Iraqi Kurdistan Region Local Ministry of water resources

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Iraqi Kurdistan RegionLocal Ministry of water
resources
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Summarized report for third African Drought
Adaptation forum schedule 17th -19th Sept.2008

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Including- Definition.- Water resource
avail./demand.- Drought treatments,
solutions.By Hussain Abdulrahman Rasul

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Introduction
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-Iraqi Kurdistan region. -population 4.0-4.25 m.
capita -Area Arable Non-Arable
Total
2134819 H
4290402 H
Irrigated Non-Irr. rain dependence
167406 1368388
1535794 -Metrology
From less than 150 mm/year
To More than 1500 mm/ year - Snows
0.3 3.5 m annually.
-Poultry projects 792 -Livestock Sheep
3457609 head. - Fishery 217
Goat 1430445 head.
-Beekeeping pro. 14329
Cattle 424683 head.
Producing 628 tons.
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Forestry Artificial 14531 H Natural
1345848 H Orchards 27148 H Irrigated Orchards
35082 H Non Irrigated Art. pasture 4807
H Natural 1222562 H
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• Available/Demand of W.res.
• Total surface water (available) 48 X 109 m3
• Including river tributaries and permanent,
  seasonal springs and streams.
• - Ground water Two types of G.W. holding struck
  ,mountainous
• plain aquifers.
• - Depending on snow fall and in -filtered surface
  flows.
• Estimated amounts with renewable recharging
  amount 9.8 X109
• Now Aquifers are subjected to continues drawdown
  

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Solutions - Submerged dams to do artificial
recharging of ground water. - Strategic aquifer
Erbil,Aqra,Slevani,Sndi,Pishdar,Garmian,Sharazor -
No. of drilled wells 8000 9000.
due to repaid increase in population and limited
capacity of S.W. projects for supply.

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• Drought
• Increasing effects of drought .
• Extra requirement for W. Res.
• Decreased amounts of snowfall and rainfall .
• Treatments and Solutions
• -Rapid Emergency Activity.
• -Rapid survey to define affected urban And round
  areas, sectors.

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• Current status and solution
• a/ fast activity Renting W. Tankers to transport
  W. for
• Human .
• Livestock.
• Orchards ( Strategic trees) .
• Fast activities includes
• -Drilling deep and shallow wells in successful
  areas, with pumping sets, and conveying pipes,
  candles for tankers.
• -Developing springs, cleaning, maintenance.
• -Cleaning the shallow wells.
• -Distributing plastic pipes for farmers whose W.
  res. Reduced to prevent absorption by soil.

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• Hand pumps (if fuel is not available) to be
  installed on shallow wells.
• Chlorine distribution for drinking water.
• b/ Later projects
• - Construction of small ponds on valleys to store
  water or moisture increasing.
• - Water harvesting method on higher moisture or
  low rainfall location

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Thank you