Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management: Technical Assistance Completion Report

Abstract

The Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management (CACILM) is a partnership of Central Asian countries (CACs) and development cooperation partners dedicated to combating land degradation and improving rural livelihoods. ADB, through this regional technical assistance (RETA), co-financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Global Mechanism (GM), led the design phase of CACILM as a 10-year program of country-driven action and resource mobilization (December 2006–June 2016) to achieve in the CACs: (i) strengthened policy, legislative, and institutional frameworks, creating conditions conducive for sustainable land management; (ii) increased capacity of key institutions responsible for planning and implementing land management; and (iii) improved management and natural systems through the combined impact of appropriate enabling conditions and targeted project investments