Central Asia Regional Water Information Base Project (CAREWIB) aims at the improvement of information provision in water and environmental sectors in Central Asian countries in order to promote transparency openness and foster public support for rational natural resources use.

One of the project's priority tasks is to create a regional Internet portal with regularly updated information on water and environmental issues in Central Asia.

Visit CAWater-Info portal at www.cawater-info.net

The portal will be based on existing though not yet always easily accessible information maintained by the Scientific Information Centre (SIC ICWC) and other organisations in the region under the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC). Links will also be established to information derived from other online resources on water, energy and environment in Central Asia, as well as to relevant policy processes (e.g. SPECA, REAP, ENVSEC etc.).

Publications in paper format based on the same information regularly produce and distribute to increase outreach towards policy makers, NGOs and the general public.

The project implements by SIC ICWC in Tashkent with support from UNECE and UNEP/GRID-Arendal with financial support of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

Series “CAREWIB project publications”

Vol. 1. UNECE Water Convention Secretariat Activities within Programme Area II Integrated Management of Water Resources and Related Ecosystems

Vol. 2. International Water and Energy Consortium

Vol. 3. CAREWIB Project's Regional Information System

Vol. 4. V.A. Dukhovny: The creation of capacity development of interstate water collaboration in the Aral Sea Basin

Vol. 5. V.A. Dukhovny: Water and globalization: case-study of Central Asia

Vol. 6. Children about water (“Precious drop of water” competition proceedings)

Vol. 7. V.A. Dukhovny: Water and Energy: Together or Separately?

Vol. 8. Central Asia Regional Water Information Base: Web-portal and Information System

Vol. 9. V.A. Dukhovny, A.G. Sorokin, G.V. Stulina: Should we think about adaptation to climate change in Central Asia?

Vol. 10. Model legislation of CIS countries in water

Berlin Rules on Water Resources

Series “New in Water Management”

Vol. 1. July 2005

Vol. 2. October 2005

Vol. 3. March 2006

Vol. 4. July 2006

Vol. 5. July 2007

Vol. 6. July 2008

Vol. 7. August 2008

Vol. 8. November 2008

Vol. 9. March 2009

Vol. 10. April 2009

Guidelines

Guidelines for use of the CAWater-Info portal in daily practice

Guidelines for use of the Regional Information System of the Aral Sea

Instructional guidelines for establishment of water information system at national level

Content Management System Manual for National Focal Points

Guidelines for use of Knowledge Bases of the CAWater-Info portal in day-to-day activity

Guidelines for use of the CAREWIB’s Databases on-line