Assessing water security in Central Asia through a Delphi method and a clustering analysis

Assubayeva, Aliya; Xenarios, Stefanos; Li, Albina; Fazli, Siamac

doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.970633

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“…The water from this basin dries in the Karakum desert and does not drain into the Aral Sea. Therefore, some studies, i.e., [21][22][23][24][25][26] and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), do not consider it as a part of the ASB (the WMO s river basin layer is depicted in Figure 1). However, the Karakum Canal, which annually transfers 13 billion cubic meters of water from the Amu Darya River to Turkmenistan, links this basin to the ASB.…”

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Consideration of the Environment in Water-Energy-Food Nexus Research in the Aral Sea Basin

Mayar,

Hamidov,

Akramkhanov

et al. 2024

Water

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The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is a holistic concept used to understand the synergies and trade-offs of interdependent water, energy, and food resources. Despite its widespread use, this concept often overlooks environmental concerns. In addition, the lack of a systemic approach in the Aral Sea Basin (ASB) has resulted in serious environmental degradation. For instance, the Aral Sea, situated at the terminus of the basin, is steadily shrinking, yet researchers studying the WEF nexus tend to overlook the upstream tributaries of the basin. This study aims to determine the extent to which research on the WEF nexus in the ASB in Central Asia has considered the environment through a systematic review of the literature published between 2012 and 2022. The results indicate that the number of WEF publications regarding the ASB has seen an upward trend, with a primary focus on the transboundary level and less research available on the local and national levels. This confirms the strong reliance of Central Asian states on one another for food, energy, and water resources. Furthermore, the results show that the majority of published studies either do not consider environmental concerns in their analyses at all or do so with little precision. Therefore, to achieve precise and sustainable outcomes, this study recommends the inclusion of environmental concerns along with basin-wide coverage in future WEF analyses. Finally, the WEF concept should be downscaled to the national and local levels in order to facilitate its implementation.

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Consideration of the Environment in Water-Energy-Food Nexus Research in the Aral Sea Basin

Mayar,

Hamidov,

Akramkhanov

et al. 2024

Water

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Adaptation to climate change in the mountain regions of Central Asia: A systematic literature review

Saidaliyeva,

Muccione,

Shahgedanova

et al. 2024

WIREs Climate Change

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The mountains of Central Asia support many environmental functions and ecosystem services. The mountain environments and their services are affected by climate change and climate change adaptation (CCA) actions are required to increase resilience of regional communities. This paper is a systematic review of the English and Russian‐language literature published between 2013 (IPCC AR5) and May 2021 (IPCC AR6) focusing on CCA in the Central Asian mountains. In all, 52 publications have been reviewed. Criteria defining incremental and transformative adaptation were established and the reviewed studies were assigned to one of these approaches. The relatively low number of publications shows that the extent of CCA knowledge represented in academic literature is limited in comparison to other mountainous regions. There is a disparity between the growing body of publications addressing climate change and limited and decreasing number of academic publications focusing on adaptation in the region. Only 11 publications reported transformative adaptation actions. Most of the reviewed papers (55%) focus on water resources and future water availability; 15% focus on land degradation, 10% on changes in vertical zonation of plant species, 7% on loss of plant species, 3% on impacts of hazardous events, and 10% on multiple impacts of climate change. The awareness of the importance of CCA among the regional actors should be improved through closer collaboration between researchers, international organizations focusing on sustainable development and adaptation which have recently become more active in the region, practitioners, and local communities and co‐production of knowledge on the development and implementation of CCA.This article is categorized under: Trans‐Disciplinary Perspectives > Humanities and the Creative Arts Trans‐Disciplinary Perspectives > Humanities and the Creative Arts Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change > Institutions for Adaptation Assessing Impacts of Climate Change > Observed Impacts of Climate Change

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Role of supranational bodies in regulating water cooperation: Central Asian experience

Kuspayev,

Dalelkhan,

Sheryazdanova

et al. 2024

World Water Policy

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Growing environmental problems in recent decades have made the water issue one of the most important agenda items in relations between the countries of the Central Asian (CA) region. Because water is a strategic resource and, at the same time, the foundation of social and economic development in CA, it is possible to assume that the settlement of water allocation problems will become a driving force for the development of regional interaction. The study aims to analyze the importance of supranational bodies in regulating water cooperation between the states of the CA region. The methodological basis of the study was built based on a combination of such theoretical methods of cognition as historical, structural‐functional, forecasting, and political and legal analysis, as well as an institutional approach. The main study results consist of assessing the efficiency of water resources use in the CA region, formulating areas of cooperation between the states in this sector after independence and up to the present, analyzing the role of functioning and under‐construction hydropower facilities in stimulating the resolution of water and energy challenges, and formulating initiatives of the countries of the region in solving existing water problems. In addition, it identified points of convergence in transboundary water use, analyzed steps to further deepen cooperation in water allocation among CA countries, and assessed the activities of supranational bodies in regulating water cooperation. The work can be applied in research and applied areas: It can be useful for scientists whose interests include water management issues in the CA region, as well as for government officials in the CA countries who implement policies in this area.

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Assessing water security in Central Asia through a Delphi method and a clustering analysis

Cited by 9 publications

References 37 publications

Consideration of the Environment in Water-Energy-Food Nexus Research in the Aral Sea Basin

Consideration of the Environment in Water-Energy-Food Nexus Research in the Aral Sea Basin

Adaptation to climate change in the mountain regions of Central Asia: A systematic literature review

Role of supranational bodies in regulating water cooperation: Central Asian experience

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