The water sector in Kazakhstan and in the region was not in the ADB portfolio for more than a decade which created a knowledge vacuum about the sector’s complexity. The TA’s outputs were heavily dependent on the government’s decision to create a new water entity. The previous government which was involved in TA’s concept paper seemed to agree that this would be made available, however, due to the lack of commitment from the new government agencies, the TA experienced difficulties during its implementation. ADB needs to obtain a firm commitment from the counterpart for the future TA projects with a similar output. Moreover, TA projects establishing new entities need to allocate more time to allow the government to follow internal procedures and obtain approvals.
Establishment of Kazakstan Knowledge Center on Integrated Water Resources Management