ABOUT ICWC TRAINING CENTER ACTIVITY
During period 21-25 of January 2003 seminar on course “Improvement of irrigated
agriculture in Central Asia” was held in ICWC Training Center.
Conduction of this seminar is caused by increasing necessity of disseminating
available practical and research knowledge accumulated in world practice and
directly in five states of Central Asia in conditions of transition to market
relations in agriculture and water management. Low water availability of recent
years underlines necessity of immediate introduction of water saving technologies
and integrated water resources management.
Seminar program and thematic of reports were ratified by ICWC and oriented
on creation of conditions for exchange of experience in advanced approaches
to solution
of irrigated agriculture problems between experts-practicians and scientists
of high and middle level from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Seminar participants were experts from water management organizations, agricultural
enterprises, research institutes, non-governmental organizations of CAR countries.
Training program assumed exchange of opinions on problems associated within
framework
of 5 modules:
- General issues of irrigated agriculture;
- Economy of irrigated agriculture;
- Irrigation;
- Reclamation;
- Software for irrigation management.
On seminar opening ceremony First Deputy Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Management of Uzbekistan, Water Department Head, A.A. Djalalov and SIC
ICWC Director V.A.
Dukhovny greeted participants.
Director of Tashkent Office at International Water Management Institute over
Central Asia and Caucasus V. Khorinkova took part in seminar work and presented
her report.
In opinion of seminar participants, this training promotes better understanding
of existing problems, allows students to systematize own knowledge as well as
widen their outlook. Also usefulness of information submitted by reporters for
development of specific measures on improving organization of management and
irrigation systems’ operation has been noted. Data obtained during discussions,
which relate to routine activity of water experts, enhanced awareness of national
features of water users associations’ formation, development of water tariffs
and management framework. Training provided opportunity of better understanding
of financial-economic situation in water sector, technical equipment completion,
and general situation in reclamation as well as features of zoning irrigation
methods, assessment of water use efficiency in irrigated agriculture, and also
making proper decisions.
Participants noted necessity of activating work on forestation of ideas of
careful water use as well as wider and consecutive introduction in practice
of advanced
water saving methods in irrigated agriculture.
In result of discussions it was defined that transition to market relations
in irrigated agriculture, which happens unevenly in CAR states, nevertheless,
has
common for all states problems: agriculture restructuring, water resources deficit,
aging of irrigation and drainage networks, land and water quality aggravation
caused by salinity.
Seminar participants expressed understanding of features geopolitical, economical,
and social changes happening in region. Necessity of comprehensive and ubiquitous
development of new approaches to direct and joint participation of all water
use hierarchic levels (from the field to the basin) in water resources management,
broader involvement of farmers, water users associations in measures on irrigation
systems’ O&M was expressed regarding above mentioned. It was underlined
that interstate sharing in water management objects maintenance in upstream of
flow formation can be provided in case of agreed regime of flow regulation between
water users located appropriately flow formation upstream and downstream.
Simultaneously seminar participants emphasized availability of some still unsolved
problems. They are:
- Necessity of arranging documented registration of water transfer from
country to country on interstate systems to avoid malinformation in water
account.
- Necessity of wide application of GIS methods and information systems
in water resources management.
Seminar participants appraised report dedicated computer modeling in irrigated
agriculture. Necessity of introducing modern information technologies into
practice and promoting training on these advanced methods of organizing
water resources
management was noted. Inclusion of courses on computer work skill training
in program of Training Center will promote above-mentioned measures. In
the same
time some participants asked to promote organization of proper technical
equipment completion of all water management structures.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS OF ICWC COORDINATION METROLOGICAL CENTER
PKTI “Vodavtomatika and metrologiya” (CMC ICWC) within framework
of project “IWRM-Fergana”and GEF project in 2002 following devices
were developed, produced, and certified:
- current meter (ÈÑÂ-1);
- bin-level controller ÏÐÅÑ-Ì (ÓÅÌ);
- gauge (ÐÓÃ);
- control device for technological parameters (ÓÊÒÏ-2);
You can find detailed information in PKTI “ Vodavtomatika and metrologiya”:
720055, Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, A. Toktonaliyev str., 4à.
