Sustainable Land Management in Tajikistan

the Panch river snakes its way through the western Pamir mountains creating the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan the tatak town of ishq ocean is known for its colorful trans boundary market where Afghans and tax exchange goods and money thanks to a bridge that links the two countries but commerce is not the main source of income for the inhabitants of ishq ocean most of them are farmers although the landscape is semi-arid due to the high altitude and scarce rain water is abundant it flows down from the ice capped mountains through ravines and waterfalls that end up forming the mighty pand River while water is present the challenge for the people that live here is how to bring it to the places where it is needed in order to cultivate their fields people rely on canals that have been constructed over time thanks to this basic infrastructure each caution has long been an oasis of green fields and orchards in the midst of the arid mountains that surround it but recently access to water has become a serious problem for farmers like Amber Ali daughter in a mr. Bundy he can only associate the actor if it did the haka so does just wanna trust where can the port of rum Marvin Beckman a hellotalk the chore sedan this canal was built several decades ago when Tajikistan was part of the Soviet Union Germany hello do reina de Mistura me I mean Harbin domestic uncle a Buddha but a hollow as the automatic Old West custom refer to the should cement Mardan hero as hosts more than key a Garmadon mysticum nickname Darwin that is I mean was dosed me Roman with the canal broken amber and the other farmers could no longer irrigate their lands but they lacked the resources and coordination to fix it a team of tragic and international experts and officials has been visiting each core team over several years as part of the hyper mere and premier ally sustainable land management project known as palm national educator whose poem expose natives image which autumn ptosis needed Fitness rhythm rig on the palm project is a research and capacity building initiative it brings together international agencies and tragic partners united by the goal of supporting these remote mountain societies so they can stand on their own feet the project team studies the way people in the Pamir mountains use and manage their lands most of the irrigation infrastructure in the region currently it is not a very efficient this very little water is actually reaching the the crop lands where it's needed the decaying infrastructure as well as erosion from water and wind is seriously damaging the crop lands of Ishq ocean endangering the livelihoods of the farmers the villagers discussed these issues with the researchers and decided to take action through supporting community initiatives and testing ways to improve the productivity of the land the palm project aims to find solutions to the related problems of land degradation and poverty in the region in the premier's access to water has been a key issue a lot of the micro projects identified by the communities have focused on improving irrigation infrastructure Amba teamed up with his neighbours to fix the canal and to identify ways of using irrigation water more effectively with the support of the palm project a goblin castle key been away but the snake is our mission but while Anbar and his neighbors are having problems irrigating their land other villagers do not have enough arable land to start with and are forced to overuse existing crop lands or migrate to Russia in search of seasonal work suburbia only killed a majority of Tennyson max aqui há module how am i use diminutive turkeys Lent in these areas is very limited that's one of the key issues is actually making efficient use of all the land resources that are available there population growth and the need to survive have forced people to cultivate land on the mountain slopes often without due care of the soil as a result a significant amount of topsoil more than 15 centimeters has been lost over the past 50 years I enjoy mobile shock joy board no cos I was if I'd more me keyboard key I'm with your home key I bought the moon horrible dengue and I'm all become mad again with your register get boys if I'm a monkey Boyd more euros a hooker chick anymore we're more physically setting up terraces is one way of dealing with these problems although it requires very hard work despite these difficulties NASA Becker of Jimmy Beck and a handful of other farmers are determined to try with training and material support from the palm project Mac sadhyas we'll see you ominous key and it beeped Harnam vanished who the bodies I mean his Killa car Danny Rosie OB y oj would image that the people of the Pamir mountains have traditionally built terraces to reclaim new land on slopes this practice helps to reduce erosion and reviving it can improve people's livelihoods while preserving the land they depend on a module Keira traviata' Boyd chic anamorphic codicology with the necessary technical and financial backing amber and his community were able to fix the canal Buddhist Gary Burnham a Palma Tony stinky he does do a thorough share submit canal are now turning to a hot rock another bottle named Sal Banda must accompany the communities contributed their labor to the effort and now water is finally running properly through the canal amber can irrigate his fields and the water infrastructure of the community is less susceptible to destruction from floods farmers are also trying out new crops irrigation techniques and land use approaches to help them improve the productivity of their land they have also established a village fund to pay for the future maintenance of the canal hi Meghan kee of Mumbai IATA stenosis chinky zindagi I mean model sucked more Buddhists bow as I mean that I mean the hay was I mean me given Amba nazarova cough and their neighbors are not the only ones benefiting from a newly functioning canal and the new agricultural land created by terraces the experience of the farmers of ich Koshien in implementing these projects could benefit other communities in the Pamir mountains by offering valuable insights into the ways that these initiatives can improve the livelihoods of people while at the same time protecting the environment