Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment (WAVE) Activity: Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea (ERAS)

$45.75M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	ARD, Inc.
Country	Uzbekistan
Start Date	Mar 23, 2023
End Date	Jan 16, 2025
Duration	665 days
Number of Grantees	65
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`217541-76`

Grant Description

Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment (WAVE) Activity: Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea (ERAS): At the request of the Government of Kazakhstan, the U.S.

Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea I (ERAS-I) Activity.

The goal of the activity is to provide environmental restoration measures to improve the resilience of landscapes in the Northern Aral Sea zone.

The implementation of the Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea I Activity supports regional transboundary cooperation for water and environment and enhances resilience to climate change for vulnerable populations and ecosystems.

The Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea I Activity aims to introduce innovative measures to create an Oasis using black saxaul in the Northern Aral Sea zone, 50 km from the village of Karateren.

The innovative methods which include a research design to assess the optimal growth conditions for soil and watering will create a stable ecological system with endemic species of flora and fauna.