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The contribution of international donors to sustainable complex water-resources management in Uzbekistan

October 2006

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City of Bonn

Besides the governmental reforms in the agrarian sector in Uzbekistan regarding the management of irrigation systems over the past decade with a focus of attention on water-users associations (WUAs), an important role was played in this progress by international donor organizations. The following paper discusses the concept of "WUA" in the policy of water-resources management and the weight of the contributions of international donors. The paper presents the research results of a doctoral thesis in the context of the bilateral ZEF-UNESCO Project "Restructuring of land and water use in Khorezm Region".

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