1. Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan
GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT
IN
THE
SYR
DARYA
TRANSBOUNDARY
BASIN
THE
STRATEGIC
RESULTS
FRAMEWORK
OUTCOMES,
INDICATORS
AND
OUTPUTS
by
ANDREA
MERLA
PROJECT
PREPARATION
PHASE
INCEPTION
MEETING
Paris
–
February
3-­‐4,
2014

2. The
Strategic
Results
Framework,
a
requirement
of
GEF,
focuses
on
results
and
captures
all
key
elements
of
projects
design,
and
is
a
criWcal
tool
for
monitoring
and
evaluaWon
of
project
performance.

3. The
SRF
will
be
filled
in
and
fully
developed
as
Project
preparaWon
progresses

4. In
addiWon
to
the
SRF,
project
design
will
detail
all
concrete
outputs
that
the
project
will
produce
in
order
to
achieve
the
expected
outcomes,
and
all
the
acWviWes
needed
to
produce
the
outputs.
We
will
review
overall
conceptual
project
design
by
componnent,
using
a
comprehensive
synopWc
representaWon
lisWng
Outcomes,
Indicators,
and
Outputs.
AcWviWes
will
be
detailed
as
part
of
project
preparaWon.
COMPONENT
OUTCOME
OUTPUTS
INDICATORS

5. PPROJECT
GOAL
To
create
the
regional
and
naWonal
enabling
environment
for
climate
resilient,
sustainable,
conjuncWve
use
of
surface
and
groundwater
resources
in
the
Syr
Darya
Basin
1. Strengthen
the
capacity
of
countries
on
assessment,
monitoring,
protecWon
and
sustainable
exploitaWon
of
their
groundwater
resources
2. Raise
awareness
(pilots)
on
benefits
derived
from
the
uWlizaWon
of
deeper
aquifers
and
subsurface
space
3. Promote
conjuncWve
surface
and
groundwater
management
4. Assist
countries
in
legal
and
insWtuWonal
aspects
of
groundwater
management,
and
internaWonal
water
laws
and
direcWves.

6. COMPONENT
1
OUTCOME
1
OUTPUTS
INDICATORS
Enhancing
knowledge
and
assessment
capacity
Strengthened
knowledge
and
monitoring
capacity
in
countries
enhances
the
role
and
improves
the
sustainability
of
groundwater
resources
in
the
Basin
also
in
view
of
climaWc
variability
and
change.
Making
shallow
aquifers
visible
(characterizaWon)
and
diagnosWc
analysis
(TDA)
Reconnaissance
of
deep
aquifers
(salinity,
quanWty,
geothermal
content)
Design
of
harmonized
monitoring
networks
Training
program
(groundwater
management,
vulnerability
mapping,
etc.)
Groundwater
InformaWon
Management
System
piloted
in
each
country
TDA
approved
at
ministerial
level
in
the
three
countries
Reconnaissance
report
containing
recommendaWons
endorsed
by
SC
Countries
commitment
to
implement
Reports
on
a_endance
IMS
pilots
endorsed
by
SC

7. COMPONENT
2
OUTCOME
2
MANAGING
Benefits,
in
terms
of
SUBSURFACE
SPACE
miWgaWon
of
climate
variability
and
change
impacts
and
environmental
hazards
to
be
derived
from
the
uses
of
the
subsurface
space
new
to
the
region,
assessed
and
tested
on
the
ground.
OUTPUTS
Results
of
assessments
and
pre-­‐feasibility
studies
on
MAR
schemes
and
wastewaters
disposal
integrated
into
the
TDA
and/or
water
and
land
use
planning
instruments
in
the
countries.
INDICATORS
TDA
and/or
planning
instruments
integraWng
results
of
assessment
Three
pilot
demonstraWons
of
Pilots
successfully
implemented
as
MAR
and
wastewater
disposal
centers
of
capacity
building
implemented

8. COMPONENT
3
PROVIDING
TOOLS
FOR
MANAGING
GROUNDWATER
RESOURCES
OUTCOME
3.1
OUTPUTS
Country
authoriWes,
and
land,
water
and
urban
area
managers
enabled
to
incorporate
surface
and
groundwater
conjuncWve
management
pracWces
and
policies
into
IWRM
plans,
SAP
or
equivalent
processes,
and
water
safety
planning.
Regional
review
of
exisWng
water
management
policy
and
insWtuWonal
frameworks,
including
transboundary.
Scenarios
of
Water
futures
built
through
parWcipatory
processes
Synthesis
of
conjuncWve
management
opWons,
naWonal
and
transboundary
Capacity
and
awareness
of
decision
makers
in
governments
and
of
land
and
urban
area
managers
built
INDICATORS
Report
endorsed
by
SC
Report
endorsed
by
SC
Report
endorsed
by
SC
A_endance
to
training
events,
and
training
materials

