This article is divided into two parts. First it outlines the main hydrological characteristics of Central Asia and describes the problems of the regional water governance system since independence. It then looks at the water policies of the various players in the region and how these are...
This report of NeWater project gives an overview of transboundary issues in the Amu Darya River Basin in Central Asia. Water management in the Amu Darya basin is heavily influenced by the transboundary course of the river. In addition, water management is closely intertwined with the...
Central Asia still remains as an area of substantial water stress problems caused by climate change, over-consumption of water resources and soil salinization. The rapid recession of glaciers along with a concurrent increasing frequency and intensity of extreme droughts has led to a progressive...
This paper introduces the conjunctive use of a deterministic water quality model and water balance criteria for supporting the assessment of simulation and to evaluate the effectiveness of proposed operation strategies. By this, the applicability of enhanced reservoir operation strategies...
This book (the research outcome of the EU-INCO FP6 research project Jayhun: Interstate Water Resource Risk Management: Towards a Sustainable Future for the Aral Basin) focuses on and discusses the results of research done on the risk assessment levels associated with relevant regional variables...
In this article the suggested permit and licence systems included in the draft Afghan Water Law of 2008 (superseding those laws of 1981 and 1991) are examined by comparing them with main canal data from two pilot studies within the Kunduz Basin. The comparison highlights the difficulty of making...
This working paper of the World Bank attempts to provide an overview of (a) the amount of Amu Darya flows generated in the northern Afghanistan; (b) the amount of water presently used in northern Afghanistan, prospective use in the near future, and possible impact of the increased use on the...
This report discusses climate and transborder water and equity issues in Central Asia in general, and, more specifically, in the Amudarya river basin.
This book includes eleven articles that study economic, environmental, social and governance challenges of Central Asia; the region that is not limited to Aral Sea basin but encompasses Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and northern Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is a key Amu Darya riparian state. Its fellow riparians have established water management structures, which have not included Afghanistan or recognised its interests however. This paper explores why this is the case. Regional power politics and antipathy towards cooperation,...
