INCEPTION MISSION TO THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

6-9 February, 2017

Background: The Kyrgyz Republic has become a new PAGE country in 2016, as a result of the successful country application submitted by the Ministry of Economy in 2015 with the support from the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Ministries of Agriculture, Education, Finance, State Agency for Environment Protection and Forestry are the key ministries, who expressed their sector interests in participating inPAGEinitiative. Other institutions include Bishkek Finance and Economics Academy, Ecological Movement Aleine and BIOM. The key areas will be focused on policy support to transition to inclusive Green Economy, tailored support to sectoral, macro-economic and thematic policy analysis and national institutional capacity building for Green Economy.

Objectives of the mission: Present the PAGE offer and identify initial areas/opportunities for intervention in line with the PAGE Theory of Change and value-added, through national stakeholder consultations.

Mission members:

Mr. Tim Scott, Policy Advisor, Environment, UNDP NY

Ms. Nara Luvsan, Senior Policy Advisor/PEI regional Team Leader, UNEP Geneva

Ms. Vera Weick, Programme Officer/PAGE Secretariat, UNEP Geneva

MISSION PROGRAMME

Date/Time / Activity
FEBRUARY 5, SUNDAY
Arrivals, Check-in the hotel
FEBRUARY 6, MONDAY
10:00-12:00
Venue: UNDP PMU big conference room
(booked) / Working meeting with the PMU SD team (review of the working week, PEI-PAGE programmatic synergy (to be confirmed)
Nuria Choibaeva, Team Leader/SD,
Daniar Ibragimov, Team Leader/Environment and DRM
Jyldyz Moldokulova, National PMU Manager
Kumar Kylychev, SD Dimension Chief
Gulnara Abdykalykova, PEI Project Coordinator
12:00-13:00 / Lunch
14:00-15:00
Venue: UNDP CO conference room, 2nd floor / Mission briefing meeting with UNDP CO SM (to be confirmed)
Alexander Avanessov, RR
Aliona Niculita, DRR
Erkinbek Kasybekov, ARR
Nuria Choibaeva, Team Leader/SD
Daniar Ibragimov, Team Leader/Environment and DRM
Jyldyz Moldokulova, National PMU Manager
Aidai Ashiralieva, Programme Associate
Gulnara Abdykalykova, PEI Project Coordinator
Plus
UNIDO and ILO reps in the KR
15:00-15:30
Venue: UNDP CO, UNDSS room / Security briefing with the UNDSS (to be confirmed)
The mission members
Torobek Kolubaev,UNDP National Security Officer
Timur Uzakbaev, UNDSS SA
16:00-17:00
Venue: UNDP PMU conference room (booked) / Work in the PMU
FEBRUARY 7, TUESDAY
09:30-10:30
Venue:Ministry of Economy (ME) office / Meeting with Mr. Kojoshev, Minister of Economy (to be confirmed)[GA1]
The mission members
Nuria Choibaeva, Team Leader/SD
Daniar Ibragimov, Team Leader/Environment and DRM
Kumar Kylychev, SD Dimension Chief
Gulnara Abdykalykova, PEI PC
10:30-11:00
Venue: ME office / Meeting with Mr. Imanaliev, Deputy Minister of Economy
11:00-12:30 / Meeting with the local consultants
12:30-14:00 / Lunch break
14:30-15:30 / Meeting with the NSC. ME rep will accompany the mission members.
15:30-17:30 / Working at the PMU
FEBRUARY 8, WEDNESDAY
09:30-13:00
Venue: TBD
(conference hall of the ME?) / PAGE stakeholder consultation meeting
Separate agenda will be developed with the LOP.
13:00-14:00 / Lunch break
14:00-15:00 / Meeting with the government office (level and details are to be proposed and arranged by the Ministry of Economy)
15:30-16:30
Venue: MF office / Meeting with the Ministry of Finance. ME rep will accompany the mission members
17:00-18:00
Venue: UNDP PMU
FEBRUARY 9, THURSDAY
9:30-13:00
Venue: ME large conference room, 3rd floor / Meeting slots:
Ministry of Agriculture
Environment Agency
13:00-14:00 / Lunch break
14:00-15:30
Venue: UNDP PMU / Working meetings in the PMU office (wrap-up, follow-up actions, planning next steps)
16:00-17:00
Venue: UNDP CO conference room, 2nd floor / Mission wrap-up meeting with the UNDP CO SM (to be confirmed)
Alexander Avanessov, RR
Aliona Niculita, DRR
Erkinbek Kasybekov, ARR
Nuria Choibaeva, Team Leader/SD
Daniar Ibragimov, Team Leader/Environment and DRM
Jyldyz Moldokulova, National PMU Manager
Kumar Kylychev, SD Dimension Chief
Gulnara Abdykalykova, PEI PC
And
UNIDO, ILO country reps
FEBRUARY 10, FRIDAY
Departures

[GA1]Aisuluu will confirm by COB this week.

prepare him for the meeting, resume of the PAGE application.