Institute for water problems, hydropower and ecology of Academy of Science of Tajikistan

Country: Tajikistan

Address: 734063 Dushanbe, Ayni str. 267

Type: Scientific/Research Institution

Contact:

Tel: +992 37 2245231
akademiyanauk@list.ru

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Description:

Mission: capacity building in energy and water management.
Vision: sustainable environmental and water use and management.

Strategy: work of the 6 laboratories for research and analysis of the water resources for current and future development.

Projects:

  • SIC ICWC in the program "Regional Environmental Program for Central Asia 2009 (EURECA), Component 4: Environmental Awareness Raising (AWARE)";
  • World Bank project "Development of Feasibility Study" Comparative analysis of the efficiency of HPP cascades on the rivers of Tajikistan "(2008-2009);
  • Project CASA-1000 "Central Asia-South Asia. The project of electricity transmission and trade "(2008-2009).
  • Project of the World Bank and the Tajik branch of CAREC (UNDP) "Public awareness of the planned World Bank Social and Environmental Assessment for Rogun HPP" (2009);
  • The project "Tajikistan Montitoring & Warning" (2009); International project "Study of hydrological features of the Zarafshan River basin", financed by the Volkswagen Foundation (Germany) (2008-2011);
  • UNEP Regional Project "Development of National Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers in Two Countries in Transition (Tajikistan and Belarus)" (2001).

Publications:

  • Analysis of comparative energy efficiency of large rivers in Tajikistan;
  • Study of the impact of climate on water-energy resources;
  • Development of methods for adaptation of hydro-power engineering to global climate changes;
  • Development of models and methods for predicting water flow for hydropower;
  • Development of methods for optimizing the operation of hydropower plants with reservoirs;
  • Development of methods for regulating water flow in the interests of hydro energy and irrigation;
  • Analysis of international and national legislation in the field of joint use of water and energy resources of transboundary rivers;
  • Development of methods for assessing the economic cost of water when it is used together for hydropower and irrigation.

Partners: SIC ICWC; CAREC; WB; UN Agencies; Volkswagen Foundation (Germany); Universities; Public sector; etc.

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