KOICA funds project to improve water supply in Azerbaijan
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Korea
International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed an agreement
to launch a project on renovation and rehabilitation of the
traditional water supply systems called "Kahrizes", according to
the IOM Baku office.
The Kahriz Rehabilitation Project, supported by the KOICA and within its framework IOM, targets to renovate 20 kahrizes in Barda, Goranboy, Goygol, Samukh, Shamkir, Terter, Tovuz and possibly other regions of Azerbaijan to provide local communities better access to water resources.
The project with the budget of $1.2 million will start on July 1 and will be implemented for 2.5 years.
In Azerbaijan, as it is in many parts of the world, water is in short supply. Much of Azerbaijan’s land accounts for one of the driest regions on Earth. The migration from rural regions in Azerbaijan to urban areas is also driven by the lack of access to adequate potable and irrigation water. Kahrizes, a technology that has been used as a sustainable water supply source for centuries in Azerbaijan, were neglected during the Soviet times. Many of them collapsed or decreased the water supply dramatically. Kahrizes, which are effective, do not require electric power and are cheap in maintenance, are going through re-birth in modern Azerbaijan.
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the prevention of economic migration caused by environmental reasons by enhancing access of rural communities in Azerbaijan to energy-free water resources as a means to increase agriculture productivity and livelihood.
As a result communities’ access to water for consumption and agriculture will be increased, access to water for consumption and irrigation purposes for about 3,000 households will be enhanced and capacities of community members to manage water resources will be built. In addition it is planned to renovate irrigation channels for communities in 20 villages.*
The Kahriz Rehabilitation Project, supported by the KOICA and within its framework IOM, targets to renovate 20 kahrizes in Barda, Goranboy, Goygol, Samukh, Shamkir, Terter, Tovuz and possibly other regions of Azerbaijan to provide local communities better access to water resources.
The project with the budget of $1.2 million will start on July 1 and will be implemented for 2.5 years.
In Azerbaijan, as it is in many parts of the world, water is in short supply. Much of Azerbaijan’s land accounts for one of the driest regions on Earth. The migration from rural regions in Azerbaijan to urban areas is also driven by the lack of access to adequate potable and irrigation water. Kahrizes, a technology that has been used as a sustainable water supply source for centuries in Azerbaijan, were neglected during the Soviet times. Many of them collapsed or decreased the water supply dramatically. Kahrizes, which are effective, do not require electric power and are cheap in maintenance, are going through re-birth in modern Azerbaijan.
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the prevention of economic migration caused by environmental reasons by enhancing access of rural communities in Azerbaijan to energy-free water resources as a means to increase agriculture productivity and livelihood.
As a result communities’ access to water for consumption and agriculture will be increased, access to water for consumption and irrigation purposes for about 3,000 households will be enhanced and capacities of community members to manage water resources will be built. In addition it is planned to renovate irrigation channels for communities in 20 villages.*
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