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

Autor: Nazir Mirzaev, Jusipbek Kazbekov, Andrew Noble, Oyture Anarbekov, Kahramon Jumabaev, Murat Yakubov, Akmal Karimov, Ahmad Alimdjanov
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Water, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 510-529 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4441
DOI: 10.3390/w2030510
Popis: 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.
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