Name of the project
	The Study on Water Supply System in six cities of the Aral Sea Region of Uzbekistan. 1996. Tashkent.
Aim of the project
	1. Fulfilling of water supply plan in six cities of the Aral Sea region for improving drinking water quality and perfecting of institutional, financial and managemental aspects of water supply services. 2. Feasibility studies on priority option of the project. 3. Transference of technology to local partners.
Financing Organization
	Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Duration of the project
	1995-1996
Executors
	Tokyo Engineering Concultants Co, LTD Ministry of Public Utilities. The Republic of Uzbekistan. State Committee for Nature Protection. The Republic of Uzbekistan
Results of the Study
	Drinking water is supplied population of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm from the Amudarya river in the Tuyamuyn reservoir using water treatment units, main pipelines Tuyamuyn-Nukus, Tuyamuyn-Urgench, distribution facilities and waterpipe networks, as well as from local water sources. This new project includes water supply of six cities of Priaralia: Nukus, Chimbai, Kungrad, Muinak in Republic of Karakalpakstan and Urgench and Khiva in Khorezm oblast. Besides there are 17 cities and centers of districts in Karakalpakstan and 11 in Khorezm. But existing system of water supply do not satisfy population in volume and quality of water. This project was done by the Japanese Government with appealing of Uzbekistan Authorities. The Studies have included two stages: 1. Fulfilling main project on improvement of water quality, organization and management in water supply. 2. Feasibility studies for foundation of priority option of project. At the first stage it studied existing sources of drinking water supply, water treatment facilities, pumping stations with main and distribution pipeline nets. Water sources was sampled and analyzed water quality of studied area using equipment have granted by Japan - chromatomass spectrometer (France) and atomic-absorbtion spectrophotometr (Japan). Norms of water consumption and water demand, existing systems of exploitation and service of water supply nets, institutional aspects, assessment of water cost and water payment also was analyzed. At the second stage it was carried out feasibility studies of project option, which was chosen by Uzbekistan side and planned for realization water supply project in the Aral Sea zone to 2010. Now the population of the Aral Sea zone (3,055 mln) is supplied by tap water with capacity 503 thousand m^3/per day. In future to 2010 this volume would increase to 828 thousand m^3/per day, with 467 litre per capita in Karakalpakstan and 660 litre per capita in Khorezm, with guarantied norms of water quality on water hardness and mineralization. Calculated average tariff for 1 m^3 of water would be 0,30 USD. Exploitation cost for water supply per 1 m^3 equals to 4,5 som (exchange rate 1 USD - 40 som in July 1996) for Karakalpakstan and 2,28 som for Khorezm, meanwhile actual expenses for electricity composes 49-69% of common expenditures. Capital investment for construction of new water intake from winter storage water reservoir-Kaparas with pumping station, treatment plants, cascades of pumping stations with water supply pipeline networks will reaches - 751,9 mln. USD. It was recommended that high cost of project to realize water saving measures should be considered: - installation of water meters, appoint of realistic tariff for covering exploitation expenditures and technical services; - decrease in leakages of water in existing nets, which volume reaches to 30%, in some cities and districts to 50-60%, to prevent using drinking water for irrigation of gardens and different crops, which attract up to 30-50% of tap water supply.
Contacts:
	Umarov N.M., Sergeeva I.G., 13A, U.Nasir str. Tashkent 700100 tel: 998 - 712 - 544617, 550867 E-mail: razak@econet.org.uz

Name of the project
	Conservation of Biodiversity. National Strategy and Action Plan Republic of Uzbekistan. Approved by the Government of Republic of Uzbekistan, 1 April 1998, Tashkent
Aim of the project
	Aim of Strategy and Action Plan - conservation, sustainable using and management controlled resources of biodiversity of Uzbekistan for prosperity of population and future generation.
