Implementing organisation: The World BankDuration: Phase 3: 2018-2022 Project budget: Total budget - €11.2 million, EU contribution - €7 million Project partners: The World Bank, European Union, Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs, UK Department for International Development Beneficiary Countries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and UzbekistanKeywords: Water security, energy security, Central AsiaContract number: ACA/2019/406-688 Program Development ObjectiveThe Central Asia Water and Energy Program[1] aims to help six Central Asian countries strengthen the enabling environment to promote water and energy security at the regional level and in beneficiary countries.Main target groupsGovernments, national and regional institutions of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan[2].Key challenges that the program helps to address:

• Fragmented regional cooperation
• Weak capacity of regional and national institutions with poor financial performance
• Water and energy use inefficiency
• Vulnerability to climate change
• Lack of reliable and accurate data and analysis for informed decision-making, planning and management

Expected outcomes by December 31, 2020

• Improved policy frameworks that promote achievement of water and energy security adopted at national level
• Promotion of a regional framework supporting water and/or energy security informed by CAWEP
• Strengthened capacity in regional and national institutions responsible for water and/or energy resources management in beneficiary countries
• Leveraged/informed US$2.5 billion[3] of investments contributing to water and energy security at regional level and in beneficiary countries, including regional power trade.

See Also

• CAWEP
• World Bank Kazakhstan
• New European Union €7 million grant to strengthen water and energy security in Central Asia
• CAWEP Annual Report 2019
• Promoting Women’s Participation in Water Resource Management in Central Asia
• Прием заявок на участие в серии экспертных семинаров и создание открытых онлайн-курсов в сфере водных и энергетических ресурсов