Phone: (996 312) 54 11 50, Fax: (996 312) 54 11 56
E-mail: pkti@imfiko.bishkek.su
FINAL SEMINAR FOR 2002 UNDER PROJECT «IWRM-FERGANA»
According to plan of joint works on project “IWRM-Fegrana” Swiss
international agency on development and cooperation (SDC), IWMI, SIC ICWC together
conducted seminar-meeting with project partners, presenting all scope of water
resources management hierarchy on four oblasts of three countries – Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, including farmers, WUA, and WMO, representatives
of BWO “Syrdarya” and MAWM of three parties, project staff and its
beneficiaries, representatives from local administration and NGO, etc. –in
total 80. Seminar took place in Osh on January 27-29, 2003.
On behalf of ICWC Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Management of
Kyrgyz Republic, Water Department Director Zh.B. Bekbolotov, Deputy Governor
of Osh
oblst S.S. Atajanov, SDC Chief Expert J. Kraenbul have greeted the meeting.
Participants have heard review of project activity results for 2002 of SIC
ICWC Prof. Director V.A. Dukhovny as well as results of each component activity
of
project structure of V. Khorinkova, M. Ul Khassan (IWMI), M.A. Pinkhasov, V.I.
Sokolov, A.I. Tuchin, R.R. Masumov, Sh.Sh. Mukhamejanov, S.A. Nerozin (SIC
ICWC).
Meeting moderators under presidency of Mrs. Fogt organized discussion on
meeting results in three groups appropriately on canals management, WUA,
and private
farms, which allows making following conclusions:
1) In general project partners have successfully fulfilled project first
year task.
2) Undoubted project achievement was successful organizational work, which
provided entire inclusion of all project links in operation already from the
start, in
particular:
- project staff has been selected on bidding base with involvement of all
countries, oblasts, organizations included on all project meeting;
- communication basis of works is provided with e-mail and computer equipment;
- training has been conducted, and ToR has been prepared for all project
executors;
- financing system providing conduction of all measures without obstacles
was organized;
- under MAWR of Kyrgyz Republic support ICWC Training Center Division was
organized in Osh as well as field project office, which, being equipped already
in May,
started the work immediately and conducted 7 seminars with project partners
and NGO during 2002;
- project activity is systematically highlighted in ICWC press-releases and
on specially opened project web-site in Internet.
3) Project partners reached absolute mutual understanding and consensus between
all concern parties over all basic project positions:
- IWRM concept for canals management, WUA formation and development has been
worked out and coordinated;
- alternative structure for selected pilot canals and WUAs has been prepared
and agreed;
- private farms’inventory, which allows identification of reserves in
water-land productivity increase as well as water resources saving was conducted
at all hierarchic level.
4) In the same time certain disadvantages were noted that should be amended
and eliminated as soon as possible, in particular:
- in issues of juridical coordination;
- in creation of information system;
- related proposals on water use improvement;
- amplify command areas of pilot canals and water demand;
- install water metering devices;
- define ways of operational losses’reduction.
5) The meeting has discussed project of actions for 2003 and approved it
in general.
If 2002nd year was the year of search and coordination of solutions and measures,
which should be realized in life, so 2003rd year is the year of basic actions,
which will cause effectiveness and results of IWRM introduction on pilot objects.
In result of discussions special attention should be paid to following aspects,
which should provide successful project implementation in general:
- create initiative groups and provide preparatory works on organization
of canals management on hydrographic principle (committees on canals, their
executive
bodies),
including their legal registration;
- carry out social mobilization and organization before WUA start irrigation
in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and till the end of year –in Aravan rayon
of Kyrgyzstan;
- create information system and organize data exchange;
- assure preparation and correction of water use plans at all water resources
management levels;
- select and disseminate water allocation methods on pilot canals, WUAs,
providing uniformity and stability of water supply;
- carry out set of measures on demonstration plots on land productivity increase – at
least 20% and water –at least 30%.
6) Participants approved proposal prepared by BWO “Syrdarya”and
SIC ICWC on technical improvement of water allocation system on pilot canals
and main canal inflow with account for selected priorities for submission to
SDC.
7) Amendments concerning management and planning system were made.
Project Steering Committee meeting, which approved results of works for
2002, program of works, and budget for 2003, was held on January 29.
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