Financing Organization
	Global Environmental Facility (GEF) with Technical Support of UNDP
Duration of the project
	1996-1997
Executors
	State Committee of Uzbekistan for Nature Protection State Committee of Uzbekistan for Forestry Uzbekistan’s Academy of Science Working group of project
Results of the Study
	On the base of Convention on biological diversity national and action plan of Uzbekistan was carried out and emphasized priority directions: · the reorganization and expansion of the protected areas system, including rationalization of legal and institutional aspects; integrated approach for protected areas combining conservation and sustainable use objectives; establishing of new protected areas and expansion of some existing ones to ensure maximum presentation and a viable sample of ecosystems and habitats; an increased level of local government and community participation and support · Public awareness, education and participation in biodiversity, conservation and sustainable use, including development of public awareness at all levels of society, but with particular emphasis on decision makers, local governments, youth; development of education plan within schools and universities; · development of sustainable use mechanisms, including creation of sustainable use models of protected areas for spreading gained experience in other zones of Uzbekistan; assessment and planning, concerning biotechnology, bio-pharmaceutical and agro-biodiversity development in Uzbekistan · the action plan elaborates in biodiversity conservation to implement the strategy, including specific actions and measures to prepare, timetable for implementation and assessing financial demands. Relevant activities and projects, such as the Transboundary Biodiversity Projects (World Bank/GEF) are incorporated into the plan. Future projects and donor assistance will occur within the context of the plan. The action plan also includes a systematic monitoring mechanism to control effectiveness of implementation and its reporting. Approval of the strategy and action plan by Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan would be made official policy of the Government of Uzbekistan. The strategy and action plan prepared with timetable for 10 year period (1998 to 2007) must be reviewed after the initial 5 year period. If necessary, make revisions required to incorporate new approaches or other changing. Also at this time, initial planning of actions for the following strategy phase (2007 to 2017) will carried out.
Contacts:
	D.Azimov, M.Ensti, N.Kasimova. Tashkent 700000 Kadiry str. 7, tel: 998-712 - 413080; fax: 415633; E-mail: nature@gimly.com

Name of the project
	Land use in relation to economic changes in Uzbekistan NRSP-2 project 3.1/DE-07. ISBN 9054112743 Tashkent, 1999
Aim of the project
	- Working out modern technologies on the base of remote sensing methods (RS) for ecological monitoring and planning sustainable land-use. - Definition of agricultural activity and water use impact to transformation of land physiography. -Transference of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and RS techniques to local organizations and experts.
Financing Organization
	The Netherlands Remote Sensing Board (NRSP) IWACO, Consultants for Water and Environment
Duration of the project
	1998-1999
Executors
	IWACO, Consultants for Water and Environment K&M, GIS and RS Consultants Veen Ecology, Consultants for Ecology Ministry of Macroeconomy and Statistics of Uzbekistan State Committee of Uzbekistan for Nature Protection, Centre «Ecology of Water Management» Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management of Uzbekistan, institute Uzgipromeliovodhoz
Results of the Study
	During complicated transition period for market economy, Uzbekistan is in acute need for reliable, real and up-to-date information for state of natural resources, particularly on land-water and ecological ones. Because of economical difficulties there is no reliable operational control data on quality of land resources, waterlogging, salinization, degradation on wind and water erosion. Data of mapping have been made by institute Uzgiprosem 10-20 years ago without using RS information that we cant assess real situation, more then to predict development of economy. Demonstration project, using images made by satellites LANDSAT TM, Resource-F (1987, 1989, 1997), was carried out by local experts for part of irrigated and desert pasture territories (100x100 km^2) of Bukhara oblast. Method RS are familiar in Uzbekistan, but because of organization and technical circumstances it has not been used in wide scale, particularly for controlling soil salinization. Integration of RS and data base of GIS are a good instrument for study desert ecosystems, dynamic of water bodies and ground water tables, degradation of meliorated lands, waterlogging, prediction of crop yield, etc. Preliminary deciphering of numerical data of RS serveys allowed to classificate thematical map for 40 ecotone codes. Complex field expedition (ecologist, botanist, soil and RS specialists, etc.) have studied this area with sampling soil, plants, ground water on key points that followed laboratory analysis. New map was processed with corrected classification, enriched by landscape situation, soil types, plant biodiversity, water table and mineralization of ground water, etc.
Contacts:
	Dick van den Bergh, Rustam Razakov. Tashkent 700100 13A U.Nosir str. tel: 998 712 - 552539, 544617 E-mail: razak@econet.org.uz