Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment: Update

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Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment Update
Table 4: Access to Water Supply and Sanitation, 2014–2016
(%)
Level of Access
2014
2015
2016
Safe drinking water in urban areas (proportion of households whose 
source of drinking water is surface water, well water drawn with the help 
of buckets or a hand pump, or bottled water)
92.1
92.4
93.2
Safe drinking water in rural areas (proportion of households whose 
source of drinking water is surface water, well water drawn with the help 
of buckets or a hand pump, or bottled water
73.6
74.9
75.3
pipe sewerage system in urban areas (drainage system connecting 
economic-design wastewater flow network to centralized sewer 
network, absorbing wells, or septic tanks)
66.9
74.7
78.7
pipe sewerage system in rural areas (provision of drainage means 
connected to network flow economic- liquid waste waters to centralized 
sewer network or absorbing wells or septic tanks in the yard)
31.7
33.9
42.1
Source: data provided by the State Committee on Statistics to adB in September–October 2017 for this CGa update.
with developing and implementing WSS improvements. the State Inspectorate for the Control 
of the Use of drinking Water was established under the Cabinet of Ministers in 2017.
3. Gender Equality Issues
division of labor in the family depends on the structure of livelihoods and household income, 
climate conditions, access to water and energy, seasonality, and the roles of women and men. 
Women are the main collectors, users, and managers of domestic water, and women and 
children mostly ensure the availability of drinking water.
In the rural areas, women and children carry water several times a day, over long distances, often 
from canals or springs and sometimes from a pump. In some areas, water sources are usually 
in hollows and the trips are not always safe. additionally, carrying heavy containers requires 
sufficient physical strength. On average, water delivery accounts for 22 person-hours per 
month.
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Women must boil water to make it safe for drinking. In the cold season, they must heat 
water for laundry, bathing, and cattle watering.
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