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The Thirsty Dragon: Growing Demand For Water In China And Uzbekistan Could Lead To Crisis In Kazakhstan
February 17th, 2013
Via Ooska News, a look at how a thirsty China and Uzbekistan could lead to a crisis in Kazakhstan: Growing demand for water in China and Uzbekistan could lead to a water supply crisis in Kazakhstan, according to Ainur Kuatova, an adviser to the Environmental Protection Minister. Water inflows to the country are decreasing by […]
Read more »Water Tensions Overflow In Ex-Soviet Central Asia
November 21st, 2012
Via Terra Daily, a report on the water tensions of Central Asia: The ex-Soviet states of Central Asia are engaged in an increasingly bitter standoff over water resources, adding another element of instability to the volatile region neighbouring Afghanistan. Plans in mountainous but energy-poor Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan for two of the world’s biggest hydro-electric power […]
Read more »Central Asia’s Looming Conflict Over Water: The Downriver Countries
November 13th, 2012
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), further analysis of water competition in Central Asia: Shared but limited water resources are always potential catalysts for regional disputes, especially if those resources are mismanaged. However, the developing conflict involving the Aral Sea basin is unique due to its relatively recent emergence since the fall of the Soviet Union […]
Read more »Central Asia’s Looming Conflict Over Water: The Upriver Countries
November 12th, 2012
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at how two of Central Asia’s poorest countries, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, are attempting to leverage one of their few geographic advantages — control over the headwaters of two major regional rivers — to build new hydropower dams. The proposed dams, which were originally drawn up by the Soviet […]
Read more »Water In Central Asia: Past, Present, And Future
October 17th, 2012
Via Central Asia Notes, an interesting look at Central Asia’s water issues: Water management in Central Asia: state and impact Since ancient times, water has been an important resource in Central Asia. It has been used by Soviet and now independent states for different purposes. At present, all countries of the region continue using water […]
Read more »Water wars In Central Asia: Dammed If They Do
October 10th, 2012
Via The Economist, a report on how spats over control of water roil an already unstable Central Asia region: TAJIKISTAN’S president, Emomali Rakhmon, likes things big. He has built the world’s tallest flagpole. Last year he opened the region’s largest library (with few books in it so far). But one gigantic project is proving contentious […]
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