JP Kazakhstan Mangystau 

Objectives

An integrated and collaborative venture, stakeholders of the Kazakhstan Mangystau Joint Programme designed and implemented solutions to socio-economic and climate change-related challenges in the oil-rich region of Mangystau. To support the Government of Kazakhstan in addressing priorities that would modernize socio-economic practices and systems in Mangystau, which is exposed to severe climatic conditions, programme stakeholders sought to affect change in three core areas. In each, principles of sustainable development, including the protection of natural and cultural heritage, were mainstreamed into local government programmes and plans.

The first was to reduce social inequities and disparities for the most vulnerable while, concurrently, increasing employment opportunities and improving key health indicators. This was accomplished through the provision of support in the formulation of policies that stimulated productive employment; launching innovative approaches for widening rural health and social service access for women, children, youth, older people, people with disabilities, and expanding regional health policy development so they are more responsive to the needs of local populations. To achieve these outcomes programme stakeholders built the capacities of local government and service providers to plan, budget, and implement programmes that protected the most vulnerable in society, and raising awareness on best child care and participatory practices.

The second objective was to improve the capacities of local government to plan approaches for diversified and balanced local economic growth, inclusive of income generation opportunities and local self-governance. Support covered the formulation of protection policies for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in non-extractive sectors and income generation, and projects to increase the quality of local public administration and self-governance in rural areas.

Thirdly, sustainable development responses were designed that targeted climate change and natural and man-made aspects of development, such as energy efficiency in the housing sector and sustainable environmental management. Sustainable environmental and disaster risk reduction practices were modelled for potential scaling up sustainable development principles were mainstreamed into local government programmes and plans.

Projects

JP Kazakhstan Mangystau

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JP Kazakhstan Mangystau

Results

Analysis of the National Legal Framework of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Citizenship and Statelessness conducted, which highlighted legal gaps and administrative obstacles that complicated the resolution of existing cases of statelessness and led to emergence of new ones.

A child-focused disaster risk analysis (DRA) identified risks related to natural and technological hazards, assessing local potential and available mechanisms for coping, and planning and implementing measures that would reduce children’s vulnerability.

Local farms were supported in the testing of innovative and green models, such as cattle grazing and feed production in desert conditions, to address the issue of poor water supply. Solar power plants were installed, which improved living conditions on remote pastures and for forestry workers living in forest cordons.

Training workshops in Karakiya were organized to build support for local government implementation and community participation in decision-making forums on important socio-economic issues. Participants included heads of district departments, local deputies and citizens, NGOs, and the media. Social projects were designed with inputs from all participants to solve local challenges. Those geared towards innovative socioeconomic measures covered public-private partnership mechanisms, regulatory impact analysis, and usage of cash control accounts.

To develop and protect the arts and crafts sector, the cultural and natural heritage of Mangystau, programme stakeholders supported the Union of Artisans in organizing trainings on felt, wood, and embroidery techniques. The trainings improved the livelihoods of 90 local people, the majority of which were women living in rural areas.

The Statistics Committee of the Ministry of Economy, with the support of the United Nations, systematized indicators on child wellbeing pursuant to recommendations of Article 15, "data collection," of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. This process involved the establishment of an inter-sector working group to coordinate data production, analysis, and presentation.

To improve the capacity of local government when implementing the Law on Domestic Violence (to protect vulnerable women and girls) joint programme partners worked closely with the Department of Internal Affairs in strengthening legal, law enforcement, and first line responder capacities.

Local decision-makers played a central role in helping to embed local health issues in broader national policies across sectors through the application of innovative and strategic programming. Issues covered included healthy schools approaches, road traffic safety, reducing child injuries and mortality, improving the health and well-being of youth, and the reduction of non-communicable diseases.

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