Political Economy Analysis of Armenia’s Water Sector

The USAID Armenia Improved Water Management for Sustainable Economic Growth Program (IWM) is implemented by Deloitte Consulting LLP. The Program aims to improve Armenia’s approach to water management by focusing on the equity of access to water while maintaining environmental flow and water quality for the protection of freshwater resources.

The AUA Acopian Center for the Environment was recruited to conduct a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of the water sector in Armenia, identifying foundational factors, rules of the game, the here and now, and dynamics among the three to synthesize implications for the Program. This is intended as a first step in thinking and working politically and as an iterative process to continue beyond the initial assessment.

Armenia’s water-sector PEA will help gain an understanding of the underlying reasons why things work the way they do and identify the incentives and constraints impacting the behavior of actors in a relevant system. By helping identify these influences—political, economic, social, and cultural—PEA supports a more politically informed approach to working.

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