On November 16, 2018, the Final project Board meeting took place in Bishkek. The main meeting task was summing-up of Project’s results. Mr. Arsen Ryspekov, National Project Coordinator, SAEPF’s deputy Director and co-chairperson, Mr. Anssi Karppinen, Project manager from the side of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) as well other Project Board members participated at the meeting.

On November 15, 2018, DigiLab trainings have been held in Bishkek at the PC classroom of the National Academy of Science. DigiLab software" Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) has been developed with the ICI Projects under the expert support of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE).

From October 22 till October 26, 2018 the final stage of training how to determine POPs (included into the list of the Stockholm Convention on POPs) in environmental samples with assistance of Gas Chromatograph with electron capture defector (GH-ECD) took place on the basis of  the Laboratory of Issyk-Kul Territorial Administration of SAEPF.

From August 5 till August 8, 2018,  the field mission to Son-Kul Lake took place under the Project’s support. The mission included sampling for following Laboratorial analyses, and cleaning of lake bottom from old fishing nets, as well as clean-up of lake’s coastal line from the garbage.  

In June 2018, Project handed over motor boat to Karatal-Djaparyk State Nature Reserve. A decision related to technical assistance in the form of inflatable boat with suspended motor has been made by Project Board on October 26, 2017.

On April 28, 2018 Project Advisory meeting took place in the SAEPF’s conference-hall. The chairperson of the meeting was Mr. Arsen Ryspekov, National Project Coordinator, SAEPF Deputy Director. Mr. Anssi Karppinen, Project Manager has represented the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). The representatives of structural SAEPF’s subdivisions, including Issyk-Kul Administration also took part at the meeting.

From February 5 till February 8, 2018 the mission of Mr. Anssi Karppinen, Project manager took place to Issyk-Kul Oblast. The mission covered site visit to waste water treatment plants in Balykchy and Karakol towns, including meeting with wastewater treatment plants’ Administration.

On February 1, 2018 in the Conference hall of the State Agency of Environment Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, ICI Projects’ advisory meeting took place. ICI Projects are implemented in the framework of FinWaterWEI II. The participants of the meeting were the Deputy Director, managers and staff of SAEPF; from SYKE – FinWaterWEI II Coordinator and ICI Projects’ managers.

On October 26, 2017 the project Board meeting took place in Bishkek. The main meeting task was consideration and adoption of project Work Plan and Budget for 2018. Mr. Arsen Ryspekov, National Project Coordinator, SAEPF’s deputy Director and co-chairperson, Mr. Anssi Karppinen, Project manager from the side of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) as well other Project Board members participated at the meeting.

On October 16, 2017 official documents on technical support rendered by the project to the State Inspectorate on Environment and Technical Security under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SIETS) have been signed. Technical support was rendered in the form of inflatable PVC motor boat and accessories to it.

On October 10-20, 2017 in Cholpon-Ata city at the laboratory of SAEPF Issyk-Kul Administration the third phase of POPs (Method for determination of Persistent Organic Pollutants in environmental samples with assistance of  Gas Chromatograph with electron capture defector (GH-ECD).The training was organized in the form of “on-job training”. Trainers were the specialists from SYKE: Mr. Jari Nuutinen and Ms. Anne Markkanen.

On August 29-30, 2017 under support of Project, training on fish samples preparation took place. Training was provided by SYKE’s expert Ms. Katri Salonen. Sample preparation was carried out in the Department of Disease Prevention and State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision (DDPSSES) of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic based on the Memorandum of Understanding signed between project and DDPSSES.

On August 23-24, 2017 the field mission of Project manager, Mr. Anssi Karppinen Director of Karatal-Djaparyk Natural Reserve, Mr. Bakytbek Choroev to the high Alpine lake of Chatyr Kul near the border between Kyrgyzstan and China took place. The main mission goal was collection of water and sediment samples.

On August 15 - 17, 2017 republican Workshop “Public participation as a tool of environmental monitoring system improvement, Son-Kul Lake case study” took place at the conference-hall of Ak-Bermet Hotel, Issyk-Kul.Workshop has been organized under the Project’s support together with NGO “Independent Environmental Expertise”, the State Agency of Environment Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SAEPF) and the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE).

On June 8-9, 2017 inception field mission to Son-Kul lake was arranged. Mission participants were the representatives of the State Agency of Environment Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SAEPF), the State Inspectorate on Environment and technical Security under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SEITS).

On May 26, 2017, PC equipment has been delivered and installed in Issyk-Kul Laboratory SAEPF. Also support with arrangement of local network in the Laboratory was rendered. PC equipment should facilitate the process of collection, processing and analyses of laboratory information and data. Project has the set of tasks related to support of Lab with establishment of electronic data base;

On May  23-25, 2017 practical training on Lab equipment operation took place in the basis of Issyk-Kul territorial Administration SAEPF within the mission of Finnish expert. The trainer was Ms. Olga Kovru, SYKE’s lab expert.  Additional lab equipment and instruments used during training were provided to Issyk-Kul Lab under Project support.

On March 30-31 in Cholpon-Ata city at the laboratory of SAEPF Issyk-Kul Administration the second phase of POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) training has been held. The subject of the 2^nd training is development of POPs determination method for Gas Chromatograph with electron capture defector (GH-ECD).

From February 19 till February 24, 2017 the study tour to Finland was organized within the project for the representatives of the State Agency of Environment Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic: Environment Monitoring Administration, Issyk-Kul Territorial Administration and Issyk-Kul Biosphere Territory General Directorate.

From November 21 till November 25, 2016, official visit of the representatives from the State Agency of Environment Protection and Forestry under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SAEPF) to Finland took place. The delegation was headed by Mr. Arsen Ryspekov, Deputy Director of SAEPF, and National Coordinator of project "Capacity Building of the Kyrgyz Republic on Son-Kul Lake status assessment for environmentally sustainable development" (KGZ-Water / Son-Kul).