Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales

Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales

Focus group discussions and a modeling approach were applied to determine policy and regulatory refinements for current water allocation practices in Kyrgyzstan. Lessons from the Lower Colorado River basin, Texas and New South Wales, Australia were taken into consideration. The paper analyzes the im...

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Main Authors: Nazir Mirzaev, Jusipbek Kazbekov, Andrew Noble, Oyture Anarbekov, Kahramon Jumabaev, Murat Yakubov, Akmal Karimov, Ahmad Alimdjanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-08-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
water allocation
modeling
water tariff
double cropping
Central Asia
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/2/3/510/
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Summary:Focus group discussions and a modeling approach were applied to determine policy and regulatory refinements for current water allocation practices in Kyrgyzstan. Lessons from the Lower Colorado River basin, Texas and New South Wales, Australia were taken into consideration. The paper analyzes the impact of adopting some of these interventions within the socio-environmental context that currently prevails in Kyrgyzstan. The optimization model for water distribution at the river-basin scale was developed using GAMS 2.25 software. Application of the model to the Akbura River basin indicated efficiencies in the proposed institutional rules especially in low water years.
ISSN:2073-4441

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