Central Asia
IWMI’s work in Central Asia aims to mitigate risks to the availability of water, overcome inequities, and support the region to manage its water resources sustainably.
IWMI in Central Asia
IWMI collaborates closely with government ministries, local water-management authorities, farmers, academic and research institutions, non-governmental organizations, partners and donor-funded projects.
We have undertaken more than 30 research-for-development projects in Central Asia since 2001, forging formal partnerships with the Executive bodies of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia; Central Asia Regional Ecological Center, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, the Central Asia chapter of the Global Water Partnership; the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, and many more.
Regional representative
Contact
For work related to Central Asia, please contact our regional office in Uzbekistan.
Latest Central Asia news
September-October 2025 Research Journal Roundup
Azerbaijan on the International Water Security Stage
July-August 2025 Research Journal Roundup
Co-design shapes water solutions in Uzbekistan
Latest Central Asia publications
Water resources management and planning under climate uncertainty: assessment of the droughts in Uzbekistan
Nexus-based water management – trade-off analysis in the Chirchik River Basin, Uzbekistan
Future research directions for understanding the interconnections between climate change, water scarcity, and mobility in rural Central Asia