DevTech led an assessment of how the Initiative for Social Action and Renewal (ISAR) programs fit and contribute to the USAID Central Asia Republics’ assistance strategy especially in "increased, better-informed citizen’s participation in political and economic decision making" and in "reduced environmental risks to public health."

Regional specialists in civil society organizations and environmental problems in the region conducted field interviews in six cities in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan of ongoing and completed activities. DevTech made recommendations on activities that should be discontinued, replicated, or expanded to ensure the sustainability and support for environmental nongovernmental organizations in the region and their activities to promote environmental protection.