The National Water Resource Management Project in Tajikistan is targeted at water resources and irrigation management strengthening at the basin, irrigation and on-farm level of the Tajik part of the Syr Darya river basin that facilitates the water availability and therewith food security enhance, water-related disaster risks fortification, population livelihoods improvement and socio-economic indicators development in the pilot rural communities. The expected outcome includes the irrigation and drainage systems development through sustainable operation and proper maintenance by WUAs. Irrigation improvement is one of the four WUA development pillars that include WUA Governance and Institutional Development, WUA Irrigation Management and WUA Financial and Asset Management.
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Use case |
Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services | Sustainable farming |
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Funding |
HELVETAS / SDC |
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Focus Area |
The objective of this sub-project is to improve the capacities of WUAs in the management of irrigation systems by providing training sessions and providing technical assistance on water measuring and monitoring |
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Duration |
September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2018 |
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Coverage |
Three districts of the Sughd region: B. Ghafurov, J. Rasulov and Spitamen |
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Beneficiaries |
Water User Associations (WUAs) |
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Partners |
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Key activities | achievements |
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