DISCUSSION OF THE GENDER STRATEGY IN THE WATER SECTOR OF UZBEKISTAN UNTIL 2030

On 24 September 2024 in Tashkent a roundtable was organized as part of the development of the gender strategy in the water sector of Uzbekistan until 2030.

Achievement of gender equality in all spheres, including the water sector, is one of priorities in Uzbekistan. The 2030 Strategy of Uzbekistan adopted by the Decree of the President of Uzbekistan in 2023 sets the following goal – Goal 25: strengthening the system of support to women, ensuring their rights and legally protected interests, increasing social, economic and political activities of women and ensuring gender equality. The Strategy for the achievement of gender equality in Uzbekistan by 2030 was adopted in 2021 (Resolution of the Oliy Majlis Senate of Uzbekistan, No. PS-297-IV of 28.05.2021).

Based on the results of the gender assessment in the water sector conducted in 2021, the Ministry of Water Management of the Republic of Uzbekistan noted the need to promote gender equality in the water sector and decided to develop a gender concept for the water sector based on the principles of integrated water resources management and interrelated with the Concept of Water Sector Development in the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2020-2030.

An interdepartmental working group was established to develop the Gender Concept and its first meeting was held on 24 September 2024.

The objectives of this meeting included:

• As a result of the discussion, the main approaches to the development of the Gender Concept for the water sector were agreed, and, most importantly, concrete steps and further actions were identified together with the main stakeholders.
• discussing approaches to the development of the Gender Concept.

SIC ICWC assists in developing the first version of the Gender Concept and studying advanced domestic and foreign experience in this direction.