Sustainable Land Management in Tajikistan

Watch this video about how farmers in the Pamir mountains have solved irrigation problems as part of a sustainable land management plan.

Video Source: YouTube | Water and sustainable land use in the Wakhan Valley

Video Questions

  • Where does water come from in the arid region of the Wahkan Valley? How does it get to the farms to be used for irrigation?
  • Write a short essay explaining the problem that was facing the farmers that kept them from irrigating their crops. Give a description of the solution that was introduced to solve this problem.
  • Think about the second problem of limited land that was outlined in the video. What were the solutions to this issue?