1. Food Security in the contexts of General Water Security in Central Asia: What value added GWP can bring on Yusup Kamalov NGO Union for Defense the Amudarya and Aral Sea, Chair GWP CACENA Stockholm, Sweden August 18-19 2011 GWP CP Meeting 2011 GWPs Strategy: Stay the Course or Change Direction?

2. Central Asia 3. General Challenges for Water Security

Population growth, especially in urban areas

Conflicts around water resources

Increased Hydro capacity usage

Non-coordinated planning

Absence of coordinated financial mechanism at the regional level

Change in cropping patterns

Low world market prices for agricultural products

Lack of ecosystem approach and IWRM application

Overexploitation and pollution of water ecosystems

Climate change

4. POPULATION GROWTH Total from 18 million in 1950 to 78 million in 2050 5. URBAN RURAL 6. The problem of irrigated agriculture and its roots Irrigated Agriculture in Central Asia contributes 90% to Food security! 7. Main Canalspoorly operated... and poorlymaintained 8. Water Measurement Limited measurementsno proper records 9. Water Users Associations Weak WUAs with low budget and capacities, lack of professionals 10.

Room for improvements is high

High return on modernization investment by savings water, energy and thus money

Increase in revenue collection by providing water to majority of the farmers in the command area

Improved water delivery service to farmers, enabling them to increase their profit margin and enhance livelihood.

Steps towards Food Security 11. How to improve profitability of irrigated agriculture 12. Example: Solutions in Uzbekistan Changes in Crop Patterns 20 10 1990 Other crops 50 % Other crops 70 % (Wheat, vegetables, fruits) Cotton and rice 50 % Cotton and rice 30 % Water consumptive crops Less water consumptive crops 13. Total Water Intake in Uzbekistan 64 Billion m 3 1990 20 10 53 Billion m 3 14. Solutions in Uzbekistan Investments into Water Sector

Rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage systems

Modernization of water infrastructure and pumping systems 15. ACTORS IN AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT 16. What value added GWP can bring on (1) To support policy dialogues To support national IWRM plans (food security chapters in particular) To support capacitybuilding programs; Knowledge dissemination (including IWRM ToolBox) 17. What value added GWP can bring on (2) To support capacitybuilding programs; Knowledge dissemination (including IWRM ToolBox) To facilitate Partnerships,Alliances,Consultations,Joint activities coordination 18.

Policy dialogue on food security

IWRM national planning in three countries (Kyrg, Taj, Uzb)

Capacity developments (trainings on how to increase efficiency of irrigated agriculture)

Knowledge dissemination.

Participation in joint pilot projects

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTIONS 19.

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