CASPIAN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

The Caspian Environment Programme (CEP) is a regional umbrella environmental programme of the five Caspian Littoral States, Azerbaijan, I.R. Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. The CEP aims at the sustainable development of the Caspian environment, including living resources and water quality, protecting human health and ecological integrity for the sake of future generations. The CEP is funded by the Caspian littoral governments; the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank; the European Union and the growing participation of the private sector.