Governance of technological innovations in water and energy use in Uzbekistan

Ahmad Hamidov, Ulan Kasymov, Naiba Allahverdiyeva and Christian Schleyer

International Journal of Water Resources Development, 2024, vol. 40, issue 1, 123-139

Abstract: Increasing water and energy demand in agriculture due to changing climatic conditions and high resource consumption is widespread in Central Asia. Under these constraints, compounded by lack of irrigation water, farmers are opting to use drainage water for crop production, with negative consequences. Focusing on Uzbekistan, we evaluate the governance of farmer adoption of selected technological innovations (i.e., constructed wetlands and biogas) to improve crop productivity while providing water and energy savings. We build upon farmers’ expressed views of the strategic decisions they would take regarding constructed wetlands and biogas plants. We use institutional analysis to identify relevant action situations, highlight potential institutional complementarity between these situations, and indicate promising areas for policy intervention.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2022.2062706

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