9. COMPONENT
3
PROVIDING
TOOLS
FOR
MANAGING
GROUNDWATER
RESOURCES
OUTCOME
3.2
Basin-­‐wide
exchange
of
informaWon
and
experiences
facilitates
transboundary
cooperaWon
and
replicaWon
of
good
pracWces
OUTPUTS
INDICATORS
IEM
-­‐
Mechanism
for
the
sharing
of
informaWon
and
experiences
among
countries
of
the
basin
on
groundwater
assessment,
monitoring
and
management
within
an
IWRM
context
established,
using
also
online
communicaWon
tools.
CoordinaWon
and
exchanges
with
other
relevant
projects
and
iniWaWves,
including
the
GEF
supported
ones,
established
and
operaWonal.
Sustainable
Groundwater
InformaWon
Exchange
Mechanism
(IEM)
established
and
funcWoning.
IEM
mandate
incorporates
coordinaWon
and
exchanges
with
other
relevant
projects
and
iniWaWves,
including
GEF
supported
ones

10. COMPONENT
4
FOSTERING
POLICY
DIALOGUE
ON
GROUNDWATER
MANAGMENT
OUTCOME
4
OUTPUTS
INDICATORS
Raised
awareness
of
decision
makers
and
pracWWoners
on
exisWng
legal
instruments,
guidelines
and
good
pracWces
related
to
groundwater
governance,
promotes
adopWon
and
advances
naWonal
and
regional
policy
dialogue.
NaWonal
training
programs
on
the
principles,
and
experiences
gained
globally
from
the
applicaWon
of
key
direcWves,
convenWons
and
guidelines,
including:
UNECE
Water
ConvenWon,
EU
WFD
and
Daughter
Groundwater
DirecWve;
UN
Non
NavigaWonal
Uses
ConvenWon;
UNGA
ResoluWon
on
the
Law
of
Transboundary
Aquifers.
Training
Programs
on
exisWng
legal
instruments
and
guidelines
related
to
groundwater
governance
for
decision
makers
in
the
Water
–
Energy
–
Food
sectors
designed
and
implemented.

11. COMPONENT
5
DISSEMINATION
AND
COMMUNICATION
OUTCOME
5.1
OUTPUTS
INDICATORS
Project
experiences
and
lessons
disseminated
globally
and
Project
web
site
(following
IW
LEARN
standards)
created,
IWENS
produced,
use
of
GEF
5
IW
tracking
tool
and
parWcipaWon
at
GEF
IW
conferences
and
other
IW
LEARN
acWviWes
ensured.
PublicaWon
and
disseminaWon
of
key
project
documents,
workshop
documentaWon,
experience
notes,
hydro-­‐
geological
and
other
maps,
translated
into
regional
languages.
Project
website
disseminates
the
project
objecWves
and
the
progress
of
the
acWviWes,
records
results,
experiences
and
impacts
being
achieved,
hosts
e-­‐fora
and
webinars,
documents
workshops
and
meeWngs
including
through
audio
visual
materials.
Documented
parWcipaWon
to
IW
LEARN
acWviWes.
Key
project
documents
translated
into
regional
language.
regionally.

12. COMPONENT
5
DISSEMINATION
AND
COMMUNICATI
ON
OUTCOME
5.2
OUTPUTS
Donors
and
Donors
Conference
IFIs
held
at
the
end
of
predisposed
to
the
project
sustain
project
outcomes
INDICATORS
Partnership
DeclaraWon
issued
at
the
end
of
the
Conference
At
the
End
of
Project:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Groundwater
Resources
of
the
Basin,
shallow
and
deep,
characterized
and
assessed
Transboundary
DiagnosWc
Analysis
Management
Capacity
Strengthened
(Monitoring,
IMS,
Vulnerability)
OpWons
for
MAR
and
wastewater
disposal
in
the
subsurface
assessed
and
tested
ConjuncWve
Management
opWons
idenWfied
MulW-­‐country
InformaWon
Exchange
Mechanism
established
and
operaWonal
Awareness
on
exisWng
internaWonal
guidelines,
direcWves
and
laws
raised
Donor
support
for
sustaining
project
outcomes
consolidated

13. GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT
IN
THE
SYR
DARYA
TRANSBOUNDARY
BASIN
For
discussion:
The
project’s
focus
is
on
creaWng
an
enabling
environment
for
acWon
on
groundwater
in
a
transboundary
context.
Is
the
conceptual
design
aligned
with
this
aim?
Is
the
mix
of
capacity
building,
diagnosWcs/assessments
and
pilots
adequate?
Are
there
new
areas
of
acWon
that
should
be
included,
or
exisWng
ones
dropped?
PROJECT
PREPARATION
PHASE
INCEPTION
MEETING
Paris
–
February
3-­‐4,
2014