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1 Abdullaev, Iskandar; Ul Hassan, Mehmood; Yakubov, Murat. 2004. Handbook on implementing a time-based water distribution. Tashkent, Uzbekistan: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 15p.
Water distribution ; Irrigation scheduling ; Handbooks / Central Asia / Kyrgyzstan / Osh Province / Aravan-Akbura Main Canal / Sokolok Distributory
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.1 G770 ABU Record No: H041640)
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2 Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Abdullaev, I.; Manthrithilake, Herath; Qureshi, Asad Sarwar; Jumaboev, Kahramon. 2009. Evaluating planning and delivery performance of water user associations (WUAs) in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. Agricultural Water Management, 96(8):1259-1267. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2009.04.002]
Water user associations ; Performance evaluation ; Water distribution ; Equity ; Water allocation ; Irrigation requirements ; Planning ; Irrigation management ; Performance indexes / Central Asia / Kyrgyzstan / Osh Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042127)
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The primary objective of an irrigation organization is to provide efficient and effective management of water resources to achieve enhanced agricultural production. Performance assessment studies provide a tool to evaluate and promote this objective. The study examines the existing planning procedures and assesses irrigation performance of four Water User Associations (WUAs) located in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. Performance was evaluated using indicators of adequacy, efficiency, ependability and equity. Indicators were calculated for each irrigation season over the period 2003 to 2007. In general, all WUAs were found to be strong in terms of adequacy and efficiency standards. However, performance with respect to dependability and equity was poor. The results suggest that more effort is needed to improve temporal uniformity and equity in water distribution. In order to achieve this, estimations of irrigation requirements by WUAmanagers needs to be improved and mechanisms eveloped to request water in quantities, which are needed to maintain equity across theWUAoutlets and among water users. The study concludes that the establishment of WUAs in Kyrgyzstan has helped to address the problem of water distribution and allocation among a large number of farmers. However, further training of farmers and managers is required to build their capacity to share water and ensure equity among users particularly during periods of less than optimal water supply. The findings of this research suggest that application of a pre-determined set of indicators can be a useful and cost effective tool to measure the performance of WUAs. This is particularly important for Central Asia where the performance of the recently established and state initiated WUAs to replace former collective farms is now a key element in future sustainable water management. The study identified uncertainties in the estimation of WUA water demands based on previousmethods and suggestsmore attention and care required in calculating water requirements.
3 Wegerich, Kai; Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Kabilov, Firdavs; Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon. 2012. Meso-level cooperation on transboundary tributaries and infrastructure in the Ferghana Valley. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 28(3):525-543. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2012.684314]
River basin management ; Water management ; Valleys ; International waters ; International cooperation ; Agreements ; Case studies ; Pumping / Central Asia / Kyrgyzstan / Tajikistan / Uzbekistan / Ferghana Valley / Andijan Province / Ferghana Province / Batken Province / Sughd Province / Jalalabad Province / Osh Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: PER Record No: H044913)
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The river basin management approach in the Syr Darya basin fragmented after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. However, this approach had already created dependencies between riparian states, such as transboundary water control infrastructure. At the national level, these states hardly cooperate, but at the province and district level, especially in the Ferghana Valley, which is shared by Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, cooperation continues. This paper analyzes transboundary cooperation in the Ferghana Valley. On the periphery, con ict and cooperation still take place on both water management infrastructure and water sharing. The greatest hindrance to cooperation—border control—is outside the realm of water management, but is key given the property rights to water management infrastructure in the neighbouring riparian states.
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