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Growing Water Shortages in Central Asia Threaten Region and its Neighbors
June 17th, 2026
Via Jamestown, a look at the growing water shortages in Central Asia: Executive Summary: Water shortages in Central Asia have become so severe that they can no longer be resolved by water-sharing agreements between the so-called “water surplus” upstream countries of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and the “water short” downstream countries. This crisis is undermining not […]
Read more »Breaking Afghanistan’s Hydro-Political Trap
June 15th, 2026
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how – since its neighbors rely on unregulated river flows – any unilateral Afghan attempt to develop water infrastructure is perceived as a threat, risking regional destabilization: Situated at the headwaters of major river systems feeding Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, Afghanistan is the mountainous hydro-hub of Central […]
Read more »Central Asia and Afghanistan: Water Cooperation at a Critical Juncture
June 4th, 2026
Via SIWI, a look at how water cooperation in Central Asia and Afghanistan is entering a critical new phase. As climate pressures intensify and demands on shared water resources grow, a new SIWI report explores how stronger and more inclusive regional cooperation could help reduce risks and support long-term stability across the Amu Darya Basin. […]
Read more »Kabul Faces Deepening Water Crisis As Supplies Dwindle and Demand Surges
April 15th, 2026
Via Ariana News, a report on how Kabul’s surging population — from around 2.5 million in 2001 to an estimated 6 million today — is placing unprecedented strain on already limited resources: Residents of Kabul are grappling with a worsening water shortage, as falling groundwater levels, rapid population growth and climate pressures push the Afghan […]
Read more »Confluence Beyond Borders in a Changing Climate: Dialogue for Cooperation in Central Asia and Afghanistan
April 9th, 2026
Courtesy of SIWI, a new report examining water cooperation in Central Asia and Afghanistan: The region of Central Asia and Afghanistan faces growing water insecurity and natural hazards amidst a rapidly changing climate with rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and glacial melt affecting the volume, peak, and variability of river flows. Increased water scarcity and […]
Read more »Qosh-Tepa Looks Like a Disaster. Uzbekistan Thinks Otherwise.
April 3rd, 2026
Via Havli substack, commentary on how Central Asian countries are able to use their position as power exporters for leverage as Taliban-run Afghanistan presses ahead with an ambitious canal project. If Shavkat Khamroyev is feeling nervous these days, he is doing a good job of hiding it. After all, Uzbekistan’s water resources minister would have […]
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