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Water to Cause Further Tensions in Central Asia
September 13th, 2012
Courtesy of Central Asia Economy Newswire, a report on central Asia water tension: Uzbek President Islam Karimov brought worldwide attention to Central Asia’s water disputes on Friday during a state visit to his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev, warning that tensions may spill over and cause bloodshed if issues remained unresolved. The one small detail he […]
Read more »Iranian Speaker Supports Importing Tajik Water
October 25th, 2011
Via PressTV, a report that Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has voiced parliament’s support for a proposal to exchange Islamic Republic’s gas in return for Tajikistan’s water. As the article notes: “…Majlis supports transferring water to the Islamic Republic from the Central Asian country, Larijani said on Friday, adding that “Iran can in exchange provide […]
Read more »Water Politics In Central Asia and Tajik Hopes Water Will Power Its Ambitions
October 14th, 2011
While not recent publications, two interesting reports on the state of water politics in Central Asia. The first, via AquaDoc, gives a taste of some of the difficult issues faced by the countries in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya basins, the two major streams in the Central Asia region: “…Regarding Central Asia, I have […]
Read more »UN Calls For More Water Cooperation In Central Asia
July 16th, 2011
Via Radio Free Europe, a report from the UN indicating that more cooperation among Central Asian states sharing the shores of a key river could be the key to future peace and security in the region: The Kokaral dam in the North Aral Sea In a fresh report, the UN Environmental Program, or UNEP, […]
Read more »Central Asian Water Politics…with Energy & Security Implications
November 2nd, 2010
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a detailed look at the water politics of Central Asia, namely Tajikistan’s request for Russian support of a hydroelectric power plant that Uzbekistan opposes. As the article notes: “…sources in Central Asia reported Nov. 1 that Russia is in talks with Tajik authorities about having an open contract for Russia’s […]
Read more »Tajikistan’s Pledge on Central Asian Water
June 18th, 2010
Via Chance of Rain, an interesting sound bite from Tajikistan’s President when discussing Central Asian water issues: “The peoples of regional countries should be sure that Tajikistan will never let Central Asia suffer from shortage of water … Tajikistan proposes building water pipes from Lake Sarez … The lake’s reserve of water, which is the purest […]
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