At realization of seminars, edition of the brochures about the project, newspaper clauses, will be emphasized, that the actions under the project will result not only in achievement of power independence of the population, but also reduction of air and water pollution and also to conservation of habits (river plain forests) , that will be the direct contribution to conservation of local biodiversity.
Ayil Okmotu gave to NGO 39 hectars land to rent on 50 years for construction mini-hydropower station and plantation of rapidly growing trees (15000 saplings).
Inovative Financial Mechanisms
Plantation of rapidly growing trees (15000 saplings) will be used for construction needs and bonfires to save river-plain forest is also under this project.
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
The biogas installation will allow to achieve reduction of expenses on heating of houses and, in parallel, to receive clean manure fertilizer for agricultural needs. In addition, volume of fertilizers will considerably decrease in comparison with volumes of crude manure used as fertilizer.
Notable Community Participation
The local population and the local authorities put significant own means (labour, property, money) in construction of the combined biogas installation. The local population will carry out measures on thermal isolation of houses.
Capacity - Building Component
The population gets new skills on operation of mini-hydroelectric power station and biogas installation. The level of knowledge will increase about interrelation of economic activity and conservation of a biodiversity, importance of reduction air pollution.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
There are no indigenous peoples or groups of the people, which can be referred to the indigenous in Kyrgyzstan.
Gender Focus
There is no obviously expressed gender approach in the project , but women and children, as a rule, are engaged, in storage of fuel and heating of houses. The biogas will release the women and children for other kinds of activity..
Project Results
Potential global benefits of the project
Thanks to the project the threat of river-plain forest disappearance was decreased on the 39 hectares of land and excessive emission was reduced. It was achieved due to changing of type land using (planting and protection instead of grazing), construction of 3 bio-gas and 1 mini-hydropower station and fencing plantations.
Link the practice of sustainable livelihoods to a GEF focal area
Deforestation of nearest slops allows destruction of mountain ecosystem balance, increasing landslides probability and promotes disappearance of brush-wood vegetations. Project was directed on demonstration of possibility to use alternative energy of biogas installations and fast growing trees as alternative source of timber
Capacity ?building component
The population has obtained new skills on BGI construction. The level of knowledge will increase about interrelation of economic activity and conservation of a biodiversity, importance of reduction air pollution. In addition, volume of fertilizers will considerably decrease in comparison with volumes of crude manure used as fertilizer.
Gender focus
There is no obviously expressed gender approach in the project.
Co-financing received
Co-financing from Assouciation of water-users ?DAN? cash is 1305$, in kind 1540 $.
The main kinds of co-finance were labor on saplings planting and labor of local specialist which helped to construct biogas installations.
Replication in other communities or regions
This project is appropriate for replicating in analogous geographic conditions countries but for it necessary to solve the plantings protection problem. There are no plans on up-scaling the project to a medium-sized GEF.
Links between this project and the overall GEF
Links between this project and the overall GEF follows from public awareness on global environment problems, their direct involvement to the endemic plantings protection and attempts to introduce new sustainable using of natural sources in compeer with firewood and dried manure using.
Influence on government policy
There is no obvious influence on government policy on National level but the land allocated by local authority for project implementation is illustration of project influence on the local level. Kyzyl-Charba Ayil Okmot allocated 39hrs of land for 50 years. Ak-Dobo Ayil Okmot allocated 3hrs plough lands for biohumite experimental plot.
Benefits achieved by participants during implementation
Thanks to the project the threat of river-plain forest because of deforestation was decreased and reduced emission of greenhouse gases. The houses (22 families) will be heat-isolated in order to increase energy efficiency. It was achieved by power independence of the population, planting fast growing trees (15000 saplings) for construction needs.
- The level of knowledge about interrelation of economic activity and conservation of a biodiversity increased
- Decreasing of greenhouse effect and appearance of Persistent Organic Pollutants due to reduction of using dried manure and burning of vegetation remains as fertilizer
- Decreasing of direct expenses for fertilizers
- Raising engineering knowledge on biogas plant manufacturing, installing and their exploitation
Products/services generated by the project
- Biohumus advantages demonstration experimental plot was organized, where the plants vegetation period reduces to 21-25 days and the crop capacity of the field increases in 2-3 times
- Incomes from growing bean on the allocated plot
- NGO acquired 3 bio-gas and 1 mini-hydropower station
- Houses of 22 families heat-isolated
- There are 21 orders from farmers on BGI manufacturing.
- 15000 saplings of fast growing trees planted for construction needs and bonfires to save river-plain forest
- The several reports and articles were published and shown on TV-programs, newspapers, and broadcast
Assessment of impact of project in the GEF focal area
Project corresponds to Operational Program 6 GEF/SGP ?Promoting the adoption of renewable energy by removing barriers and reducing implementation costs? and promotes reducing GHG emissions associated with energy consumption and production through increased use of already commercially viable RETs. Project provides wide participating of local people in natural sources management as well.
Policy influence
Kyzyl-Charba Ayil Okmot allocated 39hrs of land for 50 years. Ak-Dobo Ayil Okmot allocated 3hrs plough lands for biohumite experimental plot.
The narrative report of the project
In May saplings of fast-growing trees were planted on 5 hectares of land. Regional forestry provides inhabitants of village with free-of-charge firewood and gives opportunity to plant haricot bean between beds of saplings. Collective farm «Red Dawn» granted 2 tankers on 12.5 m³ for BGI. Later 2 additional tankers were bought. Expensive equipment, which cost higher than 25000soms, was acquired on a competitive basis, with participation at least of three clients. As the population did not use stoves for a long time, because there was no gas, and many families scrap paged them the problem with gas stoves has arisen. Thanks to constant propagation of female communities and skilful work of rural innovators the first reactor was put in operation and connected to reconstruct heating appliances and stoves in time. Elderly inhabitants advised to solve the BGI warming problems by applying sheep and horse manure as earlier they stored manure around yurtas during especially cold time in winter nomadic places,. BGI warming in such way will keep inside it-required temperature and will provide undisturbed operation all-the-year-round.
The project results have interested many others. The first orders on BGI manufacturing and installation were received from inhabitants of Talas oblast. Under the initiative of the oblast governor the seminar on BDI was held with participation of mass media. The prime minister of country Msr.Tanaev has visited the place of project realization. Japan energy experts had learnt established BGI?s and experience of their operation, and they offered to cooperate with Japanese embassy Program in Kyrghyzstan «Roots of grasses». The World Bank Program «Rural investment» is going to cooperate with AWU ?DAN» since 2004 and invites employees as BGI?s experts on contract basis.
