📋 Tender Overview
The project will strengthen Uzbekistan in water and sanitation with a focus on protection of water resources. This contribution is designed in the frame of the UNECE led and implemented Assistance and Cooperation Program and shall support Uzbekistan’s accession to and implementation of the Protocol on Water and Health and the Industrial Accidents Convention as part of protecting human health, well-being and the environment through improving water management, the protection of water eco-systems, and reducing water-related diseases.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Uzbekistan
Water
Governance
Climate change and environment
Water sector policy
Legal and judicial development
Disaster risk reduction DRR
01.12.2023 - 31.12.2026
CHF 1’380’000
The project in brief
Background Climate change and Uzbekistan's mining industry, which includes 41 Tailings Management Facilities, pose environmental and public health risks, potentially affecting over 36 million people. The 2020 Sardoba Water Reservoir flood exemplifies the threat of natural disasters. An increase in mines and Tailings Management Facilities, due to Uzbekistan being a major producer of gold and uranium, could lead to water pollution and transboundary effects. A multi-hazard approach is needed to prevent industrial accidents and water pollution. At the 6th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health, Uzbekistan expressed interest in climate resilience, equitable access to water and sanitation, and wastewater surveillance. Despite progress, gaps remain in access to safe drinking water, sanitation, governance, and challenges linked to climate change. Uzbekistan's environmental protection concept until 2030 includes its envisaged accession to the Industrial Accidents Convention.
Objectives Governance and capacity in the areas of water and sanitation, prevention of accidental water pollution and resilience to climate change are improved, including through transboundary cooperation and regional exchange
Target groups - National competent authorities in charge of water management, WASH, public health, disaster risk reduction, industrial/tailings safety, - The management of emergency situations and climate resilience; - Operators of water and sanitation facilities and of mine tailings, and relevant river basin commissions; - Associations; - Civil society organizations.
Medium-term outcomes O1: National governance, policies and legislation on water and sanitation, mine tailings safety and prevention of accidental water pollution, and climate resilience are strengthened through accession to and implementation of the Protocol on Water and Health and the Industrial Accidents Convention O2: Transboundary cooperation and regional exchange in the areas of water, sanitation, mine tailings safety and prevention of accidental water pollution, and climate resilience are fostered O3: Political and public awareness on water and sanitation, prevention of accidental wa
