Название практики | Water-charging irrigation for rangelands used for growing forage crops | Improving the reclamation condition of land along the Darialyk Collector |
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Category | Water resources | Water resources |
Tool | Irrigation technique and technology | Collector-drainage system |
Field of application | • Use of water resources |
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Usability of practice for adaptation to climate change | High | Low |
Implemented by | State Program |
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Used by |
Country: Kazakhstan Province: Jambyl Region District: Talas District Other settlement: Village of Sadu Shakirov |
Country: Turkmenistan Province: Daşoguz 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. |
Lower reaches of the Amu Darya River Basin |
Practice usage period |
Start date: 01.05.2008 End date: 30.04.2009 |
Start date: 01.01.2009 End date: 31.12.2015 |
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). |
Expanding salination of irrigated land |
Tools used in the practice | Method of autumn and winter water-charging irrigation |
Set of measures to enhance the reclamation condition of land (motorized cleaning of the collector, reconstruction of hydro-technical facilities, etc.). |
Description of the practice and its results | Actions: Results: Financial and economic: Technical: |
Actions: A set of measures to rehabilitate the Darialyk Collector executed to improve land reclamation condition. Results: The executed actions allowed lowering the level of ground water occurrence, thus, enhancing the overall land reclamation condition in target area as well as improving water drainage in adjacent areas. |
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: |
Lessons learnt: Lowered ground water level and improved reclamation status of irrigated land allowed tenant farmers and daikhan (farmer) associations in Dashoguz Velayat (Region) to increase crop productivity and, thus, gain additional income. Recommendations: Major project efforts to enhance the overall land condition in the target area resulted in improved public welfare. The practice can benefit from the relevant Uzbekistan’s experience (systemic cleaning of collectors) – cleaning of intra-farm water supply networks simultaneously with inter-farm and/or main collector systems. Uzbekistan’s model demonstrated sharp improvement of reclamation condition of entire land massifs. Ecosystems are extremely vulnerable and without proper care future generations will have to take much more effort and spend more resources to restore them. |
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: High 2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha: 3. O&M costs: High 4. Expert support: Not needed |
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: Reconstruction of the Darialyk Interstate Collector (including water inlets). Project duration: 2009-2016. Project goal and objectives: improving passage of drainage water. Project beneficiaries: water consumers of all levels in the area supplied by the Darialyk Collector. Project implementer: Republic of Turkmenistan |
Funding source | Kogal LLC | Government of Turkmenistan |
Information sources | 1) UNDP Compilation “Climate change adaptation: ex-amples from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan”, Tashkent 2012; |
ASBP-3 Project |
Contacts of a person, who filled this form | SIC ICWC |
SIC ICWC |
Form submission date | 29.03.2018 | 04.04.2018 |