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Increasing water supply of Aksa-Ayuliye District

 

Title Increasing water supply of Aksa-Ayuliye District
Category of tools System for enhancing water availability
Field of application

Use of water resources
Usability of practice for adaptation to climate change Moderate
Implemented by UNDP, UNECE and Water Resources Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the RK jointly with the Public Association “Association of Country Farms of Shet Dis-trict of Karaganda Region”
Used by

Country: Kazakhstan

Province: Karaganda Region

District: Shet District

Settlement: Aksa-Ayuliye Rural District
Local specifics

The site is located in the area of acute shortage of irrigation and drinking water
Practice usage period

Start date: 01.01.2015

End date: 31.12.2015
Problem solved through this practice

Acute shortage of irrigation water
Tools used in the practice

Measures to restore natural springs: arrangement of stone protection fencing around springs and installation of water-release pipes
Description of the practice and its results

Actions
For project purposes, 10 springs were selected still able to exert water to the surface. Project actions included arrangement of stone protection fencing around springs to prevent cattle from trampling the springs. To allow water release, drain pipes were installed in protection stone walls.

Results
Financial and economic:
The economic effect of livestock production and irriga-tion development exceeding 100,000 USD.

Technical
Enhanced (by up to 30-40%) supply of irrigation and drinking water in the area; drafted “Rules of Using General Use Water Facilities for Personal and Domestic Needs Located on the territory of the Rural District”.
Lessons learnt and recommendations made

Lessons learnt:
The practice demonstrated the advantages of restoring springs and the need to regularly maintain water bodies

Recommendations:
It is necessary to continue the efforts not only in Kazakhstan, but also across the region. For example, it is possible to rehabilitate multiple springs and water accumulators (like “sardoba” or underground “kyariz”) across all Central Asia.
Source of practice

Domestic tools (outcomes of research by domestic R&D organizations)
Brief information on the project

Project title: SaveH2Okz Project within the framework of the joint EU/UNDP/UNECE Project “Supporting Kazakhstan in its transition to green economy model”

Duration: 2015-2018

Project goal and objectives: raising awareness on the issue of water resources exhaustion with the aim of fostering “green economy” practices

Project beneficiaries: local population

Project implementer: Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Funding source European Union (grant)
Information sources

Joint EU/UNDP/UNECE Project “Supporting Kazakhstan in its transition to green economy model” sponsored by the European Union (saveh2o.kz)
Form submission date 29.03.2018
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