Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Incorporating Biodiversity Safeguards in Water Infrastructure Development in Central Asia

Grantee Name: Rivers Without Boundaries

Hotspot: Mountains of Central Asia
Location: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Amount: $168,448
Dates: Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Keywords: Biodiversity mainstreaming, Capacity building, Conservation planning, Freshwater, Geographic Information Systems, Hydropower, Infrastructure, Journalism/media, Networks, Water management

Develop a web-based database of water infrastructure projects in key biodiversity areas and corridors in the Mountains of Central Asia hotspot. Develop a toolkit for civil society to employ site safeguards to ensure biodiversity conservation around these projects. Train civil society organizations and guide them in application of the toolkit at selected locations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

Strategic Direction :

5 Enhance civil society capacity for effective conservation action

Incorporating Biodiversity Safeguards in Water Infrastructure Development in Central Asia

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