Environmental policy and administrative management

While developing projects as well as realizing them, NGO and local communities often face with a number of problems which couldn t be solved traditional ways. For example, how to show an integrated approach in the area of land degradation which applicants collide every day with if they have lack of experience in writing projects How to identify root problems and to reach understanding in methods of how they could be solved at the level of community How to adjust a system of adequate monitoring to have objective information to accept correct administrative decisions How to hang over the knowledge and experience gained to neighbors, partners Participatory video could be a mechanism in this case. In many remote areas of Kazakhstan documentary shooting with participatory video usage will help to develop projects to be further submitted to the SGP, and it will give more clear observation of the baseline for the moment of the project initiation. Collective Video is a good tool of public consultation, protection and political dialogue, and could also be used for intermediary in the resolution of conflicts. The project is the joint strategic initiative of the SGP in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The project tasks 1. Creation of a command of amongst of professional national experts in participatory video for introduction of the technology in activity of donor society and public organizations of Kazakhstan (including GEF SGP) 2. Approbation of methodology of participatory video for development, estimations, exchange of experience, received knowledge and the best practices into land degradation projects 3. Carrying out of information campaign to popularize PV technique in Kazakhstan. Expected results: Working command including 3-4 groups of national experts in PV from various areas of Kazakhstan is created; Practical approbation of PV in SGP projects in land degradation, including both projects in development, implemented and completed ones (from 3 up to 5 projects in different areas of the country) is lead The partner network united experts in PV of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is created. Preconditions for exchange of experience and increases of professional skill are created; PV is included in a grant process of SGP Kazakhstan, at such stages as development and estimation of projects, sharing of the experience gained, etc. PV has found a recognition and it is applied both among the organizations of civil society and donor community. Quality of the projects submitted to the SGP on land degradation has improved

Kazakhstan