Water and sanitation programme in Tajikistan

Tender award – large-scale water & sanitation programme in Tajikistan

We are proud to announce that we will continue to contribute to accelerating the implementation of SDG 6 on water and sanitation in Tajikistan!     We have won a new contract from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)to improve the access to water and sanitation for all as well as hygiene behaviors in the Syr Darya River basin. The first phase of the CHF 7,789,000 programme will last until 2024, with further phases to follow. Switzerland intends to contribute a total of CHF 20 million over the next 12 years.   This new programme builds on past experiences developed in partnership with the SDC where we worked in close cooperation with citizens in pilot villages in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to help them to build and manage their own drinking water supply systems.    This new project focuses on access to drinking water and sanitation on equal footage and includes a major technical assistance component designed to … Continue reading Tender award – large-scale water & sanitation programme in Tajikistan

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Breakthrough for full cost recovery in rural water supply in Tajikistan

Context With its numerous lakes and major glaciers, the largely semi-arid Tajikistan has abundant fresh water resources: about 60% of Central Asian water streams are originating from its mountains. However, due to the rough terrain, population growth and collapse of centrally subsidized drinking water supply and irrigation systems, the delivery of the water to the … Continue reading Breakthrough for full cost recovery in rural water supply in Tajikistan

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How to Establish a Full Cost Recovery Water Supply System?

This paper draws on the experiences of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project implemented in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan by the International Secretariat for Water (ISW). It explains the details of the model which allows for full cost recovery and analyses the factors for success and replication. The document clearly shows that there is potential for … Continue reading How to Establish a Full Cost Recovery Water Supply System?

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Our 15 Years of commitment in central Asia

Engaging the public and the local actors; the key to making drinking water and hygiene available to everyone. In 2013, we published this document presenting a brief overview of its activities and those of our partners in Central Asia, over 15 years of commitment. The document first describes the impressive Ferghana valley and then presents … Continue reading Our 15 Years of commitment in central Asia

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