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INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR

SAVING THE ARAL SEA (IFAS)

Mr. Mavlon KazakovMr. Mavlon Kazakov

Member of EC IFAS,representative of the Republic of Tajikistan

Groundwater modeling for arid and semi-arid areasGroundwater modeling for arid and semi-arid areas

11-17 Jun 2007LANZHOU, CHINAI

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INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR

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Map of the Central Asia

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CENTRAL ASIACENTRAL ASIA – BACKGROUND – BACKGROUNDI

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Area: about 4mln. km2

Population: about 54 mln

Water resources: 115.6 km3/year

Irrigation area: about 8 mln. hectares

Main rivers: Amudarya and Syrdarya

Seas: Aral Sea, Caspian Sea

Climate: continental, arid and semiarid

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THE ARAL SEA CRISISI

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1973 2004

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THE ARAL SEA CRISISTHE ARAL SEA CRISISI

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FIGURES UNITYEAR

1960 2006

WATER LEVEL м 53,40 30,44* (42,0)**

VOLUME kм3 1083 108 (2004)

SURFACE thous. kм2 68,90 14,29* (2,86)**

MINERALIZATION g/l 9,90 90* (17)**

WATER INFLOW km3/year 63 (12?)

*Large Sea **Small Sea (Jan 2006)

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THE ARAL SEA CRISISI

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Aral Sea volume change for the period of 1960-2005

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WIDE DEVELOPMENT OF VERGIN LANDS

THE CONFLICT OF HUMANITY WITH NATURE

ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

INCREASING OF WATER MINERALIZATION

SOIL SALINITY

DECREASING OF CROP CAPACITY

DEZERTIFICATION

FLORA AND FOUNA CHANGIES

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SOCIAL PROBLEMSDECREASING OF LIVING STANDARTS OF THE POPULATION

WORSENING OF HEALTH CONDITION OF THE POPULATION

WORSENING OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY

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• REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

• KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

• REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

• TURKMENISTAN

• REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR

SAVING THE ARAL SEA (IFAS)

International Fund for saving the Aral Sea was established in 1993 by the

Heads of the Central Asian States. The main goal of the Fund is to

overcome the ecological crisis and to improve social-economic situation

in the Aral Sea Basin acknowledged by the world community as one of

the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century.

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IFAS Structure

THE COUNCIL OF THE HEADS OF STATES

PRESIDENT

INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR WATER COORDINATION INSPECTION COMMISSION

IFAS BOARDEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OF IFAS

INTERSTATE SUSTANABLEDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

SIC ISDCSECRETARIAT

EXECUTIVE BOARD ON

KAZAKHSTAN

EXECUTIVE BOARD ON

KYRGYZSTAN

BRANCH IN TAJIKISTAN

BRANCH IN DASHOGUZ

NUKUSS BRANCH

KZYLORDA DEPARTMENT OF EXECUTIVE

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SECRETARIAT

SIC ICWC

SYRDARYA BWO

AMUDARYA BWO

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IFAS’ original mandate is to raise international

awareness of, and concern with the Aral Sea

environmental disaster and to coordinate and

mobilize regional and international financing

for the Aral Sea Basin Program.

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PROJECTS & PROGRAMS

1. Aral Sea Basin Program 1 (1993-1997). The Program included 8 components;

2. Water Environmental Management Project. The Project included 6 components;

3. Strategic action plan for improvement of environment and socio-economic situation in the Aral Sea Basin for the period of 2003-2010 (ASBP-2). The Program includes 14 priorities and approved by IFAS Board Decision on August 28, 2003.

