N.N. Mirzaev

(Uzbekistan)

SIC ICWC in cooperation with IWMI, with the financial assistance of SDC, has been implementing a unique project IWRM-Fergana Valley since 2001. For the first time for the Central Asian region, all basic IWRM principles are being introduced simultaneously at three pilot main canals of the Fergana Valley: Aravan-Akbura (Kyrgyzstan), Khodja-Bakirgan (Tajikistan), and South-Fergana (Uzbekistan).
The monitoring of project impacts indicates the following achievements: in the main canals zones, the number of conflicts and controversies has sharply been reduced; process of water delivery to end water users has been facilitated; water management quality (stability, evenness, etc.) has enhanced.