EU Delegation talks on ongoing projects in Uzbekistan water sector (Exclusive)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 9. Currently there are
three ongoing EU-supported projects in Uzbekistan's water sector,
the Programme Manager of the Delegation of the European Union to
Uzbekistan Alexander Zenebe told Trend .
According to him, the first one is Fergana Valley Water
Resources Management project. The objective of the project is to
improve the quality of irrigation and drainage service delivery to
agricultural users and boost diversification of sustainable high
productive agriculture.
'Second one is Water Services and Institutional Support
Programme in Uzbekistan.The Programme's main development objectives
are to improve coverage, quality and efficiency of WSS (water and
sanitation services) in selected project areas in Uzbekistan, and
strengthen the capacity of sector institutions in Uzbekistan for
improved water service delivery. The Project consists of four
strategically designed components, financing key policy,
institutional and infrastructure activities to address binding
constraints in the water sector and enable sustainable water
service delivery in Uzbekistan', Zenebe said.
The last one is Sanitation Development project in
Uzbekistan.
'The objective of the project is to improve coverage, quality
and efficiency of urban sewerage systems in selected areas, to
reduce pollution discharge in rivers and groundwater in selected
areas; strengthen organization and institutional capacity of the
regional public operators and their line-ministry establish the
centralized sanitation systems and associated sanitation services
in Karmana and Kitab-Shakhrisabz two urban centers of Uzbekistan,'
he said.
In addition, Zenebe said that EU is committed to continue its
support to the water sector in Uzbekistan.
The EU assistance to the water sector in Uzbekistan is in place
since 2016 and amounted to more than 55 million euros. It supports
main objectives of Uzbekistan in the sector of water
management.
Until 2021, the EU assistance has been delivered through the 'EU
programme on sustainable management of water resources in rural
areas'. The programme was divided in three components implemented
in partnership with GIZ, UNDP and CAREC.
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