Fergana Valley Water Resources Management Project. Phase-II Approved by the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan 16 September 2017 No. PP-3282 Basic information Singing date: 13 April 2019; Closing date: 28 February 2024; Amount: 9.95 mln EUR Project Steering Committee A project steering committee (PSC) is set up from following organization and ministries: - Ministry of Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Chairman);
- Representative of World Bank;
- Representative of EU;
- The Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade;
- Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction;
- The Ministry of Agriculture;
- Representatives of Fergana, Andijan and Namangen, regional Hokimiyats;
- Representatives of PIU (as a technical secretary);
- Representatives of BAISs and WUAs (as an observers).
* In accordance with Financing agreement signed between The European Union and The Republic of Uzbekistan (ACA/2017/039-929) Project Steering Committee shall be set up. Main functions of Project Steering Committee - General supervision and monitoring of the Project;
- To serve as a general coordination mechanism for the integration of activities funded by the EU grant in the Project;
- To discuss annual Work plans and results framework prepared by the PIU.
Component B: Support for Agricultural Modernization This component includes: - Subcomponent B-1. Sustainable crop intensification and diversification.
- Subcomponent B-2. Improved Water Management:
- Strengthening capacities of local Water Consumer Associations;
- Introduction of Volumetric Payment of O&M fees;
- Pilot on the Use of Solar Energy for Irrigation and Drainage Pumps.
Subcomponent B-1. Sustainable crop intensification and diversification - Assisting farmers to maximize and support the return on investment in irrigation, agricultural productivity and diversification.
- demonstrations, the establishment of farmer field schools; and
- provision of goods and training, in particular on irrigation and drainage, improving agricultural practices, access to credit and the supply of productive resources
Subcomponent B-2. Improved Water Management: Strengthening capacities of local Water Consumer Associations; - Providing support to individual WCAs in Project areas in order to improve water management at the on-farm and field levels.
- (a) the introduction of incentive mechanisms leading to the rational use of water resources (e.g., pricing);
- (b) adaptation of stakeholder structures to a promoted new paradigm aimed at turning users into clients;
- (c) improving management capacity (planning, accounting and reporting); and
- (d) ensuring the sustainability of Project investments.
Subcomponent B-2. Improved Water Management: Introduction of Volumetric Payment of O&M fees - Implementation of volumetric charges for operation and maintenance: Providing technical assistance to address deficiencies in the distribution of irrigation water at the farm level by:
- (i) installing an experimental volumetric payment system for operation and maintenance (O&M) in individual WUAs; and
- (ii) establish an irrigation schedule showing the duration of the water supply as an indicator for volume measuring in order to further calculate the payments for O&M
Subcomponent B-2. Improved Water Management: Pilot on the Use of Solar Energy for Irrigation and Drainage Pumps - This part includes pilot activities for the use of solar energy for irrigation and drainage pumps:
- (i) Supporting the installation, implementation and monitoring of solar energy infrastructure for irrigation and drainage pumps in selected areas of the Fergana Valley;
- (ii) International or regional study tours for best international practices to countries with similar climatic conditions or water management enabling environments.
Estimated cost of EU Grant for project "Water Resources Management in Fergana Valley, Phase-II"
No.
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Support for agricultural modernization
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Allocation (EUR)
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1
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Intensification and diversification of the crop
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3 125 000
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2
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Improving operation and maintenance capacity of water organizations (BAIS and WUAs)
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1 852 679
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3
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Pilot and scale innovative approaches
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1 294 643
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4
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Consulting services, study tours and audit
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1 625 000
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5
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Strengthening PIU for implementation of Subcomponent B
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1 458 304
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6
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Preparation of new project Feasibility study
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446 429
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TOTAL
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9 802 054
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Note: Final amounts shall be identified after carrying bidding processes and using actual currency exchange rate.
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