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The USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment activity strengthens water cooperation across Central Asia for improved stability, economic prosperity and healthy ecosystems.
Water, energy and food security are tightly interlinked in Central Asia, forming a resource nexus that transcends the borders of the five Central Asian States of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The goal of the USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment activity is to strengthen regional capacity to manage shared water resources and mitigate environmental risks in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya river basins.
The activity takes a multi-level governance approach to tackling complex regional water challenges by strengthening collaboration through stakeholder dialogues; developing a shared vision for integrated and sustainable river basin management using evidence and modeling; and fostering collaborative action across sectors and governance levels.
The activity aims to achieve the following results:
Build Capacity |
Well-trained human capital and strengthened educational institutions that address both integrated water resources management and the water, energy and agriculture nexus |
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Strengthen Transboundary Cooperation |
Sustainable river basin councils that promote cooperation using transboundary rivers to pursue mutual economic benefits |
Support Transboundary Initiatives |
Enhanced national and regional initiatives that address transboundary water cooperation and water, energy and agriculture nexus through a common economic cost/benefit lens |
Respond to Environmental Challenges |
Selected emerging regional and national environmental challenges and issues are addressed in the Central Asian countries |
THE SYR DARYA AND AMU DARYA RIVER BASINS:
![Map of major waterbodies and rivers in the Amu Darya and Syr Darya basins Map of major waterbodies and rivers in the Amu Darya and Syr Darya basins](https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/styles/732_width/public/nodeimage/11032020_USAID_WAVE_Activity_Fact_Sheet.jpg?itok=awcOYKRm)
IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD:
The USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment activity is a five-year $24 million USD activity running from October 2020 through September 2025.
CONTACT DETAILS:
USAID Central Asia |
USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment activity |
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Gulzada Azhetova Contracting Officer Representative |
Richard Volk Chief of Party |
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