Presented by Oyture Anarbekov at a workshop on “Innovations for Improving Drylands in Central Asia” held on December 14-15, 2016 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

1. Overview of IWMI-CA’s
research and its application to
mitigate impact of climate change
Oyture Anarbekov
IWMI-Central Asia Office
Tashkent, Uzbekistan 14.12.2016

2. INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
IWMI is a non-profit, scientific research organization with focus on the
sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries
 IWMI established in 1985 with HQ in Sri Lanka
 More than 150 researchers in 12 Offices
 IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil
society and the private sector to develop scalable
agricultural water management solutions that have
a real impact on livelihoods, food security and
ecosystem

3. CHALLENGES IN THE REGION
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1980 1990 2000 2007 2009 2011
Intakeperarea(m3/ha)/per
capita(m3)
Population/Irrigatedarea(ha)
Population Irrigated area Water intake percapita
 Population growth -need for
increased food production with
limited resources
 Water-Energy-Food Nexus and
competition of different users
 Extensive degradation of land and
ecosystems
 Climate change –
supply concerns and
extreme events
 Deteriorated
irrigation and
drainage
infrastructure
Years: 1951 - 2001
Source: http://www.waterunites-
ca.org/book.html

4. IWMI’S ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL ASIA
IWMI started its activities in Central Asia in 2001 with
main focus of research on:
 Introduction of IWRM principles
and Water Governance
 Effective water management
institutions
 Identifying best practices for water
savings
 Improving irrigation performance
 Water and energy productivity
improvement and water saving
technologies
 GIS/Remote sensing and climate
change
Member of Regional Program
for Sustainable Agricultural
Development in Central Asia
and Caucasus led by ICARDA
Implemented Programs/Projects in Uzbekistan:
 SDC: IWRM-FV (2001-2012)
 SDC: WPI-PL (2008-2012)
 ADB: Bright Spots and others
 CRP Water, Land & Ecosystems
 GIZ/BMZ: Improving irrigation efficiency in Potato fields
 IWMI hosts GWP-CACENA
 Partnership with European Universities (Humboldt
University Berlin, CDE/University of Bern/WOCAT and
other active networks/initiatives
GIZ TWMCA
Murgab
EU/GIZ
USAID/PEER

5. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT BODIES IN
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF WATER HIERARCHY IN CA
Management Authority Water Hierarchy Levels Governance Authority
Management of Main Canals
System Water Canal Committee
or Federation of WUAs
WUA Directorate WUA (WCA) WUA Council
Тerritorial Management Unit of
BWO
MINISTRY
Sub-Basin System Water
Management
TSR Basin Level
National
Sub-basin
Basin Water Committee
National Water Council
Sub-basin Water
Committee
Water Users
BWO
(Syrdarya, Amudarya)
Regional
ICWC
EC IFAS IFAS BoardAral Sea Basin
PolicyLevel;InstitutionalStrengthening;TechnicalAspects;
CapacityBuilding(Public-privatepartnership)
Schema source: IWRM-FV project

6. Map of demonstration fields within Ferghana Valley:
Tajikistan: 1 – Buri Kurmas, 2 – Shark, 3 – Navbahor, 4 – Amakjon, 5 – Khimoyatbonu; Kyrgyzstan: 6 – Tukhtarov, 7 – Tolobekov, 8 –
Absattarov, 9 – Kyrgyzbaeva, 10 – Mamafaliev, 11 – Jusubaliev; Uzbekistan: 12 – Akiev, 13 – Abdurahmon ota, 14 – Mirzakhmad
sahovati, 15 – Baht imkon rivozh, 16 – Dilshoda, 17 – Kahramon davlat, 18 – Ergash ota, 19 – Sobir ota, 20 – Botirjon, 21 – Ortikov, 22
– Kosimov, 23 – Nilu, 24 – Durdona Gayrat, 25 – Omonov, 26 – Nabijon ota

7. DEMO FIELDS & WATER SAVING
TECHNOLOGIES
Irrigation treatment/practices Water measurements Water saving technologies

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ЮФК ААК ХБК
Удельнаяводоподача,тыс.м3/га
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Results of project interventions
Specific Water supply per ha in 3 main canals, 1000м3/hа
Source: WPI-PL project

9. WATER AND ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY
UNDER DRIP IRRIGATION
Karshi Steppe/Dryland System
Drip
system
Furrow
irrigation
Water supply m3/ha 3659 4477
Energy consumption,
KwHo/ha 732 1584
Yield of cotton, t/ha 4.5 4
Water productivity, kg/m3 1.23 0.89
Energy productivity,
kg/KwHo 6.15 2.53
Energy use intensity,
Kwho/m3 0.2 0.35
Cotton production using drip irrigation
Water and energy productivity
* Under well irrigation
Source:*IWMI/CRP5

10. Improved potato varieties and water management technologies to
enhance water use efficiency on farm level 2012-2014

11. IRRIGATION TREATMENTS
NIF – conventional irrigation practices; NIS –
irrigation scheduling; HFI – high frequency
irrigation; PRD – partial root-zone drying.

12. COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCE PILOT
FARMERS WITH TRADITIONAL FARMERS
(1 USD = 2409,67 Uzbek Sum), 2014
Partial root drying and high frequency irrigation methods in potato fields
showed positive results in terms of water saving and crop yield
improvement.
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Pilot farmer in Andijan Pilot farmer in Ferghana Traditional Ferghana
Province potato farmers
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Yield Gross Income Profit
Source: IWMI

13. REDUCING NON-BENEFICIAL LOSSES
Shifting Evaporation into
Transpiration. Demo site of winter wheat/
Mung bean in K. Umarov WUA,
Fergana province, Uzbekistan
Source: *IWMI/AVRDC/CRP 1.1
First crop Yield Second crop Irrigation Application rate Yield WP
t/ha m3/ha t/ha kg/m3
winter wheat 5.6 mung bean Farmer practice 1676 1.54 0.92
winter wheat 6.6 mung bean Cut back
irrigation
1193 1.42 1.19
winter wheat 7.6 mung bean Partial root
drying
1501 1.65 1.10
Water productivity for winter wheat/mungbean

14. SALINITY MAPPING OF SYRDARYA PROVINCE OF
UZBEKISTAN, FOR (2000-2003) AND (2008-2011)
Source: IWMI 2015
GIS/RS:

15. APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING AND GIS IN WATER
MANAGEMENT
Development of Karshi Steppe Irrigation Crop locations and Land Use
Tasks that can be solved using the RS-GIS:
 Evaluating the effectiveness of measures
 Evaluation of water productivity
 Assessment of water resources and their
use, as well as the introduction of
innovative technologies
Source: IWMI

16. www.iwmi.org
Water for a food-secure world
RECLAIMING SALT-AFFECTED LOW PRODUCTIVE SOILS
BY CULTIVATING LICORICE
1999-2004 2005 – 2009
 Incentive
 Technology
 Access to
resources
 Access to
market
Fodders from abandoned
land
Roots of Licorice
Reclaiming abandoned land
IWMI & Gulistan
University
Farmer experience
Factory installed at the area
to reproduce Licorice roots
Farmer Avezov growing
Licorice on 500 ha
Source:*GSU/IWMI/ADB/CRP5

17. CURRENT ACTIVE PROJECTS
EU Programme “Sustainable mgt of
water resources in rural areas of
Uzbekistan”
PEER Cycle 4 project “Mitigating the
competition for water in Amudarya River
basin by improving water use efficiency”
PEER Cycle 5 project “Implications of
climate change, land use and adaptation
interventions on water resources and
agricultural production in Transboundary
Amu Darya river basin"
GIZ Transboundary Water Programme: QGIS Trainings and
Generation of Diagnostic Digital Atlas in GIZ Interventions on
Murgab Basin Analysis and Planning

18. OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
WORK ON IMPROVEMENT TECHNICAL ASPECTS
 Shift towards demand based water management;
 Improvement of water and energy use productivity;
 Improvement of water scheduling and water accounting using modern technologies;
 Identification of effective institutional arrangements for water management from basin to field,
 Work out financial and economic incentives for water saving and water productivity in rural areas as
well as irrigation service fee pricing;
 Promotion of Water Information System from on-farm up to basin level (IMoMo project experience);
 GIS and remote sensing techniques to: map salinity and shallow water table, to map seasonal
evaporation and crop water use, and improve regional and system level water balances and water
accounting
 Prediction of climate change and extreme events
Source: IMoMo project

19. Photo: Hanspeter Liniger
Upper zone
Middle zone/part
Zone of transmission
Lower part
DIFFERENT ZONES OF WATERSHED, DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
WATER AND LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

20. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION!
WE LOOK FORWARD FOR COOPERATION!
IWMI-CENTRAL ASIA Office: Address Apt. 123, Bldg. 6, Osiyo
Street, Tashkent 100000, Uzbekistan
Tel: +998 71 237-04-45
Fax: +998712370317
E-mail: iwmi-ca@cgiar.org
O.Anarbekov@cgiar.org