Water resource development in Northern Afganistan and its implications for Amu Darya Basin / / Masood Ahmad, Mahwash Wasiq

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971685903321
• Autore: Ahmad Masood
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-08524-X; 9786610085248; 1-4175-2337-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: vii, 53 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm
• Collana: World Bank working paper ; ; no. 36
• Altri autori (Persone): WasiqMahwash <1962->
• Disciplina: 333.91/009581
• Soggetti: Water resources development - Afghanistan; Water-supply - Afghanistan
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction and Background -- 2. Water Resources -- 3. Use of Water Resources -- 4. Implications of the Economic Development of Afghanistan for the Amu Darya Basin and the Aral Sea -- 5. Review of Water Sharing Agreements -- 6. Future Directions (Conclusion) -- Annexes -- Annex A: Pending Schemes for Water Resources Development in the Amu Darya Basin in Northern Afghanistan -- Annex B: Total Agricultural Land by Province, 1993 -- References -- LIST OF TABLES -- Table 1 Agricultural Production Estimates -- Table 2: Composition of GDP in 1989 and 1991/92 -- Table 3: Exports and Imports -- Table 4: Estimated Surface and Groundwater Resources -- Table 5: Characteristics of Major River Basins of Afghanistan -- Table 6: Watershed Area and River Runoff in Northern Afghanistan -- Table 7: Groundwater Resources and Use -- Table 8: Land Use in Afghanistan -- Table 9: Agricultural Land By River Basin -- Table 10: Northern Afghanistan Soil Classification in Existing and Possible Irrigated Lands -- Table 11: Irrigated Land in the Amu Darya Basin -- Table 12: Average Annual Flow of the Amu Darya by Riparian Country -- Table 13: Water Distribution Limits in the Amu Darya Basin -- Table 14: Flow Measuring Stations in Northern Afghanistan -- LIST OF FIGURES -- Figure 1. Amu Darya River Scheme ; -- Figure 2. Scheme of Northeastern Afghanistan, Kokcha and Lower Kunduz River Basins' Irrigation Structures -- Figure 3. Scheme of Planned Measures in Kunduz and Khanabad River Basins.
• Sommario/riassunto: Water Resource Development in Northern Afghanistan and its Implications for Amy Darya Basin is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. Development of water resources are critically important for economic development of Afghanistan. This report provides an understanding of Afghanistan's water resources in the northern areas of the country, falling under the Amu Darya basin. The focus of the report is the Amu Darya basin because great gains can be attained by moderate investments in rehabilitation of existing schemes, thus providing and improving livelihood of millions of inhabitants in the northern areas of Afghanistan. The report provides analysis of potential basin wide impact as a result of rehabilitation of irrigation systems in Afghanistan's Amu Darya basin.