SURGE Umbrella Program

At a Glance

Grant amount (final disbursement) : US$300,000 (US$287,148) 

Implementation period: June 12, 2023 - September 30, 2025 

Bank lending operation: Medium-Size Cities Integrated Urban Development Project (P162929) & AF (P173259)

Loan amount: US$200 million

Board approval: December 18, 2018 (P162929), June 21,2021 (P173259)

Grant Objectives

• Component 1 provided strategic advice and just-in-time support on organizing safe waste collection and disposal. 
• Component 2 facilitated support in designing community level pilots to promote sorting at source and reducing the amount of waste going to landfills. 
• Component 3 intended to allocate seed funds to test the mainstreaming of key elements of climate change mitigation and adaptation into local development plans.

Implementation and Next Steps 

The grant closed on December 31, 2025. This grant informing SWM-related activities linked to the Medium-sized Cities Integrated Urban Development Project (MSCIUDP) and its AF (both under implementation) – has accompanied the client through this adjustment process. The client’s strategy revision resulted in a broadening of requested Bank support and the approval of a new and complementary grant on SWM (see third Uzbekistan grant).

For further details on SWM grant, please reach out to the grant’s lead contact Ildus Kamilov.  For general questions, please contact Axel Baeumler and Anita Ellmauer-Klambauer from the ECA C&CC team.

At a Glance

Grant amount: US$250,000

Grant implementation period: July 23, 2024 – June 30, 2026

Bank lending operation: Geospatial Infrastructure for Territorial Development (P506803)

Loan amount: US$35 million

Board approval: May 15, 2025

Grant objective

The grant aims to provide TA to strengthen resilience to climate change of specified urban clusters in Uzbekistan and to support local government capacity to incorporate climate considerations into spatial and capital investment plans as well as to leverage geospatial data for assessing vulnerability to climate change and natural hazards under the Geospatial Infrastructure for Territorial Development Project (GISTD).

• Component 1 focuses on undertaking an assessment of regulatory and institutional gaps and opportunities for mainstreaming resilience in territorial planning in Uzbek cities. 
• Component 2 aims at supporting selected cities in formulating a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to enhance urban resilience. 
• Component 3 supports the development of local capacity in mainstreaming spatial data into planning.

Implementation progress

Grant activities - strengtheninganalytical and institutional foundations for territorial planning and capital investment management at the subnational level - are linked to the Geospatial Infrastructure for Sustainable Territorial Development Project, GISTD. A comprehensive assessment of regulatory and institutional gaps and opportunities for mainstreaming resilience in territorial planning in Uzbek cities was completed. Four Climate Action Plans have been formulated. With Component 1 and 2 activities completed, forthcoming activities will comprise of continued support local governments in mainstreaming spatial data into planning, focusing on enhancing resilience and the city level.

Next Steps

Component 1 and 2 activities have already been completed. Under Component 3, the team will continue to support local governments in mainstreaming spatial data into planning, focusing on enhancing resilience and the city level.

For further details on the territorial planning grant, please reach out to the grant’s lead contact Mohamed Nada. For general questions, please contact Axel Baeumler and Anita Ellmauer-Klambauer from the ECA C&CC team.

At a Glance: 

Grant amount: US$300,000

Grant implementation period: May 15, 2025 – December 31, 2026

Bank lending operation: Medium-Size Cities Integrated Urban Development Project (P162929) and Additional Financing (AF) (P173259)

Loan amount: US$200 million (incl. AF)

Board approval: December 18, 2018 (P162929), June 21, 2021 (P173259)

Grant objective

The grant aims to support the Government of Uzbekistan in the operationalization of Uzbekistan’s Solid Waste Management (SWM) sector development strategy. It complements and deepens the World Bank’s engagement on SWM as already provided under the grant linked to the Medium-size Cities Integrated Urban Development Project (MSCIUDP).

•     Under Component 1, a comprehensive municipal SWM assessment is being developed. This includes:
  • (i) a review of Uzbekistan’s municipal SWM sector in general;
  • (ii) a local-level analysis of SWM services in three selected regions (Jizzakh and Sirdarya; Samarkand and Kashkadarya; Surkhandarya) as well as;
  • (iii) the preparation of a sector reform plan and regional action plans. 

• Component 2 provides strategic advice on operationalization of the national SWM strategy, including appropriate waste treatment solutions in municipal SWM.

Implementation progress

The grant became effective in May 2025, and implementation is progressing well. All programmed deliverables for Component 1 – the National Sector Assessment and Reform Plan, as well as the assessment of the three selected waste zones and respective regional actions plans – have been produced. Together with the client, the Bank team will work on the finalization of Component 1 deliverables and provide targeted support under Component 2. Specifically, the NCECC requested support in revising draft laws on waste management and extended producer’s responsibility, sharing international experience in managing construction and demolition waste.

Next Steps

Once agreed with the client, the Bank team will proceed with implementation of capacity building activities.

For further details on SWM grant, please reach out to the grant’s lead contact Ildus Kamilov. For general questions, please contact Axel Baeumler and Anita Ellmauer-Klambauer from the ECA C&CC team.

Last Updated: May 15, 2026