Reducing conflict through water management in Kyrgyzstan

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A local kindergarten benefits from access to clean water provided by a new water system installed by AKF. Before the new water management system was put in place, women and children would have to travel to neighbouring villages to collect drinking water, which often led to conflict.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer
A pump at the water source illustrates the need to maintain clean drinking water systems.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer
At the source of drinking water, chlorine is added to the water in very small quantities to ensure it is safe to drink. With funding from UKAID, the Aga Khan Foundation worked to install clean drinking water systems, establish governance structures and foster improved social cohesion.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer
A new concrete irrigation canal means that water can travel a lot farther and faster – rather than being absorbed into the ground – and so more farmers and farms can use the water.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer
Because it prevents absorption by the ground, the canal ensures a more equitable distribution of the water – which leads to reduced tensions between farmers on the Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Tajik borders.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer
Another benefit of the AKF-installed water system is that several hundred households have been connected and now receive clean water directly into their homes.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

Reducing conflict through water management in Kyrgyzstan

The aim of this UKAID-funded project, implemented by Aga Khan Foundation, is to reduce conflicts related to the use and management of natural resources such as irrigation water and pastures in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as well as in cross-border areas between both countries.

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A local kindergarten benefits from access to clean water provided by a new water system installed by AKF. Before the new water management system was put in place, women and children would have to travel to neighbouring villages to collect drinking water, which often led to conflict.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

A pump at the water source illustrates the need to maintain clean drinking water systems.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

At the source of drinking water, chlorine is added to the water in very small quantities to ensure it is safe to drink. With funding from UKAID, the Aga Khan Foundation worked to install clean drinking water systems, establish governance structures and foster improved social cohesion.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

A new concrete irrigation canal means that water can travel a lot farther and faster – rather than being absorbed into the ground – and so more farmers and farms can use the water.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

Because it prevents absorption by the ground, the canal ensures a more equitable distribution of the water – which leads to reduced tensions between farmers on the Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Tajik borders.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

Another benefit of the AKF-installed water system is that several hundred households have been connected and now receive clean water directly into their homes.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

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A local kindergarten benefits from access to clean water provided by a new water system installed by AKF. Before the new water management system was put in place, women and children would have to travel to neighbouring villages to collect drinking water, which often led to conflict.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

A pump at the water source illustrates the need to maintain clean drinking water systems.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

At the source of drinking water, chlorine is added to the water in very small quantities to ensure it is safe to drink. With funding from UKAID, the Aga Khan Foundation worked to install clean drinking water systems, establish governance structures and foster improved social cohesion.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

A new concrete irrigation canal means that water can travel a lot farther and faster – rather than being absorbed into the ground – and so more farmers and farms can use the water.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

Because it prevents absorption by the ground, the canal ensures a more equitable distribution of the water – which leads to reduced tensions between farmers on the Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Tajik borders.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

Another benefit of the AKF-installed water system is that several hundred households have been connected and now receive clean water directly into their homes.

AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steer

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