treatment and utilization of wastes. In parallel, there
are complications in terms of organization of waste treatment in legislation and absence of documentation on
utilization. There are number of efforts and actions of the government and donor projects aimed to solve the
issue. The working team on elaboration of the law on wastes was established, attempts to systematize
environmental legislation in the form of Ecocodex is in process. This proposal is an output of the support
provided in 2004 by UNDP-Kazakhstan and UNDP-Bratislava (RBEC) with regard to the analysis of the
situation of wastes management system in Kazakhstan and, in particular, in Almaty city. Six Kazakhstani
specialists and decision makers, reflecting interests of research institute in household wastes, industrial
enterprises, ministries, municipalities and parliament, belong to the Wastes Legislation Team, took part in the
one week study tour to learn the experience of Czech Republic in management of wastes. In addition, the
present proposal contain activities in resource mobilization for the full scale project from internal and external
sources of support, using the public private partnership approach in efforts to improve the waste
management system in Kazakhstan.
Project Objective and Strategy:
The project will assist Kazakhstan in the development of municipal waste management system on the policy,
legislation and technology usage levels. The strategy is oriented on sustainability and adaptability through
the support to the municipalities and enterprises within the frame of economic center of the country- Almaty
city: to reconstruct or/ change the local infrastructure of waste management, to stimulate the investments to
environmental activities, connected with waste management, to promote the policy of sustainable production
and consumption. Project’s outputs:
 Effective and competent intersectoral Wastes Legislation Team to work on waste management
legislation. Indicator of success is the adoption of the Law on Wastes in 2005-2006 by the
Government.
 Long term strategy for Almaty and technology transfer. Indicator of success: resources mobilized for
2006.
 Pilot project on hot spots rehabilitation and waste management in Almaty
 Raise awareness of the civil society and decision makers in promotion of the sustainable
consumption and production policy. Indicator of success: TV programs, training courses, University
curriculum
Partners:
Government bodies: Parliament, Ministry of Environment Protection, Ministry of Economy and Budget
Planning, Ministry of Education and Science, Almaty Akimat, City Ecology Committee;
Donors: EU/Tacis project on Clean Technologies (in kind), Kazakh-Norway Center on Clean Technologies
(in-kind and parallel); Kazakhstan Association of Enterprises on Sustainable Development (in-kind); ODA
Funds (Czech Trust Fund, Slovak Fund)-cash; RBEC (resource mobilization), UNDP-Kaz (Ecocodex)
NGOs: 2NGOs in Pavlodar and Almaty, Kazakhstan Association of Enterprises on Sustainable Development,
Center for Sustainable Consumption and Production, NGO TODERO;
Private sector and network of experts on sustainable development.
Project duration: Two years (2005-2006)
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