Up scaling of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) with the World Bank “Rural Enterprise Support Project” RESPII (Phase 2)

Funding Agency SDC

Implementing Agency World Bank

Budget: €3,588,122.00

Country: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Start Year: 2012

End Year: 2015

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Description: SDC’s contribution focused on the soft component of this major World Bank (WB) irrigation project, and further promoted Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), strengthend capacities of 7 Administrations of Irrigation Systems (AIS) and 65 Water Consumer Associations (WCA), established and equips 62 Farmer Field Schools (FFS) to disseminate best water saving practices. Farmer Field School plots are managed by the farmer communities to demonstrate irrigation water saving techniques as well as related farming practices and agricultural improvements. The reorganized along the hydrographic boundaries Associations are responsible for operation and maintenance of their on-farm systems and the demand based distribution of irrigation water among farmers and other water users in a participatory and transparent way. The project consisted of four components financed by the Government of Uzbekistan, the World Bank and the SDC. 1 - Rural Enterprise Finance is a credit line for farmers provided through participating financial institutions. 2 - Irrigation and Drainage is aimed at achieving improved irrigation water management and service delivery, through the rehabilitation of critical inter-farm and on-farm irrigation and drainage infrastructure. It also supported 65 Water Consumers’ Associations (WCA) and provide a pilot demonstration of applied modern water management techniques in 7 districts selected by the project. This component ws divided into three subcomponents, two of which were funded by Switzerland. 3 - Rural Training and Advisory Services covers the entire area of the 7 provinces selected for RESP II. Within this component training and advisory services to farmers outside of the pilot districts were provided. 4 - Project Management component was designed to implement, monitor and oversee all project operations.

Sector: Water

Beneficiaries: Strengthens capacities of 7 Administrations of Irrigation Systems (AIS) and 65 Water Consumer Associations (WCA), establishes and equips 62 Farmer Field Schools (FFS) to disseminate best water saving practices

Contact:

Eurasia Division, Freiburgstrasse 130, 3003 Bern