Situational Analysis and Final Workshop within COMDEKS
Situational Analysis and Final Workshop within COMDEKS
RDF, with the support of the SGP UNDP , is implementing the Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS) Program, aimed at strengthening the resilience of landscapes and enhancing the social and economic development of local communities. The main goal of this program is to develop the COMDEKS Landscape and Seascape Strategy, formulated on the basis of a situational assessment, consultations and workshops with stakeholders to identify priority areas, as well as the implementation of a small grants program for the implementation of micro-projects to strengthen the resilience of landscapes.
At the initial stage of the project to develop the COMDEKS Landscape and Seascape Strategy, RDF specialists and researchers conduct a Situational Assessment of Landscape Resilience in the pilot area. The Situational Assessment of Landscape Resilience is carried out in the form of extended consultations and expert interviews with representatives of local communities, local organisations, local authorities, environmental activists, representatives of scientific groups and other stakeholders.
The purpose of the assessment is to discuss issues of increasing the sustainability of the landscape and ecosystems in the pilot area (coastal areas of the Issyk-Kul region) and includes the following activities:
1) Preparation of a database - information on potential program participants, identification of interested groups and communities;
2) Conducting interviews, extended consultations and workshops with the participation of various stakeholders;
3) Preparation and development of the COMDEKS Country Landscape Strategy based on data analysis.
The assessment of landscape sustainability is carried out on the basis of sustainability indicators (Indicators of Resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes), with the help of which it is possible to assess not only the current state of the landscape, but also to identify activities to improve sustainability in the future. The indicators allow assessing not only environmental aspects, but also social and cultural factors.
On February 14, a Final Seminar was held in the city of Karakol with the participation of all stakeholders to discuss landscape sustainability issues and issues of protection and conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity in the pilot area. The workshop was attended by representatives of local communities, local NGOs, educational and environmental organisations, representatives of the local administration, as well as custodians of traditional knowledge and experts from the scientific community.
As a result of the Final Workshop, an assessment of the landscape sustainability was carried out - ecosystems and territories in need of protection and restoration were identified, and priority types of activities were proposed that are necessary to enhance the sustainability of these ecosystems.
The period of the Situational Assessment: January-February 2025. The outcome of the Situational Assessment and the Final Workshop will be the development of a Landscape and Marine Strategy for the pilot territory.