📋 Tender Overview
Project Name
Climate-Resilient Water and Sanitation Services Project
Project Number
57117-001
Country / Economy
Uzbekistan
Project Status
Proposed
Project Type / Modality of Assistance
Loan
Source of Funding / Amount
Loan: Climate-Resilient Water Services Project
Concessional ordinary capital resources lending US$ 270.00 million
Sector / Subsector
Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Other urban services - Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban sewerage - Urban water supply
Gender
Effective gender mainstreaming
Description
Project objectives. The proposed project will assist the government in addressing climate vulnerabilities and enhancing public health and economic conditions by ensuring inclusive access to safe, reliable, climate-resilient, and sustainable WSS services for the residents of Andijan, Djizzak and Fergana provinces; and the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The project will help upgrade and expand the WSS infrastructure in the project regions and support regional suvtaminots in implementing transformational changes. The physical investments will be supplemented with targeted institutional strengthening, including enhancement of operational capabilities of regional suvtaminots on the development of district metering areas (DMAs) and NRW reduction practices. This will involve establishing specialized operations and maintenance (O&M) teams for effective management of both new and rehabilitated WSS assets to ensure sustainable and resilient WSS service delivery. Furthermore, the project will promote awareness of water conservation, health, sanitation, and hygiene with particular emphasis on empowering women and vulnerable populations.
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
Climate change risk and water scarcity. Uzbekistan is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, ranking 72nd out of 185 countries in the 2021 Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative Country Index, and Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Asian Water Development Outlook 2020. Average annual temperatures have increased steadily, at an average rate of 0.27
C per decade (19502013). The World Bank reports that warming will exceed the global averages in Central Asia, and annual average temperatures could rise by 5
C6
C by 2100. Approximately 10% of Uzbekistan's water resources are within the country boundary, making the nation susceptible to transboundary water availability challenges. Reduced river flow from upstream countries poses a significant threat of acute water scarcity in its principal river basins. The total annual water shortages will increase to 7 billion cubic meters (m3) in 2030 and 15 billion m3 in 2050. This situation raises concerns over potential mudslides, accelerated glacier melting, and exacerbating shortages of potable water. Climate change, population pressures (especially in Andijan and Fergana that are the most populated areas with high trends of population increase)
