Programme Reports

Because of their novelty and different source of funding, several initiatives of UNDP focusing on rural development have been implemented through separate, often uncoordinated projects. While this has ensured segregation of responsibilities and good administrative and financial management on one hand, on the other it has diluted the overall impact of our interventions, due to the fragmented efforts.

The Area Based Development programme provides an operational framework to: (a) coordinate and articulate an overall, consistent approach for UNDP Uzbekistan to local development; (b) consolidate and expand the ABD geographic focus and (c) attract additional funding. This programme is an integral part of UNDP’s strategy of promoting human security and the achievement of MDGs through area-based development in the country. The programme is also part of an emerging knowledge and practice network in the country that has the potential of shaping the Government’s regional development and decentralization policy through the Welfare Improvement Strategy process and practical experiences at the local level.