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Uzbekistan Country
Gender Assessment Update
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Support capacity building under the auspices of Gap implementation, with not less
than 30% female participation.
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Collaborate with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, NGOs, tadbirkor
ayol (BWa), and the Hunarmand (Handicraft) association in specific capacity
development interventions for the development of SMes and agriculture; marketing
skills; and familiarity with the specificities of operating rented farms,
taxes and loans,
insurance systems, agriculture development, and business planning, and management
laws, creation of cooperatives and unions, more modern agricultural skills and
techniques taking into account agricultural specificities, and processing technologies
(e.g.,
cheese making, the preparation of homemade butter).
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Collaborate with the WCU and other state and non-state stakeholders on the
extension of interventions among women farmers in financial and nonfinancial bank
services for female clients.
F. Transport and roads
1. Context
In its
Connecting to Compete
(2014) report on global logistics, the World Bank ranked
Uzbekistan 129th out of 160 countries, with a score of 2.39 (logistics; 5, the best). the
report
also ranked Uzbekistan’s infrastructure 148th globally.
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Uzbekistan serves three of six Central
asia Regional economic Cooperation (CaReC) corridors. as a double-landlocked country
with over 31.8 million people, Uzbekistan depends to a considerable degree on its transport role
for the country’s development.
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the Uzbek agency for automobile and River transport
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is the national administrative authority for streamlining and controlling automobile and river
transport.
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public transport is seriously limited in the rural areas. the often-used modes of transport to the
district center are
private minibuses and taxis, which are costly and not very safe. a survey by
the Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations noted that goods in rural areas
are sold mainly at local and district markets, largely because of the cost and time required to
transport them.
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therefore, home workers and craftsmen often prefer to sell goods from home
or to take them to the nearest local market.
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World Bank. documents and Reports.
Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (English).
http://
documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/819531467075312039/Connecting-to-Compete-trade-logistics-in-the-global-
economy
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Country Meters. Uzbekistan population. http://countrymeters.info/ru/Uzbekistan
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Uzbek agency of the automobile and River transport. http://www.autotrans.uz/ru/
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established under the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan #296 of (11 July 1998).
On Establishment of
Uzbek Agency for Automobile and River Transport.
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UN Food and agriculture Organization. 2016. Central asia and the Caucasus association of agricultural Research
Institutions (CaCaaRI).
Assessment of the Possibilities for Income Diversification through Rural Crafts Development. In
support of Small Businesses and Job Creation for Women and Men in Rural Communities in the Republic of Uzbekistan
. p.
19–21 (in press).
Mainstreaming
Gender in ADB Operations, by Sector
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Outdoor electric lighting in public spaces, including bus stops (currently controlled by several
state entities),
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is found mainly in urban settings.
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Such lighting is inconsistent and presents
discomfort and insecurity to travelers, particularly women and girls.
2. Government Commitments
the modernization of railway infrastructure is a priority for the country. Since its founding
in 1994, temir Yollari, the Uzbekistan
railways state company, has gradually modernized
the railways, unifying the railways network, introducing electrification and modernization,
and improving rolling stock. a total of 2,446 km (52%) of the network has been electrified.
the 4,669 km Uzbekistan rail network carries about 60 million tons of freight and 15 million
passengers annually. Consistent growth in Gdp (more than 7% per year since 2004) has
contributed to strong demand for rail transport.
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the government has initiated critical sector-wide reforms in automobile transport and roads.
In particular, the realignment of transport sector institutions has transformed Uzavtoyul, a
road agency, into
the State Committee for Roads, which is responsible for developing and
maintaining all roads in Uzbekistan, including state and local roads. the government also
reorganized the Republican Road Fund under the Cabinet of Ministers to focus mainly on
financing.
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3. Key Gender Equality Issues
poor road conditions are especially challenging in cold weather, as they increase the
vulnerability of the rural population in meeting their social needs (e.g.,
accompanying younger
children when traveling to and from school, accompanying children and elders to health
facilities, shopping at markets, visiting relatives in neighboring areas). these chores depend
largely on safe transport and roads. Unreliable public transport therefore presents a serious
barrier to job access for the population, particularly women;
to access jobs; affects attendance
at education and training facilities; and limits access to good-quality health services and
information hubs.
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Currently, several government entities deal with street lighting but do not associate with Uzbekenergo (i.e., local
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