This publication of UNECE aims to respond to the need of effective transboundary water cooperation by analysing the organization and activities of joint bodies both in the region and globally, and by identifying best practices for institutional cooperation. The publication looks into such...
A Joint Communiqué between European Union and Central Asian countries that came out as a result of the Third EU – Central Asia High Level Conference on the “Platform for Environment and Water Cooperation”, held in Rome, Italy, 5 - 6 November 2009.
Since gaining their independence in 1991, the five Central Asian republics have fostered close ties with Germany based on partnership. In addition to its commitment within the framework of the EU-Central Asia Strategy, Germany is also actively engaged in various ways at the bilateral level. This...
The Kabul Conference, held in 20 July 2010, was the first international conference to be held in Afghanistan itself. The Conference was attended by 76 delegations (including 13 from international organizations) and over 40 foreign ministers. The Communiqué [a renewed commitment by the Afghan...
This report attempts to give a conceptual understanding of what the mirab system entails and how it could be studied systematically. It also exposes the dynamics of social water management practices over time through a case study of one canal in Baghlan province in the Kunduz River Basin: the...
This paper examines the recent emerging informal Water Users Groups (WUGs) on the Ferghana Valley for managing of the water at the former collective farm level and potential for strengthening of the weak Water Users Associations (WUAs) through replication of WUGs formation. Due to the collapse...
This ZEF Working paper on Amu Darya summarizes the conflict constellations, structural deficits and political context factors of transboundary water management in Central Asia. The author analyzes corpus of legislation and institutions of transboundary water management and depicts its problems....
The aim of this paper is to describe the basic problem and the efforts undertaken both by the Central Asian states and the international community, including the EU, to seek a resolution on the allocation and use of the water resources of Central Asia. It traces recent developments relating to...
