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Название практики Improving water use planning technology based on CROPWAT 8.0 Software Проведение олимпиады на тему «Интегрированное управление водными ресурсами»
Category Water resources Water resources
Tool Model CROPWAT 8.0
Field of application

Use of water resources

Использование водных ресурсов

Usability of practice for adaptation to climate change High Low
Implemented by UN FAO in the Republic of Tajikistan, Sh. Shotemur Tajik Agrarian University (TAU)
Кыргызско-Российский Славянский университет (КРСУ)
Used by

Country: Tajikistan

Province: Districts of Republican Subordination

District: Shahrinaw

Other settlement: Mirob” Water User Association (WUA)

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Local specifics

Mirob WUA is located in the Kafirnigan and Varzob River Basins (river catchment areas); deep (below 3 m) ground water occurrence; middle loamy soils

Practice usage period

Start date: 01.01.2012

End date: 31.12.2013

Start date: 01.01.2017

End date: 31.12.2017

Problem solved through this practice

Need to enhance water use planning and water consumption calculation techniques for agricultural crops with the account of climatic conditions and crop development phases based on decade water use planning hydro-modules proceeding from precipitation availability.

Недостаточный уровень объективности при отборе кандидатов, когда наилучший кандидат определяется не по уровню знаний и навыков, а по блату

Tools used in the practice

CROPWAT 8.0 Software

Методика тестирования знаний

Description of the practice and its results

Actions:

  • Analysis of existing methods of water resources use planning in dekhan farms of the Gissar Valley;
  • Designing a water use planning technique with the account of irrigation patterns in dekhan farms.

Results:

Financial and economic:

effective use of irrigation water; reduced water consumption per harvest unit.

Ecological:

improved ecological and reclamation condition of irrigated land.

Technical:

executed decade hydro-modules based on precipitation availability allowing dekhan farms to plan their water consumption and draw up crop irrigation schedules depending on expected weather conditions in the Gissar Valley as well as to coordinate other technological and weather-dependent processes associated with crops cultivation.

Social:

prevention of conflicts, controversies and misunderstanding among water users related to irrigation water distribution.

Мероприятия:

Участникам было предложено пройти 2 этапа Олимпиады – письменный и устный. Победители письменного тестирования прошли на участие в устном этапе.

Результаты:

В результате отбора кандидатов для участия в Региональной Олимпиаде ИУВР и Международной Летней Школе «Методы и средства оценки, моделирования и мониторинг водных и земельных ресурсов Центральной Азии», которая состоится в г.Алматы, выбран наилучший студент.

Lessons learnt and recommendations made

Lessons learnt:

CROPWAT 8.0 Software allows enhancing the technology of water use planning via specification of irrigation modes depending on expected precipitation availability.

Recommendations:

It is necessary to widely apply CROPWAT 8.0 Software.

Формально такая соревновательная практика является обычным явлением и при отборе исполнителей в международные и национальные проекты, но фактически добиться объективности удается не всегда. Нередко для участия в проектах берут или по знакомству или по указанию из вышестоящих инстанций.

Source of practice

Foreign tools (transfer of foreign experience)

  • Отечественные инструменты (результат разработок отечественных научно-исследовательских структур)
  • Зарубежные инструменты (передача зарубежного опыта)
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: Low

2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha:

3. O&M costs: Low

4. Expert support: Not needed

Brief information on the project

Project title: Improving water use planning technology based on CROPWAT 8.0 Software.

Project duration: 2012-2013.

Project goal and objectives: design a science-based water use planning technique using CROPWAT 8.0 Software to calculate water consumption for different crops with the account of climatic conditions and crops development phases based on decade water use planning hydro-modules proceeding from precipitation availability.

Project beneficiaries: water users of Mirob WUA.

Project implementer: Sh. Shotemur TAU.

Funding source United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) in the Republic of Tajikistan Министерство образования и науки Кыргызской Республики • Организация Глобальное Водное Партнерство в Кыргызской Республике (GWP)
Information sources

Report by the Operation of Hydro and Reclamation Systems Chair of Sh. Shotemur TAU, Dushanbe, 2013, 46 p.

http://www.water.kg/index.php/ru/itemlist/category/93-seminary-i-treningi 

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