Tajikistan Strengthening Water and Irrigation Management Project

The development objective of Strengthening Water and Irrigation Management Project for Tajikistan is to: (i) strengthen capacity for water resources planning and irrigation management in Tajikistan and (ii) improve performance of selected irrigation schemes in the Vakhsh and Zarafshon river basins. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Water Sector Reform and Institutional Strengthening, has the following sub-components: (i) Strengthening national and basin-level water resources policy and planning; and (ii) Improving irrigation planning and management. 2) The second component, Irrigation Scheme Improvements, has the following sub-components: (i) Improving large-scale irrigation schemes; and (ii) Improving small- and medium-scale irrigation schemes. 3) The third component, Project Management, aims to support incremental operating costs for project execution, including project management, management of social and environmental issues, financial management (FM), procurement, contract administration, project reporting, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E).