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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spelling	doaj-78a5d584417e489d9abd50a11acf80832020-11-24T21:16:14ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412010-08-012351052910.3390/w2030510Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South WalesNazir MirzaevJusipbek KazbekovAndrew NobleOyture AnarbekovKahramon JumabaevMurat YakubovAkmal KarimovAhmad AlimdjanovFocus 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. http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/2/3/510/water allocationmodelingwater tariffdouble croppingCentral Asia
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spellingShingle	Nazir Mirzaev Jusipbek Kazbekov Andrew Noble Oyture Anarbekov Kahramon Jumabaev Murat Yakubov Akmal Karimov Ahmad Alimdjanov Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales Water water allocation modeling water tariff double cropping Central Asia
author_facet	Nazir Mirzaev Jusipbek Kazbekov Andrew Noble Oyture Anarbekov Kahramon Jumabaev Murat Yakubov Akmal Karimov Ahmad Alimdjanov
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title	Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales
title_short	Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales
title_full	Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales
title_fullStr	Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales
title_full_unstemmed	Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales
title_sort	alternative water allocation in kyrgyzstan: lessons from the lower colorado river basin and new south wales
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Water
issn	2073-4441
publishDate	2010-08-01
description	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.
topic	water allocation modeling water tariff double cropping Central Asia
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/2/3/510/
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Alternative Water Allocation in Kyrgyzstan: Lessons from the Lower Colorado River Basin and New South Wales

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