BLOG
Repercussions of Climate Change And Water Politics in Central Asia
July 22nd, 2015
Via The Diplomat, a look at how water related issues may impact Central Asia in the years ahead: In Central Asia, the topic of climate change is rarely discussed in local political circles. Yet scientists have warned about the future for the Eurasian continent.The Diplomat recently sat down with Columbia University’s Benjamin Orlove to discuss the impact of […]
Read more »Turkmenistan Grapples with Water Crisis
April 11th, 2015
Via Silk Road Reporters, another article on Turkmenistan’s water crisis: California’s recent restrictions on water usage have garnered massive headlines, but California is hardly the only “water stressed” state. In Central Asia, Turkmenistan is about to introduce water restrictions, a first for the post-Soviet desert nation. The problem is not limited to Turkmenistan, but extends across […]
Read more »Turkmenistan Pledges To Curb Water Use
April 7th, 2015
Via Terra Daily, a report on Turkmenistan’s new pledge to curb water use: The leader of Turkmenistan on Sunday pledged to streamline water use, a huge problem in the isolated desert nation believed to be among the world’s top water wasters. Some 80 percent of ex-Soviet Turkmenistan is covered by the Karakum desert, one of the […]
Read more »Call For Central Asia To Solve Its Water Issues
September 24th, 2013
Via Tengri News, a report on Central Asian water cooperation: Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called Central Asian leaders to discuss water issues, Tengrinews reports. Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Nazarbayev said that Central Asia countries had to resolve water disputes by themselves. “There is a need for an open […]
Read more »Emomali Rahmon: Tajikistan’s Hydropower Future
August 18th, 2013
Via the Emerging Frontiers blog, an interesting look at Tajikistan’s water plans: Resource poor, water-rich Tajikistan sees hydropower as a future asset. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon Wednesday inaugurated a $33.2 million, 220 kilowatt substation upgrade at the Nurek hydroelectric station on the Vakhsh River. The Nurek hydroelectric cascade currently provides energy to about 80 percent […]
Read more »Hydropower In Tajikistan: Folie De Grandeur
July 30th, 2013
Courtesy of The Economist, an interesting look at Tajikistan’s plans to build the world’s tallest dam: ON A bluff above the river Vakhsh, Rogun’s ramshackle square boasts at least four billboards featuring Tajikistan’s president, Emomali Rakhmon, and his aphorisms, such as “Rogun is the bright future of Tajikistanâ€. Rogun is both a town, some 100km […]
Read more »