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The sector review includes seven
chapters and one annex. This first chapter is an overview of
agriculture, irrigation and the purpose and content of this
report. The second chapter provides a review of the Bank s
own strategy and priorities for irrigation and drainage
within its portfolio of investments, from the time of its
2004 Strategy until the present. It also includes a short
summary of key lessons learned in this sector. The third
chapter provides a brief situation analysis for irrigation
and drainage in Azerbaijan, including a description of key
parameters and changes; a description of rising challenges,
needs and opportunities; and an overview of the Government s
State Program (SP) for Sustainable Development of
Amelioration and water management for 2008-2015. The fourth
chapter describes the issues of investment and financing of
irrigation and drainage priorities for infrastructure
development, rehabilitation and modernization, and
management. This includes investment priorities for the
Government as well as needs for cost recovery by water users
for the cost of irrigation and drainage system operations
and maintenance. The fifth chapter describes the
institutional framework and how it has emerged since
independence. It also identifies outstanding issues for
further institutional development, both for the Government
and for water users associations (WUA). The sixth chapter
describes the implications of climate change for the
vulnerable irrigation and drainage sector in Azerbaijan.
Suggestions are provided for a process to prepare an
adaptation strategy for climate change. The seventh chapter
identifies ten key priorities for investments in the
irrigation and drainage sector in Azerbaijan. These
priorities are based on the views of staff of the World
Bank, staff of the AIOJSC (Amelioration and Irrigation Open
Joint Stock Company), selected consultants and the author.