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ARAL SEA BASIN PROGRAM-2

Development of agreed mechanism for comprehensive water resources management in the Aral Sea Basin1

Rehabilitation of water facilities and improvement of usage of water and land resources2

Improvement of environment monitoring system3

Program for combating natural disasters4

Regional program on social assistance5

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ARAL SEA BASIN PROGRAM-2

Strengthening of material-technical and legal basis of Interstate Agencies6

Development and implementation of the regional and national programs on nature protecting measures in the zone of outflow formation7

Development and implementation of regional and national programs on rational water consumption in the economic sectors of the Central Asian States

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Development and implementation of international program on sanitary-ecological rehabilitation of settlements and natural ecosystems of Pryaralye9

Development and international program on rehabilitation of ecological stability and biological productivity10

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ARAL SEA BASIN PROGRAM-2

Working out of steady development concept in the Aral Sea Basin11

Regional action program on struggle against desertification12

Development of wetland in downstream reaches of Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers13

Rational use of saline collector-drainage waters14

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Amudarya Syrdarya

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Amudarya:Length – 2540 kmArea – 309 000 km2Flow – 79 280 million m3/year95 % provision – 58.6 km35 % provision – 109.9 km3

SyrdaryaLength – 3019 kmArea – 219 000 km2Flow – 37 203 million m3/year95 % provision – 23.5 km35 % provision – 51.1 km3

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Flows formation in the Aral Sea basinFlows formation in the Aral Sea basin

Turkmenistan 2.4%

Uzbekistan 7,6%

Afghanistan and other countries 5.4 %

Kazakhstan 3.9%

Kyrgyz Republic 25.3%

Tajikistan 55,4%

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Underground waters

(339 entrails are explored and approved for use) total regional stocks - 43, 49 km3 in the Amudarya basin - 25, 09 km3 in the Syrdarya basin - 18, 4 km3

The total magnitude of the approved stocks makes 16,64km3. The existing cumulative selection of waters for different water users makes about 11, 04 km3 per year, though in early 1990s it exceeded 14, 0 km3

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The state 1960 1970 1980 1990 1995 1999

Republic of Kazakhstan 9750 12850 14200 11320 11300 8235

The Kyrgyz Republic 2210 2980 4080 5155 4966 3291

Republic of Tajikistan 9800 10440 10750 9259 12089 12521

Turkmenistan 8070 17270 23000 23338 23230 18075

Republic of Uzbekistan 30780 48060 64910 63611 54220 62833

Aral Sea Basin 60610 94560 120690 116271 105805 104955

Including. Amu Darya 30970 53220 66950 69247 64392 66079

Syr-Darya 29640 41340 53740 47024 41413 38876

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Water use in the Aral Sea basinWater use in the Aral Sea basin

Turkmenistan 17.2%

Uzbekistan 59.8%

Kazakhstan 7.8%

Kyrgyz Republic 3.14%

Tajikistan 11.9%

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SAVING THE ARAL SEASAVING THE ARAL SEAAt the and of my presentation I would like to made same proposals:At the and of my presentation I would like to made same proposals:

1. G-WADI cooperation with APWF, especially for preparation APWS1. G-WADI cooperation with APWF, especially for preparation APWS

2.Establishe working group (WG) in the every sub-region and 2.Establishe working group (WG) in the every sub-region and

cooperations with coordinators from sub-regions preparation cooperations with coordinators from sub-regions preparation

coordinated vision of the problem water resources using in the arid and coordinated vision of the problem water resources using in the arid and

semiarid aries,semiarid aries,

3.Arid and semiarid projects with in the frame work of ASBP-23.Arid and semiarid projects with in the frame work of ASBP-2

4.The main attention must be focused:4.The main attention must be focused:

-rehabilitation and improvement of irrigation infrastructure and water -rehabilitation and improvement of irrigation infrastructure and water

and land resources utilization,and land resources utilization,

-improvement of environment monitoring systems,-improvement of environment monitoring systems,

-combating natural disasters.-combating natural disasters.

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INVITES YOU FOR COOPERATIONINVITES YOU FOR COOPERATION

REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN DUSHANBE city RUDAKI ave, 40

Tel: (992372) 23 58 36, 51 02 20 Fax: (992372) 23 58 40

www.ec-ifas.org e–mail: ecifas@tajik.net

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THANK YOUTHANK YOU

FOR ATTENTION!FOR ATTENTION!