Matluba Fazilova Institute of Strategic and Regional Study under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 

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• WATER – A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR UZBEKISTAN’S FUTURE

• National Policy of Water Resources Management and Natural Resources Use

• Matluba Fazilova
• Institute of Strategic and Regional Study under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The Main principles :

• The Main principles :
• Integration of economic and ecological policy aimed at conservation and restoration of environment as the essential conditions for improvement of population living standards;
• Transition from protection of some nature elements to the general and integrated protection of ecosystems;
• Responsibility of all members of society for environment protection, conservation of its biodiversity and improvement of its conditions, creation of the favorable conditions for life population.

• National Policy of Water Resources Management and Natural Resources Use

• Strategic Frames and National Programming Documents

The Main Aims :

• The Main Aims :
• to promote the rational use of water and to protect water resources.
• to improve the efficiency and reliability of the country’s water sector management,
• ensuring guaranteed water delivery
• providing essential services both to society and natural ecosystems .

• The Main Priorities:
• water saving in all types water consumption and improving water quality;
• development of systems for supplying the population with good quality drinking water;
• restoration of soil fertility and improvement of the agro landscapes;
• mitigation of the consequences of the Aral Sea crisis through an integrated approach to decision-making on interrelated regional and national issues.

• National Policy of Water Resources Management and Natural Resources Use

National Policy of Water Resources Management and Natural Resources Use

• Progress and problems in water legislation
• Planning measures and initiatives

• Legislative Aspects

• Economic Mechanisms of the Natural Resources Use
• - User Payments
• -Payments for use of Natural Resources
• - Tax for Water Resources Use
• On the Issue of Charge for Water Delivery

National Policy of Water Resources Management and Natural Resources Use

• Reforms and Changes in Water Sector

• Transition from the territorial principle of management with its strict centralized approach

• to the more flexible systems approach based on hydrographic (basin) principles

Managerial Structure of Water Resources Administration

MAWR Management Structure

Civil Society and Public Participation

• - reform development support and institutional changes, working out strategies, programs, action plans and projects, as well scientific and applied works of ecological and nature conservation directions;
• Propaganda knowledge and forming of ecological ideology on economic relation to water and environment, and strengthening of cultural relations and wealth's;
• Public involvement in solving of water and ecological problems, etc.

• II. Efforts and supports of international institutions to build and strengthen of national capacity
• III. Public participation in overcoming water shortages

• I. Contribution of the civil society aimed to:

Cooperation of Rural and Urban Population in Searching of Adequate Strategies to Overcome Water Shortages (WB, 2001)

THANK YOU

• THANK YOU