GIZ’s regional „Sustainable and Climate Sensitive Land Use for Economic Development in Central Asia” program is active in all five Central Asian countries. It supports local communities and government authorities in promoting integrated sustainable land management. Promoting reforms to forestry and pasture management are the program’s thematic focus, with adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change as a cross-cutting issue. Reforms of planning and investment routines at all levels are another core element. Building on a series of past consultancies in the region, UNIQUE has been commissioned to provide long-term, coherent, flexible technical advice to the Regional Program and its national and regional partners. The consulting services are under a framework contract (extended workbench approach) with a provisional list of assignments.

• Technical advice on state incentives enabling private afforestation efforts (Kazakhstan).
• Strengthening community-based pasture management (Kyrgyzstan).
• Building capacity of local pasture management specialists and technical consultants (Kyrgyzstan).
• Technical backstopping to the piloting the forest sector reform (Kyrgyzstan).
• Piloting the integrated forest ecosystems management (Kyrgyzstan).
• Technical support to the reform of the forest planning, management and monitoring system (Tajikistan).
• Advice the integration of regional program experiences and approaches into investment programs (regional).