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Uzbekistan & Tajikistan: Catalysts For A Central Asian Water Solution?
January 24th, 2018
Via Times of Central Asia, a report on water in Central Asia: The use and management of water has always been a complicated and very sensitive issue in Central Asia. An important power generation and irrigation resource, water can be both a source of conflict and an area for cooperation between countries of the region. […]
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 »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’s Position On Use Of Transboundary Water Remains Unchanged
July 7th, 2017
Via AzerNews, a report on current water tensions between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan: Uzbekistan has urged neighboring Tajikistan to take into account interests of countries in the lower reaches of rivers, while building world’s tallest dam for the Rogun hydroelectric power station. Tajikistan earlier diverted the flow of Vakhsh River to start building the world’s tallest […]
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 […]
Read more »Central Asia: Water Stress in the Naryn River Basin
June 24th, 2017
Via Glacier Hub, an article on water Stress in the Naryn River Basin: Around the world, meltwater from snow and glaciers has provided surrounding communities with water for irrigation and hydropower, but climate change is altering the timing and volume of the annual water flow cycle. This issue is pressing in eastern Kyrgyzstan, where the glaciers and snowpack […]
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