EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IWRM) IN IMPROVING WATER AND LAND PRODUCTIVITY IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY

摘要

In light of the growth of such destructive factors as climate change, demographic pressure,rntransition to the market economy and others, the survival of the Central Asian States dependsrnon their ability to achieve sustainable improvements in potential land and water productivity.rnThe basic way to achieve this is to implement IWRM in a broader sense, which will coverrnall levels of water hierarchy from the bottom (water users) to the top (basin organizations).rnThe Association SIC - ICWC, in collaboration with the Ministries of Water Resources (andrnAgriculture) of three States: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, has developed and testedrnthis approach.rnThe IWRM in Central Asia is based on some fundamental conditions that are characterizedrnby the specific arid zone, where the irrigated agriculture is the leading sector of economy,rnwhich defines:1. Hydrographic principle of water management:rn2. Public participation of the stakeholders in water planning, financing and management;rnthe well-being, food security and employment of most rural population. These principlesrnare:rn3. Integration of different sectors at the horizontal level and all levels of water hierarchy fromrnbottom to top.