Western Uzbekistan Rural Water Supply Project. Ministry of Economy , Узбекистан.
The Project will provide urgently needed assistance in response to the worsening consequences of drought during the past two years in the Aral Sea area of northwest Uzbekistan covering the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan (Karakalpakstan) and the province of Khorezm. It will be a part of a wide-ranging package of projects under the Government's Aral Sea Drought Relief Program that is being funded by international development agencies to support the communities in the Aral Sea drought disaster area. The Project will improve potable water supply and provide support to sanitation and personal hygiene practices to about 700,000 rural population in the project area of whom over 60 percent are poor. The Project will also support long-term sustainable water supply management by introducing water conservation measures, educating the public on the value of water, and promoting health awareness campaigns. To better address the needs of beneficiaries of the Project, a participatory approach will be adopted when formulating and designing subprojects under the Project. Thereafter, the beneficiaries will be involved in implementation
