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.
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For work related to Central Asia, please contact our regional office in Uzbekistan.
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Latest Central Asia publications
Impact of climate change on the inflow of Charvak Lake by three rivers (Pskem, Koksu, Chatkal), Uzbekistan, during the post-soviet period (1990-2022) modelled by QSWAT+
Chapter 9 – Evaluation of drip and conventional surface irrigation in the poorly drained, naturally irrigated lands of the Khorezm region: lessons from Central Asia
Small transboundary tributaries of Ferghana Valley, Central Asia: searching for constructive pathways toward cooperation