STUDY TOUR IN THE SYR DARYA RIVER BASIN
The study tour organized by IWMI, SIC ICWC and other partners took place on June 24-27. The tour started in Tashkent and continued through Andizhan and Fergana provinces. SIC ICWC actively participated in the study tour.
The purpose of the study tour is to exchange experience and opinions, as well as to familiarize water experts from South Asi (Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Pakistan) with the experience accumulated in the Syr Darya basin. The participants were presented the progress in water cooperation, the challenges the riparian countries face, the gender approaches and technological environmental solutions.
On June 24, a dialog on transboundary water management was held in Tashkent. SIC ICWC Director Dinara Ziganshina delivered a keynote speech on "Basin-wide water management of the Syr Darya: status and progress". She presented a general description of the Syr Darya basin, outlined the current status and forecasts of river flow, presented water management mechanisms, water allocation principles, key achievements and problems, multilateral agreements on water infrastructure and basin dialog on the Syr Darya River.
SIC ICWC Deputy Director Sherzod Muminov moderated the first session "From Zero to Dialogue, Data Sharing and Agreements".
On June 25, meetings and discussions were organized in Fergana province with representatives of Syrdarya-Sokh BISA and Fergana Valley Main Canal Operation Authority, as well as representatives of the Fergana branch of the "School of Water Workers" and the Polmon hydroscheme along the Isfairamsai River.
Fergana Valley Main Canal Operation Authority
Museum at the Fergana Valley Main Canal Operation Authority
Control center of Syrdarya-Sokh
School of Water Workers, Fergana branch
Polmon hydroscheme along the Isfairamsai River
June 26 in Andijan province, the participants met with representatives of Naryn-Karadarya BISA, the Andizhan branch of the "School of Water Workers", as well as the Kambarata hydroscheme along the Akburasai River and the syphon on the Savai Canal.
Naryn-Karadarya BISA
School of Water Workers, Andizhan branch
Kambarata hydroscheme along the Akburasai River
Syphon on the Savai Canal
On June 27, a seminar was held in Fergana to discuss the challenges and prospects of transboundary water management in Central and South Asia. Deputy Director of SIC ICWC Serzod Muminov made a key report on "Researching irrigation water tariffs: Syr Darya River Basin case study". He presented key regulatory documents, basic terminology and calculation methods, analyzed the current irrigation water tariffs in the riparian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).
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