Turkmenistan will join a regional project of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) aimed at strengthening transboundary cooperation in water resource management and increasing their resilience to climate change. This was reported by the online publication ‘Business Turkmenistan’.

The project also covers Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and is being implemented as part of the water component of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) programme.

The technical assistance budget is $750,000, funded by the ADB Special Fund. There are plans to create a regional platform for coordinated water resource management and the exchange of strategic decisions.

The ADB emphasised that the project will strengthen institutional mechanisms for cooperation and introduce tools for climate-resilient water management. The bank has been cooperating with Turkmenistan since 2000, supporting the diversification of export markets and the strengthening of regional ties.