Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin Project (ADB-47181-002)

Countries
  • Tajikistan
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Sep 28, 2016
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Agency of Land Reclamation and Irrigation, Ministry of Energy and Water Resources
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
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Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services, Grant, Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 30.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 19.15 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 8.85 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jul 8, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Mar 22, 2017

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Project Description
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According to ADB website, The proposed Water Resources Management in the Pyanj River basin (PRB) Project will improve institutional and physical capacities of water resources management (WRM) system in PRB of southern Tajikistan, and it will: (i) establish a PRB organization, council, and Joint PRB committee, and develop a PRB management plan; (ii) modernize and climate-proof the Chubek Irrigation System (CIS); and (iii) improve farm and water use management capacities. The impacts of the project will be irrigated land in good condition and food security increased by 2020 and efficiency of water-resources use increased by 2020.

Further, the project will reflect the following lessons learnt from previous ADB financed irrigation project: (i) focus should be on full rather than partial rehabilitation for effective system performance; (ii) projects dispersed over a broad geographic area are hard to implement and have high administrative burdens; (iii) improving on-farm agricultural productivity is important for project sustainability and an appropriate implementing partner should be chosen for the improvement; and (iv) sufficient funds should be raised through water use levies or government contributions to ensure the sustainability of WUAs and coverage of O&M costs.

Investment Description
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Grant 0498-TAJ: Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin
concessional ordinary capital resources lending / Asian Development Fund: US$ 5.85 million
Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction: US$ 3.00 million

Loan 3434-TAJ: Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin
concessional ordinary capital resources lending / Asian Development Fund: US$ 19.15 million

TA 9183-TAJ: Water Resources Management in Pyanj River Basin
Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction: US$ 2.00 million


Contact Information
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Project Officer: Takaku, Ryutaro
Central and West Asia Department, ADB
No contact information provided at the time of disclosure.

Executing Agencies:
1. Agency of Land Reclamation and Irrigation
Office Address: 5/1 Shamci Street, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
No contact information provided at the time of disclosure.

2. Ministry of Energy and Water Resources
Office Address: Shamsi Street 5/1, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
No contact information provided at the time of disclosure.

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