Uzbekistan

STREAM – Empowering Women and Civic Initiatives for Sustainable Water Resources Management in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Sustainable Infrastructure
August 2022
May 2026

STREAM in Uzbekistan aims to empower rural women and local authorities in selected districts of the Ferghana region through capacity-building on integrated water resources management (IWRM). The objective is to enhance IWRM efficiency in vulnerable target areas of the Fergana region by introducing a reliable water monitoring system, improving data sharing, establishing demonstration sites, and rehabilitating water infrastructure.

STREAM Initiative in Uzbekistan is implemented based on the following pillars: 

 

Pillar I: Pillar I: Evidence-based planning 

Targeted watershed level context, NRM and climate change analysis, stakeholder mobilisation and road map development with local actors and national governments 

 

Pillar II: Climate smart NRM practices 

Provision of capacity building training, technical expertise and supports (secondment, equipment, etc.) and small grant schemes for stakeholders. 

 

Pillar III: Infrastructure and dialogue 

Focused investment in infrastructure rehabilitation and accompanying water accounting systems and information management approaches to facilitate regional dialogue. 

Current projects

Capacity-Building of Civil-Society Organisations for Better Conservation in Uzbekistan
ACCELERATE Reform: Activating Civil society Capacity to Enhance Labor and Employment Rights for vulnerable citizens and to Advance Transformative Economic Reform
STREAM – Empowering Women and Civic Initiatives for Sustainable Water Resources Management in Uzbekistan
Strengthening the capacity of civil society to ensure the protection of women at risk and survivors of domestic violence in Central Asia