Название практики | Water-charging irrigation for rangelands used for growing forage crops | Accumulation of rain and runoff water via a series of cascading storage pools (small reservoirs) |
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Category | Water resources | Water resources |
Tool | Irrigation technique and technology | System for enhancing water availability |
Field of application | • Use of water resources |
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Usability of practice for adaptation to climate change | High | High |
Implemented by | Ministry of Water Management of Turkmenistan (4 res-ervoirs) and “Responding to climate change risks for dekhan farming system of Turkmenistan on national and local levels” Project (7 reservoirs) |
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Used by |
Country: Kazakhstan Province: Jambyl Region District: Talas District Other settlement: Village of Sadu Shakirov |
Country: Turkmenistan Province: Ahal Region |
Local specifics | The site is located in the desert foothill plain in South-ern Kazakhstan (internal drain area) at the very end of Sharuashlyk Irrigation Canal. |
The settlements are located in the river catchment area; deep ground water occurrence; mountain valleys are under high risk of mudflows and floods. |
Practice usage period |
Start date: 01.05.2008 End date: 30.04.2009 |
Start date: 01.01.2012 End date: 31.12.2013 |
Problem solved through this practice | Acute water shortage; land degradation in the village of Sadu Shakirov; abandoned irrigated arable lands used only for year-round cattle grazing. For a long time, the irrigation canal was not operation-al and, thus, became dilapidated. The situation in the area was aggravated by climate change impacts (de-creased quantity of early spring, summer and winter precipitation, increased average annual temperature, spring and autumn frost bites and summer droughts). |
Water deficit; settlements and agricultural land under flood and mudflow threat during mudflow risk periods |
Tools used in the practice | Method of autumn and winter water-charging irrigation |
Cascading storage pools (reservoirs) accumulating rain and runoff water |
Description of the practice and its results | Actions: Results: Financial and economic: Technical: |
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Results:
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Lessons learnt and recommendations made | Lessons learnt: Application of water-charging irrigation demonstrated the efficiency of water use and allowed local popula-tion to go through winter without losing livestock. Recommendations: |
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Source of practice | Traditional tools transferred from generation to generation that proved their efficiency in modern conditions |
Domestic tools (outcomes of research by domestic R&D organizations) |
Readiness for implementation |
1. Cost of implementation: High 2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha: 3. O&M costs: High 4. Expert support: Not needed |
1. Cost of implementation: Moderate 2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha: $50-500 3. O&M costs: Low 4. Expert support: Needed at implementation stage |
Brief information on the project | Project title: Fall and early spring Irrigation of arable land and pastures as an adaptation mechanism of ra-tional water use in Southern Kazakhstan Duration: May 1, 2008 – April 30, 2009 Project goal and objectives: reduce land degradation due to climate change by way of rational use of irriga-tion water. The project was implemented to prevent loss of cattle due to forage shortage during alternating droughty years. Project beneficiaries: local population. Project implementer: Kogal LLC |
Project title: Responding to climate change risks for dekhan farming system of Turkmenistan on national and local levels. Project duration: 2012-2016. Project goal and objectives: build the adaptation capacity to respond to climate change impacts, including variability on local and national levels. Project beneficiaries: population of Garavul Settlement (about 6,000 people) and Konegumbez Settlement (about 1,000 people). Project implementer: Ministry of Nature Conservation of Turkmenistan and UNDP |
Funding source | Kogal LLC | Adaptation Facility |
Information sources | 1) UNDP Compilation “Climate change adaptation: ex-amples from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan”, Tashkent 2012; |
Government of Turkmenistan |
Contacts of a person, who filled this form | SIC ICWC |
SIC ICWC |
Form submission date | 29.03.2018 | 03.04.2018 |