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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ENV/EPOC/EAP(2017)6 For Official Use English - Or. English 11 October 2017 ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE ENVIRONMENT POLICY COMMITTEE GREEN Action Task Force Strengthening the Role of Multi-Purpose Water Infrastructure: the Case of Shardara MPWI, Kazakhstan Final Report For additional information please contact: Mr Alexandre Martoussevitch, Green Growth and Global Relations Division, Environment Directorate, tel.: +33 1 45 24 13 84, e-mail: [email protected]. JT03420523 This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. 2 │ ENV/EPOC/EAP(2017)6 Foreword This study was part of the project “Economic Aspects of Water Resource Management in EECCA Countries: Support to the Implementation of the Water Resources Management Programme in Kazakhstan”, which was implemented in 2015-16 under the Kazakhstan and OECD cooperation agreement and the OECD Country Programme for Kazakhstan developed and approved in March 2015. The project would not have been possible without the financial support of the Government of Kazakhstan, the European Union and the Government of Norway, which is gratefully acknowledged. This Final Report was prepared under the project to inform and facilitate the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on Water Policy in Kazakhstan conducted in cooperation with the European Union Water Initiative (EUWI) and facilitated by the OECD GREEN Action Programme Task Force (former EAP Task Force) and UNECE. The report consists of two parts: Part I, providing the findings and recommendations of the study, and Part II providing information about international experience with management and operation of Multi-Purpose Water Infrastructures (MPWIs). The authors of this report are Dr. Jesper Karup Pedersen, Mr. Mikkel A. Kromann (both COWI) and Dr. Aditya Sood (IWMI), with inputs from Ms. Assel Kenzheakhmetova and Dr. Anatoliy Ryabtsev (both local specialists). Mr. Michael Jacobsen (COWI) has provided quality assurance. The authors are grateful to Mr. Alexander Martusevich (OECD / GREEN Action Programme Task Force secretariat), who supervised this project, for useful ideas and comments. The authors are also thankful to all within the Committee on Water Resources, Kazvodkhoz and Akimat of South Kazakhstan region, who have contributed to the project and the report through discussions, by providing ideas, data and information and various types of assistance. In particular, the authors would like to thank Yerdos Kulzhanbekov (Committee on Water Resources), Meirbek Egenov (Kazvodkhoz, South Kazakhstan Branch), Karl Anzelm (South Kazakhstan Hydrogeological Agency), Abdukhamid Urazkeldiev (Yuzhvodstroi) and Polatbaj Tastanov (Akimat of South Kazakhstan region) for valuable contributions to the project and the Final Report. The authors also thank Ms Zhanar Mautanova and her colleagues from the Center for Water Initiatives for their support in organising the expert workshop and policy dialogue meetings at which key findings and draft recommendations were presented and discussed; and are very much grateful to the participants of the aforesaid meetings for their opinions and valuable comments. However, the analysis, statements and any eventual errors and material omissions are solely the responsibility of the authors. Strengthening the Role of Multi-Purpose Water Infrastructure: the Case of Shardara MPWI, Kazakhstan For Official Use ENV/EPOC/EAP(2017)6 │ 3 This report, as well as any data and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. The views presented in this report are those of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the Government of Kazakhstan, the European Union (EU), the Government of Norway, the OECD, or of the governments of the EU and OECD member countries. Strengthening the Role of Multi-Purpose Water Infrastructure: the Case of Shardara MPWI, Kazakhstan For Official Use 4 │ ENV/EPOC/EAP(2017)6 Table of contents Abbreviations and terms ....................................................................................................................... 7 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 9 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Part I. Economic assessment of Shardara MPWI development options ........................................ 14 Chapter 1. Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 15 Notes .................................................................................................................................................. 21 Chapter 2. Shardara MPWI ............................................................................................................... 22 2.1. Pilot area ..................................................................................................................................... 23 2.2. Schematic .................................................................................................................................... 27 Notes .................................................................................................................................................. 29 Chapter 3. Actions, Scenarios and Storylines ................................................................................... 30 3.1. Actions ........................................................................................................................................ 31 3.2. Scenarios ..................................................................................................................................... 33 3.3. Storylines .................................................................................................................................... 34 Notes .................................................................................................................................................. 35 Chapter 4. Findings ............................................................................................................................. 36 4.1. Actions, costs and impacts .......................................................................................................... 37 4.2. Findings on land use and profitability ........................................................................................ 38 4.3. Findings on individual actions .................................................................................................... 43 4.4. Findings on synergies ................................................................................................................. 55 4.5. Reservations ................................................................................................................................ 56 4.6. Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 58 Notes .................................................................................................................................................. 60 Chapter 5. Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 61 Notes .................................................................................................................................................. 63 Part II. A review of international experience with MPWI systems ................................................ 64 Chapter 6. Methodology for presenting case studies ........................................................................ 65 Chapter 7. Case studies ....................................................................................................................... 69 7.1. Gariep Dam, Orange River Basin, Republic of South Africa (RSA).......................................... 71 7.2. Jebel Aulia, White Nile River Basin, Sudan ............................................................................... 73 7.3. Lake Lagdo, Beneu River Basin, Cameroon ............................................................................... 76 7.4. Lake Manantali, Senegal River Basin, Mali ............................................................................... 79 7.5. Lake Assad (Tabqa Dam), Euphrates River Basin, Syria ........................................................... 82 7.6. Gandhi Sagar, Chambal River Basin, Madhya Pradesh, India ................................................... 85 7.7. Hirakud Lake, Mahanadi River Basin, India .............................................................................. 87 7.8. Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam (Doosti Reservoir) ............................................................ 91 7.9. Kapchagay Reservoir, Ili River, Kazakhstan .............................................................................. 94 7.10. Kayrakkum Reservoir, Syr-Darya River Basin, Tajikistan ......................................................