1. Ecosystem management for DRR
Integrated Natural Resource Management for
Disaster Risk Reduction on watershed level in the
south of Kyrgyzstan
PEDRR Workshop
“Ecosystems, Livelihoods and Disaster Risk Reduction”.
21-23 September in Bonn, Germany
2. Context of Kyrgyzstan
• The total area of Kyrgyzstan is
198,500 sq km (76,640 sq mi). The
country is almost completely
mountainous. More than half of
Kyrgyzstan lies at an elevation higher
than 2,500 m (8,200 ft)
• Population 5,431,747
• Agrigalture is a significant sector of
the economy. It comprises 35.3% of
the total GDP and occupies 55% of
the total labor force
3. Kyrgyzstan
Mud flow disasters
• Since 1991 decrease in
governmental resources for
prevention of natural disasters,
and recovery in case of
emergency;
• Decentralisation:
Responsibilities concerning
disaster reduction and Landslide disasters
prevention are increasingly
transferred from the state level
to local level;
• Annual damages - 12 mln. $
• 1992-2008 more then
200 000peoples affected
(www.preventionweb.net)
4. Content of presentation
Experience from the ongoing project in Zerger
watershed;
1. Integration of scientific results to practice for DRR
2. To enhance dialogue between scientific and practitioner communities.
3. Strengthening of local institutions for DRR management ;
6. Project area - Zerger watershed
• The total basin area is
43’617 hectares;
• Altitude 1800-2354 m;
• 3 municipalities within the;
basin area: Zerger, Jazy
and Jylandy (17 villages);
• The area’s population is
20,000;
• The area is prone to land
slides (Tosoi village, 1994),
mudflows and floods.
7. Definition by ISDR
"The combination of the probability of an event and its
negative consequences."
Risk = Hazards x Vulnerability
frequency, magnitude exposure, asset, susceptibility
8. risk = hazards x vulnerability
Hazards Participatory hazards Vulnerability
assessment by & vulnerability assessment by social
expert group assessment group of experts
Measures,
recommended by
villagers
Hazards assessment map with
vulnerability elements
Risk assessment
Measures
10. risk = hazards x vulnerability
Hazards Participatory hazards Vulnerability
assessment by & vulnerability assessment by social
expert group assessment group of experts
Measures,
recommended by
villagers
Hazards assessment map with
vulnerability elements
Risk assessment
Measures
12. risk = hazards x vulnerability
Hazards Participatory hazards Vulnerability
assessment by & vulnerability assessment by social
expert group assessment group of experts
Measures,
recommended by
villagers
Hazards assessment map with
vulnerability elements
Risk assessment
Measures
13. Vulnerability assessment
Poverty
• 53 % of households
are poor according to
the National Statistical
Committee (in average
per capita 10 Euro per
month);
• More than 60% of
households have
income which is Rich
enough only for
Middle
primary necessities Average
Interview
according to Poor
Official statistics
assessment of the
Very poor
respondents.
14. risk = hazards x vulnerability
Hazards Participatory hazards Vulnerability
assessment by & vulnerability assessment by social
expert group assessment group of experts
Measures,
recommended by
villagers
Hazards assessment map with
vulnerability elements
Risk assessment
Measures
15.
16.
17. risk = hazards x vulnerability
Hazards Participatory hazards Vulnerability
assessment by & vulnerability assessment by social
expert group assessment group of experts
Measures,
recommended by
villagers
Hazards assessment map with
vulnerability elements
Risk assessment
Measures
19. Integrated DRR approach with
watershed management
• Reed control by planting
alfalfa and sainfoin on rain
fed land;
• Pasture management;
• Protection from mudflow
by establishment of
gabions.
20. Conclusions
What we are learning in Kyrgyzstan from this
experience?
• Need of new methods for integration of existing dates and
involvement of national experts for assessment.
• Integration and synthesis of interdisciplinary knowledge on the
watershed level.
• Broadening of understanding of local population to watershed
level
• Need of clear practical recommendations for mitigation and
adaptation measures on watershed level (international
experience is needed)
• Watershed approach is sustainable but long-term (and capital-
intensive?)
22. Integrated DRR approach with
watershed management
• Reed control by planting
alfalfa and sainfoin on rain
fed land;
• Pasture management;
• Protection from mudflow
by establishment of
gabions.
23. How to reduce risks?
Watershed
management Flood retention
dam USAR Team
Risk = Hazard * (Vulnerability - Coping Capacity)
R=H*V
Land use plan
Early Warning
System EQ proof
construction
24. Hazard assessment
Mud flow and spring flood
assessment
• 1st degree: very high
probability;
• 2nd degree: high;
• 3rd: medium;
• 4th: low probability
25. Main project expected results
1. Concerned institutions and selected communities are trained
on measures of detection, mitigation and response to
disaster risks.
2. The first stage of the integrated local disaster risk
management planning on village and watershed level has
been completed.
3. Practice measures in the frame of plans implementation
increased adaptation potential of local institutes for the
DRR management.
26. Integrated DRR approach with
watershed management
• Reed control by planting
alfalfa and sainfoin on rain
fed land;
• Pasture management;
• Protection from mudflow
by establishment of
gabions.
