Task Order No. 813 Contract No. PCE-I-00-96-00002-00 Prepared by: M. Kh. Khamidov, N. K. Kipshakbayev, S. Navruzov, B. Yusupov June 1999 Prepared for: Central Asia Mission U. S. Agency for International Development Region: Europe and Eurasia Task Order: Central Asia Water and Energy Policy / BNI (CAR) Tech area: Dissemination of Policy Knowledge/Environmental Communication; Water Resources; Transboundary Resource Management; Sector Restructuring and Privatization; Public-Private Partnerships; Policy Assessment, Analysis and Evaluation & Strategic Planning; Policy Performance Monitoring