Uzbekistan

The main objective of the Project was to improve the living and health conditions in the rural communities in Karakalpalstan and Khorezm. The Project mitigated the ongoing effects of the drought by providing safe and easily accessible water supply, minimizing water wastage, and improving health conditions through supporting the provision of sanitation facilities and encouraging better hygiene practices. The Project will also strengthen institutional capacity for potable water resource management to ensure Government’s water supply program in the Aral Sea area is sustainable.

The Project covered rural areas of the country with an urgent need for improvement of WSS facilities. The Project was expected to contribute to poverty reduction by expanding rural WSS coverage, improving quality of WSS services, and improving living and health conditions of the rural population in the project areas.