Optimization of Syr Darya Water and Energy Uses

Антипова, Е. П.; Zyryanov, A. G.; McKinney, Daene C.; Savitsky, Andre

doi:10.1080/02508060208687038

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“…Secondly, optimal irrigation input has been calculated on the basis of total land under cotton in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, including additional land introduced in the medium term. Our results are consistent with those provided by Antipova et al (2002) who estimate a total downstream irrigation need of 6.5 BCM. Thirdly, to capture the effect of increased marginal cost of thermal power production beyond the capacity of Bishkek I, we used cost figures for Bishkek II.…”

Section: A3 Kazakhstansupporting

confidence: 83%

Sources of Mistrust: An Experimental Case Study of a Central Asian Water Conflict

Abbink

Moller

O’Hara

2009

Environ Resource Econ

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With the disintegration of the USSR a conflict arose between Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan over the transboundary Syr Darya river. Upstream Kyrgyzstan controls the Toktogul reservoir which generates hydropower demanded mainly in winter for heating. Downstream Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan need irrigation water in summer, primarily to grow an export crop (cotton). Regional agreements obliging Kyrgyzstan to higher summer discharges in exchange for fossil fuel transfers from downstream riparians in winter have been unsuccessful, due to lack of trust between the parties. Striving for self-sufficiency in irrigation water, Uzbekistan initiated new reservoir construction. This paper examines their economic impact. We report a laboratory experiment modelling the Syr Darya scenario as a multi-round, three-player trust game with non-binding contracts. Payoff schemes are estimated using real-life data. While basinwide efficiency maximisation requires regional cooperation, our results demonstrate that cooperation in the laboratory is hard to achieve. Uzbek reservoirs improve cooperation only weakly and their positive impact is limited to low-water years.

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Section: A3 Kazakhstansupporting

confidence: 83%

Sources of Mistrust: An Experimental Case Study of a Central Asian Water Conflict

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Moller

O’Hara

2009

Environ Resource Econ

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“…In March 1998, this cooperation scheme was renewed within the framework of the Central Asian Economic Community (CAEC), when the Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan signed a treaty on the use of water and energy resources of the Syr Darya basin. They were joined by Tajikistan in 1999 (Antipova et al 2002).…”

Section: International Conflicts Over Relative Water Distributionmentioning

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Can “integrated water resources management” silence Malthusian concerns? The case of Central Asia

Kipping

2008

Water International

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The debate on international water problems is split between the analytical perspective of International Relations (IR) and related social sciences, on the one hand, and prescriptive, problem-solving contributions, on the other hand. This article explores how these separate discourses can link up productively by scrutinizing the example of Central Asia, especially the Aral Sea basin. Most water conflicts there -pointed out by IR "Malthusian" analysescould be handled effectively by adopting IWRM principles for water management. However, both IR approaches and prescriptive concepts like IWRM need to be complemented by a profound knowledge of domestic politics within affected states if they are to identify realistic ways for solving water scarcity problems.

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“…Overall, the primary focus of the international attempts to foster water security focused on the infrastructure controlling the main stem of the Syr Darya Basin, the Naryn, only [81]. However, the Naryn supplies about 40 percent (14.5 km ) only [81]. The focus on the Naryn River and the Toktogul reservoir assumed that basin management was the overarching principle.…”

Section: The Common Approach To Look At Water Insecurity Within the Smentioning

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“…The implementation of the agreement has been seen as problematic in reference to water delivery to Kazakhstan [79,80] and as generally failed because of the late signing of annual bilateral agreements [78]. Overall, the primary focus of the international attempts to foster water security focused on the infrastructure controlling the main stem of the Syr Darya Basin, the Naryn, only [81]. However, the Naryn supplies about 40 percent (14.5 km ) only [81].…”

Section: The Common Approach To Look At Water Insecurity Within the Smentioning

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Water Security in the Syr Darya Basin

Wegerich

Rooijen

Soliev

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Water

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Abstract:The importance of water security has gained prominence on the international water agenda, but the focus seems to be directed towards water demand. An essential element of water security is the functioning of public organizations responsible for water supply through direct and indirect security approaches. Despite this, there has been a tendency to overlook the water security strategies of these organizations as well as constraints on their operation. This paper discusses the critical role of water supply in achieving sustainable water security and presents two case studies from Central Asia on the management of water supply for irrigated agriculture. The analysis concludes that existing water supply bureaucracies need to be revitalized to effectively address key challenges in water security.

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Optimization of Syr Darya Water and Energy Uses

Abstract: Since independence, joint use of water resources in the Aral

Cited by 38 publications

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Sources of Mistrust: An Experimental Case Study of a Central Asian Water Conflict

Sources of Mistrust: An Experimental Case Study of a Central Asian Water Conflict

Can “integrated water resources management” silence Malthusian concerns? The case of Central Asia

Water Security in the Syr Darya Basin

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