The project Central Asian Regional Water Information Base

Appendix 7
Distribution of respondents' answers to the question

"Which informational products are/ or could be of your interest?"

State CA	Republic Kazakhstan		Kyrgyz Republic		Republic Tajikistan		Turkmenistan		Republic Uzbekistan
The number of respondents	48		121		19		3		78
	# of	%	# of	%	# of	%	# of	%	# of	%
Field of Interest
1. Integrated Water Resources Management	29	60.4	105	86.8	6	6.31	2		68	87.2
2. Combating land degradation and desertification	12	25.0	55	45.4	2		2		58	74.3
3. Flood	12	25.0	58	47.9	2		2		13	7.16
4. Climate change and its impact on water resources	26	54.2	69	57.0	5	3.26	2		70	89.7
5. Transboundary water resources management	27	56.3	70	57.8	6	6.31	3		63	80.8
6. Glacier degradation	7	6.14	42	34.7	3		0		20	6.25
7. Groundwater	19	39.6	50	41.3	2		2		49	62.8
8. Hydropower	9	7.18	18	9.14	3		0		26	33.3
9. Water and sanitation	15	2.31	29	24.0	4		1		28	35.9
10. Ecological conditions of watercourses	15	2.31	66	54.5	4		2		62	79.5
11. Problems of the Aral Sea and Priaral’ye	26	54.2	79	62.3	5	3.26	2		70	89.7
12. Increasing productivity of irrigated agriculture	10	8.20	82	67.8	4		2		63	80.8
13. Involvement of Afghanistan into regional processes	0	0	14	6.11	2		0		19	3.24
14. Creating legal framework for interstate relations	6	5.12	25	7.20	3		0		37	47.4
15. Economics and financing of water sector	7	6.14	53	43.8	2		1		50	64.1
16. Socio-economic aspects of water management	8	7.16	56	46.3	3		1		61	78.2
17. Other	3	6.2	1	0.8	0		0		14	9.17
Database
1. Database (information system) for Water Resources	35	72.9	105	86.8	6	6.31	3		70	89.7
2. Database (information system) for Land Resources	8	7.16	78	64.5	2		3		62	79.5
3. Glacier database	6	5.12	59	48.8	1		1		13	7.16
4. Database (operational data) on water withdrawals from Amudarya and Syrdarya	15	2.31	63	52.1	5	3.26	2		67	85.9
5. Database (operational data) and agro-climatic information	7	6.14	44	36.4	2		1		34	43.6
6. Climate predictions with accumulation in the database	11	9.22	63	52.1	2		0		58	74.3
7. Predictions of river flow with the accumulation of a database	17	35.4	66	54.5	2		1		64	82.0
8. Analysis of water environment of the river basins of Amudarya and Syrdarya	20	41.7	55	45.4	5	3.26	0		68	87.2
9. Database the Aral Sea and Priaral’ye	14	2.29	72	59.5	3		2		61	78.2
10. Database of regional and donor organizations ("Water Atlas")	7	6.14	50	41.3	3		1		31	39.7
11. Database Staff "Who's Who in Water Management"	7	6.14	67	55.4	2		0		7	9.0
12. Database of the ASBP 1, 2, 3	14	2.29	26	5.21	1		2		29	37.2
13. GIS	9	7.18	30	8.24	1		1		40	51.3
14. Other	5	4.10	0	0	0		0		2	2.6
Knowledge base
1. E-library	21	43.7	46	38.0	5	3.26	1		71	91.0
2. Bibliographic Database	7	6.14	25	7.20	2		1		67	85.9
3. Thematic Knowledge Base (Eg, Water Law)	11	9.22	44	36.4	3		1		16	5.20
4. Reviews of international experience in the field of water management	17	35.4	66	54.5	3		1		64	82.0
5. Glossary	9	7.18	12	9.9	2		0		27	34.6
6. Information and publications in national languages of the region	3	6.2	42	34.7	5	3.26	0		52	66.7
7. Other	1	2.0	0	0	0		1		0	0
News resources, including mailing
1. News Digest	12	25.0	19	7.15	2		0		8	87.2
2. Calendar of Events	13	1.27	55	45.4	4		0		60	76.9
3. Other	1	2.0	0	0	0		0		4	5.1
Information on the activities of regional organizations
1. Information on the activities of IFAS	17	35.4	38	4.31	6	6.31	2		70	89.7
2. Information on the activities of ISDC	6	5.12	21	3.17	2		1		61	78.2
3. Information on the activities of ICWC	20	41.7	101	83.5	6	6.31	1		60	76.9
4. Information on the activities of CAREC	10	8.20	25	7.20	3		1		33	42.3
5. Information on the activities of CDC Energy	3	6.2	13	7.10	1		0		24	8.30
6. Other	3	6.2	1	0.8	0		0		2	2.6
Information on the activities of international organizations
1. World Water Council	14	2.29	78	64.5	4		1		68	87.2
2. International Network of Basin Organizations	12	25.0	67	55.4	2		1		65	83.3
3. International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage	5	4.10	53	43.8	3		1		61	78.2
4. Asia-Pacific Water Forum	8	7.16	25	7.20	1		1		47	60.2
5. International Commission on Large Dams	4	8.3	38	4.31	1		1		44	56.4
6. International Association for Water Law	15	2.31	70	57.8	2		1		32	41.0
7. Donor agencies, development agencies	7	6.14	62	51.2	3		2		24	8.30
8. Other	3	6.2	9	7.4	0		0		3	3.8
Information on the activities of national organizations
1. Water Management	31	64.6	97	80.2	5	3.26	2		68	87.2
2. Environment	19	39.6	58	47.9	1		1		54	69.2
3. Hydrometeorology	19	39.6	48	39.7	1		2		46	59.0
4. Energy	7	6.14	15	4.12	1		0		21	9.26
Information on the activities of international and regional projects
1. Dissemination of best practices and best practices	25	52.1	88	72.7	4		1		68	87.2
2. Publications	18	37.5	53	43.8	4		2		60	76.9
3. Other	5	4.10	14	6.11	0		0		6	7.7
Other	1	2.1	0	0	0		0		0	0