Central Asia Water and Energy Programme 4 (CAWEP4) Multi Donor Trust Fund <p>The Central Asia Water & Energy Program CAWEP is a multi-donor facility that works to improve the enabling environmental for regional<em> </em>cooperation on water and energy security in Central Asia under a changing climate<em>.</em><strong><em> </em></strong>It supports the development of data-driven regional narratives and innovative analytics, builds institutional capacity, fosters investments, and provides a platform for high-level political and technical discourse on water, energy, and climate cooperation in Central Asia.</p><p>In its fourth phase, CAWEP4 will focus on integrated water-energy management in the context of projected climate change through:</p><p class="ql-align-justify">(a)<strong>Enhancing climate resilience and just in time activities.</strong> Activities under this component will include workshops, seminars, technical assistance, reports, policy development activities, capacity strengthening activities, and other just in time support to the Central Asia countries, regional institutions, and relevant national institutions.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">(b)<strong>Strengthening regional institutions and relevant national institutions.</strong> Activities under this component will include (i) capacity strengthening of relevant sectoral institutions, carrying out of learning activities (including without limitation workshops, seminars and study tours), organization of twinning arrangements and (ii) supporting national or regional institutions in development of reform documentation, and providing national and regional institutions advice on the implementation of institutional arrangements and operationalization of knowledge and/or data exchange platforms.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">(c)<strong>Building evidence base.</strong> Activities under this component will include analytical reports, diagnostic reports and studies, analytical tools including indexes and modeling, advisory support for management and operation of platforms for data generation, data sharing and enhancing or supporting regional cooperation, risk assessments, workshops and policy dialogue and other similar activities and/or instruments.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">(d)<strong>Convening regional dialogue.</strong> Activities under this component will include support of the regional policy dialogue, support for developing data sharing arrangements, agreements on operations and management of joint infrastructure, regional coordination events, workshops, and training programs.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">(e)<strong>Project identification, appraisal, and implementation support activities.</strong> Carrying out identification and appraisal of, and provision of implementation support of Recipient-executed activities.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">(f)<strong>Facilitating regional and national investments.</strong> Activities under this component will include (i) financing or co-financing of new water and/or energy investments that contribute to climate adaptation and/or mitigation; (ii) preparation of technical, financial and feasibility studies.</p>