Irrigation in Central Asia in figures

Author(s): Frenken, Karen (ed.)

Published by: AQUASTAT Survey-2012. UN FAO; 2012

Published in: 20010112

Format: book

Region: Central Asia

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Abstract:

It is in the mandate of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as stated in Article 1 of its constitution, “to collect, analyse, interpret and disseminate information related to nutrition, food and agriculture”. Within this framework, in 1993 FAO launched a programme known as AQUASTAT, its global information system on water and agriculture (http://www.fao.org/nr/aquastat). AQUASTAT collects, analyses and disseminates data and information, by country, on water recourses and water use, with emphasis on irrigated agriculture, which is targeted at users in international institutions, national governments and development agencies. Its goal is to support agricultural and rural development through sustainable use of water and land by providing the most accurate information presented in a consistent and standard way and more specifically:

  • up-to-date and reliable data by country;
  • methodologies and definitions for information on the water resources and irrigation sector;
  • systematic descriptions about the state of agricultural water management by country;
  • predictions of future agricultural water use and irrigation developments;
  • in-depth analysis based on diverse thematic studies;
  • contribution to major international publications;
  • answers to requests from governments, research institutions, universities, nongovernmental organizations and individuals.

Topics: Agriculture,  IWRM,  Transboundary Water Management,  

Keywords: Agriculture,  Environment,  Hydrology,  Irrigation,  IWRM,  Transboundary water issues,