Название практики | Increasing water supply of Aksa-Ayuliye District | Using the technology of crops irrigation via ground water feeding in conditions of acute water shortage |
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Category | Water resources | Water resources |
Tool | System for enhancing water availability | |
Field of application | Use of water resources |
Use of water resources |
Usability of practice for adaptation to climate change | Moderate | Moderate |
Implemented by | UNDP, UNECE and Water Resources Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the RK jointly with the Public Association “Association of Country Farms of Shet Dis-trict of Karaganda Region” |
Science and Information Center of the Interstate Coordination Water Commission (ICWC SIC) |
Used by |
Country: Kazakhstan Province: Karaganda Region District: Shet District Other settlement: Aksa-Ayuliye Rural District |
Country: Uzbekistan Province: Fergana Region District: Qo'shtepa District Other settlement: Komilzhon Kurbonov Sakhovati Farm |
Local specifics | The site is located in the area of acute shortage of irrigation and drinking water |
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Practice usage period |
Start date: 01.01.2015 End date: 31.12.2015 |
Start date: 01.01.2014 End date: 31.12.2015 |
Problem solved through this practice | Acute shortage of irrigation water |
Deficiency of irrigation water during certain periods of vegetation |
Tools used in the practice | Measures to restore natural springs: arrangement of stone protection fencing around springs and installation of water-release pipes |
Technology of crop irrigation via ground water feeding the level of which is regulated by means of a control device installed in the observation well |
Description of the practice and its results | Actions Results Technical |
The gate devices used abroad are expensive and inconvenient as to their maintenance. The control device designed by the ICWC Research Center allows regulating ground water level (GWL) by way of altering the device’s height (for example, its height can be 90 cm). Besides, it is easily installed and dismantled after use. Actions:
Results: Financial and economic:
Technical: rational use of surface water. Environmental: reduced drainage. |
Lessons learnt and recommendations made | Lessons learnt: Recommendations: |
Lessons learnt: The approach has been proved as a constructive way of converting research outcomes into real-life solutions. The approach will also help expanding the results of controlled drainage from the field level to the level of WUA and, over time, up to the level of irrigation system. Recommendations: It is necessary to scale-up the practice in other regions and districts with identical conditions of irrigated land and install this control model in other CHD zones. |
Source of practice | Domestic tools (outcomes of research by domestic R&D organizations) |
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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: SaveH2Okz Project within the framework of the joint EU/UNDP/UNECE Project “Supporting Kazakhstan in its transition to green economy model” Duration: 2015-2018 Project goal and objectives: raising awareness on the issue of water resources exhaustion with the aim of fostering “green economy” practices Project beneficiaries: local population Project implementer: Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
Project title: Management of irrigation and drainage systems for sustainable productivity growth in the Fergana Valley of Central Asia. Project duration: Aug 2014-Dec 2015. Project goals: improve irrigation and drainage systems and enhance the efficiency of crops watering. Project objectives: manage GWL by way of controlling CHD with the aim of increasing crops water supply, enhance irrigation efficiency and decrease the amount of drainage and pollutants discharge; assess the influence of water supply and CHD regulation on soil humidity and drainage discharge; assess the difference of drainage and drainage water quality between controlled (managed) and conventional drainage models. Project beneficiaries: target farm. Project implementer: ICWC SIC. |
Funding source | European Union (grant) | International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) |
Information sources | Joint EU/UNDP/UNECE Project “Supporting Kazakhstan in its transition to green economy model” sponsored by the European Union (saveh2o.kz) |
Dukhovny, V., Kenjabaev, Sh., Yakubov, Sh., Umirzakov, G., 2017. Controlled sub-surface drainage as a strategy for improved water management in irrigated agriculture of Uzbekistan. Transactions of the 13th International Drainage Workshop of ICID “Drainage and environmental sustainability”, Ahwaz, Iran, March 4-7, 2017. Collection of research works by ICWC SIC, 15th Issue, Tashkent City, pp. 109-114. |
Contacts of a person, who filled this form | SIC ICWC |
SIC ICWC |
Form submission date | 29.03.2018 | 30.04.2018 |