The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Mongolia marked the beginning of a $1.4 million technical assistance project with a workshop aimed to strengthen water governance at the river basin level and scale up lessons learned for application across Mongolia.
“The project builds on ADB’s country water security assessment and the Ulaanbaatar 2020 Master Plan and Development Approaches for 2030,” said ADB Country Director for Mongolia Ms. Yolanda Fernandez Lommen. “Further, it converges with ADB’s Water Operational Plan, which aims to enhance water governance and resilience to water-related disaster risks and the capacity for climate change adaptability of developing member countries.”
The technical assistance project will help strengthen water governance and river basin water planning in Mongolia, empowering authorities to address water challenges and improve decision making on strategic investments necessary to support growth, health, and the well-being of communities.
The Government of Mongolia, through the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, will help develop the capacity of the river basin council and river basin authority, as well as other key stakeholders to manage water resources better through environmentally sustainable and disaster resilience efforts.
Original source: ADB
Published on 9 October 2018
