Leaking projects: Corruption and local water management in Kyrgyzstan

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2013
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Document Type:
Country Report
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
First published:
1 January 2013
Authors:
Williams, A., Isabekova, G., Omokeev, T., Ormushev, K. and Zakharchenko, N.

Abstract

Poor water infrastructure in Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet era led international donors to support investments in agricultural irrigation and potable freshwater systems. The financial investments made, however, did not always underpin improvements in local water delivery and the Kyrgyz Vice President once noted that 鈥渢he lion鈥檚 share of the credit was stolen鈥�. This U4 Practice Insight contrasts two project approaches to local water management in Kyrgyzstan from an anti-corruption perspective. It examines the extent to which project goals were affected by issues of corruption and fraud, and identifies lessons for future donor engagement in the country鈥檚 local water sector.

Citation

Isabekova, G.; Ormushev, K.; Omokeev, T.; Williams, A.; Zakharchenko, N. Leaking projects: Corruption and local water management in Kyrgyzstan. U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, CMI, Bergen, Norway (2013) 12 pp. [U4 Practice Insight no. 2013: 3]

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