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Central Asia: Countries With Water Need Their Neighbors With Energy
February 9th, 2018
Via Geopolitical Futures, an interesting article on Central Asian countries efforts to find solutions to internal regional problems such as water without Moscow’s help: Say what you will about the Soviets, but they really knew how to put the “union” in the Soviet Union. For all its faults, the union bound its constituent countries together, […]
Read more »Water and Politics In Central Asia
January 12th, 2018
Via The McGill International Review, an article on water and politics in Central Asia: “Water resources could become a problem in the future that could escalate tensions not only in our region, but on every continent,” former Uzbek president Islam Karimov famously told reporters in 2012. “I won’t name specific countries, but all of this could deteriorate […]
Read more »Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Near Reservoir Agreement
December 16th, 2017
Via Eurasianet, a report on Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are nearing definitive agreement over how to share a disputed reservoir near the border in another sign of warming relations between the countries. Kasan-sai reservoir was the focus of tense standoff in 2016 that culminated in state-sanctioned kidnappings and armed confrontations. Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan on December 13 […]
Read more »Central Asian States Lose $4.5B Yearly Due To Water Crisis
November 24th, 2017
Via Azerbaijan’s Trend magazine, a report on the economic impact of water scarcity and lack of cooperation therein in Central Asia: Economic losses from the lack of water cooperation in the Central Asian region reaches $ 4.5 billion annually, said Iskandar Abdullayev, Executive Director of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC). “Water cooperation […]
Read more »Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan: Working To Resolve Water Tension
October 20th, 2017
Via Jamestown Central Asia Monitor, a report on how – in a landmark shift in bilateral relations – Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have begun resolving and cooperating in border delimitation and water issues, including a plan of joint construction of a major hydropower plant in Kyrgyzstan: Transboundary water sharing is one of the most contentious issues […]
Read more »Hydropower: A Hot Topic In Central Asia, And Not Just From The Usual Suspects
June 24th, 2017
Courtesy of Radio Free Europe, a look at hydro power in Central Asia: There has been a lot of talk about hydropower in Central Asia since the start of May, and not just from the usual quarters. Perhaps it’s just officials watching the melting snows of spring and envisioning lights coming on in homes and […]
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