Chemicals

The river Isfara flows on the territory of two countries Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and there are numerous households that are located along this river. Their lives are closely tied with the river because people use the water from the river for irrigation and livestock. The persistent organic pollutants have been a great problem for this area since large quantities of POP are constantly dropped into the river. The major reason why the POP gets into the river is the pestisides that are transported to this region by illegal means. Usually they are of chinese production. The way the POP gets into the river is the use of ex-government factories that had large amounts of pesticides and the second reason is the secondary use of lands that have had pesticides in them during the Societ times. There is a great antropogenic impact on the ecosystem of the river. The population of this area is not aware of the great danger that pollution of the river can cause. Many types of flora and fauna have already dissapeared and the flood-lands of the river have greatly depleted. After the members of NGO have defined this problem they also have identified the main challenges to overcome. One of which is lack of awareness about the river`s condition and the hazardous effect of POP. To help preventing the major ecological crisis this project is to be implemented. First of all systematic approach in increasing the awareness of the population and the the field research and analyses and evaluation of the water in the begining, middle and the final stages of the project are going to be carried out. To increase the awereness various seminars, round tables, and tranings are going to take place. The project management plans to educate the local population about alternative methods of management without using pesticides. Cleaning the wetlands of Isfara river is also one of the priorities. To provide people with better understanding about the situation laboratory research is going to be carried out to demonstrate the effect of POP on the land, animals, agricultural product. Then the results are going to be presented to the citizens of both countries through the media. To decrease the use of pesticides the plants that do not require their use will be planted.

Kyrgyzstan