Название практики | Application of tubular outlet flowmeters | Water-charging irrigation for rangelands used for growing forage crops |
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Category | Water resources | Water resources |
Tool | Means and methods of water accounting | Irrigation technique and technology |
Field of application | Use of water resources |
• Use of water resources |
Usability of practice for adaptation to climate change | Moderate | High |
Implemented by | Institute of Water Issues, Hydropower and Ecology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan (IWIHE of the AS of the RTj) |
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Used by |
Country: Tajikistan Province: Khatlon Region District: Jilikul |
Country: Kazakhstan Province: Jambyl Region District: Talas District Other settlement: Village of Sadu Shakirov |
Local specifics |
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The site is located in the desert foothill plain in South-ern Kazakhstan (internal drain area) at the very end of Sharuashlyk Irrigation Canal. |
Practice usage period |
Start date: 01.04.2010 End date: 31.10.2011 |
Start date: 01.05.2008 End date: 30.04.2009 |
Problem solved through this practice | Uneven distribution of irrigation water, lack of water accounting means to ensure observance of recommended irrigation norms for cotton |
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). |
Tools used in the practice | Tubular water outlet flowmeter |
Method of autumn and winter water-charging irrigation |
Description of the practice and its results | Actions: - Construction of tubular water outlet flowmeter with removable nozzles (procurement of polyethylene piping to make tubular water outlets and matching nozzles); Results: Financial and economic: saving of irrigation water; low cost of irrigation system automation (total kit cost: $500/ha) with the service life of 5 years. Technical: simple design allowing a more even distribution of irrigation water stream among furrows, thus, ensuring the prescribed water supply mode. Social: improved working conditions of irrigators; lower labor needs/costs; enhanced mutual trust among farmers and water users. |
Actions: Results: Financial and economic: Technical: |
Lessons learnt and recommendations made | Lessons learnt: Installation and deployment of tubular water outlet flowmeter allows to improve the uniformity of irrigation stream’s distribution among furrows and conduct irrigation water accounting. Recommendations: It is necessary to widely use the small-scale irrigation automation means like the tubular water outlet flowmeters which have simple design, are convenient to operate, are low-cost and mobile and ensure supply of the prescribed amount of irrigation water. |
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: |
Source of practice | Domestic tools (outcomes of research by domestic R&D organizations) |
Traditional tools transferred from generation to generation that proved their efficiency in modern conditions |
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: Watering technology based on tubular water outlet flowmeters. Project duration: Apr 2010-Oct 2011. Project goal and objectives: development and deployment of a crop watering technology for dekhan farms of the Republic of Tajikistan allowing to significantly increase the efficiency of water use. Project beneficiaries: members of “Istikol” WUA (Water User Association). Project implementer: Institute of Water Issues, Hydropower and Ecology of the Academy of Sciences of the RTj |
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 |
Funding source | “Tajikistan Water Partnership” NGO | Kogal LLC |
Information sources | Report by the Innovation Technology Department of the IWIHE of the AS of the RTj, Dushanbe, 2012, 45 p. |
1) UNDP Compilation “Climate change adaptation: ex-amples from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan”, Tashkent 2012; |
Contacts of a person, who filled this form | SIC ICWC |
SIC ICWC |
Form submission date | 02.04.2018 | 29.03.2018 |