M. I. Loskin1, 2, G. I. Dayanova2 , A. D. Reshetnikov3 , A. I. Knysh4 , D. D. Makharov5
1 Federal Research Center “Yakut Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Yakutsk, Russia
2 Arctic State Agrotechnological University, Yakutsk, Russia
3 M. G. Safronov Yakut Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture – Division of the Federal Research Centre “Yakut Scientific Centre of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Yakutsk, Russia
4 Omsk State Agrarian University named after P. A. Stolypin, Omsk, Russia
5 Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Volume 25 No. 10
Date of paper submission: 27.05.2025, date of review: 01.08.2025, date of acceptance: 14.08.2025
Published: 10/31/2025
Abstract. Considering the vast territory of Yakutia, one of the distinctive features of the region is the unevenness of water supply of the territories. If about 2/3 of the settlements of the republic are located along large rivers and their tributaries, therefore, do not experience problems with water supply, then the water supply of the remaining rural areas, due to their geographical location, is carried out mainly from artificial reservoirs created by the construction of low-pressure hydraulic structures. In this regard, the conditions of life support in these territories, their socio-economic development directly depend on the state of these objects. The purpose of the research is – to substantiate the economic efficiency of introducing climate-adaptive measures in water supply of rural areas of Central Yakutia. Methods. The methods used were economic comparison, a systems approach, theoretical principles of melioration and water management science, as well as methods for determining the damage that could be caused by an accident at a hydraulic structure. The scientific novelty of the research consists in substantiating the economic efficiency of implementing climate-adaptive measures for water supply in rural areas. The research results show the high efficiency of the proposed measures for settlements in Central Yakutia. Research results show the high efficiency of the proposed measures. Thus, in the event of the destruction of the hydrotechnical construction “Tulaginskaya Protoka”, additional costs arise for transporting water from the reserve water source for the needs of rural settlements in the amount of 27 798.43 thousand rubles. At the same time, with the implementation of the proposed climate-adaptive measures, which involve the reconstruction of the structure with subsequent monitoring of the permafrost state of the foundation of the structure, the costs of transporting water are reduced by 5 times. The payback period for investments in the reconstruction and subsequent maintenance of the structure is paid off in 1.8 years due to savings in water transportation.
Keywords: economic efficiency, water supply for rural areas in Yakutia, hydraulic structures, climate change, permafrost soils
For citation: Loskin M. I., Dayanova G. I., Reshetnikov A. D., Knysh A. I., Makharov D. D. Economic efficiency of water supply to rural areas with the introduction of climate-adaptive measures (on the example of Central Yakutia). Agrarian Bulletin of the Urals. 2025; 25 (10): 1725‒1734. https://doi.org/10.32417/1997-4868-2025-25-10-1725-1734 (In Russ.)
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