High level policy dialogue in Central Asia: Nexus

1. TOWARDS RESOURCE SECURITY
IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE:
“NEXUS” OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND
REGIONAL COOPERATION
Rodolfo Lacy
Environment Director, OECD
15 October 2021
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2. Regional co-operation towards natural resource management
• Water and food security driving
inter-state relations
• Positive developments in regional
co-operation in recent years

3. Climate action calls for stronger regional cooperation
• Glaciers can decrease by up to 70% by
the end of the century.
• Floods cause economic losses of USD
4.7bn/year and are likely to be amplified.
• Arid areas can increase by 20% by 2100

4. Potential benefits of regional cooperation
Potential benefits of regional co-operation
• USD 6.4bn from greater regional co-
operation in the energy sector
• Avoided loss of USD 4.5bn from
greater cooperation in agriculture,
electricity trade, etc.

5. The Energy, Water and Land use Nexus project
(OECD, EBRD, FAO, SIC ICWC and UNECE)
Proposed action under the nexus project (2022-25)
1. Mainstream the nexus principles into development planning
processes
2. Expand evidence base on benefits of adopting the nexus
3. Enhance access to finance for the nexus approach
4. Design a financing mechanism that promotes nexus
investments
5. Organize regional political dialogue and facilitate capacity
development

6. We welcome your views on:
• Opportunities for regional co-operation on energy, water and
land use policies in the face of the climate risks;
• Project Design - The proposed areas of activities under the
new “Nexus” project to be implemented with regional and
international partners;
• Project Governance - How to embed the nexus project within
your government administrations to ensure the necessary
political support