Preparing the Climate Adaptive Water Resources Management in the Aral Sea Basin Project

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The transaction TA will support the government to prepare subproject feasibility studies of representative irrigation and drainage subprojects to be developed under the ensuing loan. This will increase agricultural water use productivity through a threefold approach: (i) climate resilient and modernized I&D infrastructure to improve measurement, control and conveyance within existing systems; (ii) enhanced and reliable on-farm water management including capacity building of water users, physical improvements for land and water management at the farm level and application of high level technologies for increased water productivity; and (iii) policy and institutional strengthening for sustainable water resources management. The feasibility studies will identify proposed interventions and include technical (modernized engineering designs) and environmental, social and economic and financial assessments. It will identify suitable actions for gender inclusiveness in water resources management, decision making and income generation. The TA will identify requirements for strategy and policy, legal and institutional road development for improved water resources management (from the river basin to on-farm) including opportunities for introducing technologies. It will also highlight areas for capacity building support in technical, procurement, financial management etc. for relevant project agencies.