Water Resources of Central Asia: Historical Overview

Zhiltsov, Sergey S.; Zhiltsova, Marina S.; Medvedev, Nikolay P.; Slizovskiy, Dmitry Y.

doi:10.1007/698_2018_358

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“…Interactions of any sort between agriculture and aquaculture would seem to be improbable in Asia's arid zones, which include large areas of western China and the five post-Soviet republics of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan). Land is plentiful and water limiting in these areas, where herding has a lengthy history, but dryland cropping is rare [188][189][190]. Irrigated agriculture consequently occupies some of Central Asia's best land and consumes 85% of the region's water, which is typically stored in artificial reservoirs and delivered to fields through interconnected networks of open ditches and canals [8,188,191,192].…”

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Water and Land as Shared Resources for Agriculture and Aquaculture: Insights from Asia

Pueppke

Nurtazin

2020

Water

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Although agriculture and aquaculture depend on access to increasingly scarce, shared water resources to produce food for human consumption, they are most often considered in isolation. We argue that they should be treated as integrated components of a single complex system that is prone to direct or indirect tradeoffs that should be avoided while also being amenable to synergies that should be sought. Direct tradeoffs such as competition for space or the pollution of shared water resources usually occur when the footprints of agriculture and aquaculture overlap or when the two practices coexist in close proximity to one another. Interactions can be modulated by factors such as hydropower infrastructure and short-term economic incentives, both of which are known to disrupt the balance between aquaculture and agriculture. Indirect tradeoffs, on the other hand, play out across distances, i.e., when agricultural food sources are diverted to feed animals in aquaculture. Synergies are associated with the culture of aquatic organisms in rice paddies and irrigation waters, seasonal rotations of crop cultivation with aquaculture, and various forms of integrated agriculture–aquaculture (IAA), including jitang, a highly developed variant of pond-dike IAA. Policy decisions, socioeconomic considerations, and technology warrant increased scrutiny as determinants of tradeoffs and synergies. Priority issues for the future include guiding the expansion of aquaculture from its traditional base in Asia, taking advantage of the heterogeneity that exists within both agricultural and aquaculture systems, the development of additional metrics of tradeoffs and synergies, and adapting to the effects of climate change.

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Section: Iaa In Arid Asiamentioning

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Water and Land as Shared Resources for Agriculture and Aquaculture: Insights from Asia

Pueppke

Nurtazin

2020

Water

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“…But they see different ways to solve it. Turkmenistan and Tajikistan tend to use the UN mechanisms while Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan focus on the regional format of interaction [22]. Of all the countries in the region Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan experience the greatest difficulties in their socio-economic development.…”

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Regulatory Initiatives of Central Asian Countries in Addressing Transboundary Water Issues

Гарбузарова

2021

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After the collapse of the USSR the Central Asian countries found themselves facing serious regional challenges that hinder constructive interstate cooperation. Among such challenges the problem of transboundary water resources should be highlighted. The lack of a coordinated policy for regulating water flows continues to put the Central Asian countries in a vulnerable position, negatively affecting their national security, socio-economic development and the environmental situation in the region. Throughout their sovereign development the countries of the region tried to solve transboundary water problems by combining external and internal mechanisms. However, a solution to the problem that would meet the national interests of all interested countries was not found.Recently the ruling elites of the Central Asian countries have intensified the process of solving the water problem showing political will. They put forward a number of initiatives. A big role in reviving this issue belongs to Uzbekistan which has opened a new milestone in the settlement of water and energy conflicts in the region. Uzbekistan demonstrates a desire to solve the water problem constructively at the regional level. In this regard the proposals of the President of Uzbekistan Sh.Mirziyoyev acquired great importance in solving the transboundary water problems of Central Asia. In 2018 Sh. Mirziyoyev put forward the initiative to adopt a Regional program for the rational use of water resources in Central Asia. Shortly before that he expressed a desire to participate in the implementation of joint hydropower projects with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Analyzing the current shifts in the water and energy issue we can talk about increasing trust between the countries of Central Asia and the beginning of the formation of a new regional interstate model of relations on the distribution of transboundary water resources.

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“…Geographical disparities in water availability are worsened by uneven distribution across different regions (Zhiltsov et al, 2018). Water diversion measures are used to redirect water flow from one region to another, particularly on a large scale in the Amu Darya and Syr Darya river basins.…”

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Sustainable Water Management and Elimination of Water Scarcity: A Case Study in a Remote District of Uzbekistan

ZUHRIDDIN,

YOUNG-JIN

2023

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La diminution significative du niveau d’eau de la mer d’Aral au cours des cinquante dernières années représente un défi environnemental majeur en Asie centrale. L’Ouzbékistan, autrefois riche en ressources hydriques, doit désormais faire face à la menace de pénurie d’eau dans des zones spécifiques. La mauvaise gestion de l’irrigation est devenue un contributeur important aux problèmes environnementaux mondiaux. Cette étude examine les problèmes liés à la mauvaise gestion de l’irrigation dans les zones rurales d’une province méridionale éloignée de l’Ouzbékistan. L’objectif principal de cette étude est de développer des solutions pratiques pour résoudre efficacement le problème urgent de pénurie d’eau dans la région ciblée. L’étude met en avant l’importance de la planification stratégique et de mesures proactives pour établir une base solide en vue d’une durabilité à long terme au niveau local. Cette étude n’examine pas l’effet de la variabilité climatique mondiale sur la diminution des réservoirs d’eau en Ouzbékistan. Les conclusions de l’étude s’alignent sur les efforts de recherche mondiaux, contribuant ainsi au discours plus large sur la gestion durable de l’eau. Cette recherche a le potentiel de transcender les frontières, de partager les bénéfices avec des études de cas similaires et de promouvoir l’alignement des stratégies liées à l’eau à l’échelle mondiale.

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Water Resources of Central Asia: Historical Overview

Cited by 12 publications

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Water and Land as Shared Resources for Agriculture and Aquaculture: Insights from Asia

Water and Land as Shared Resources for Agriculture and Aquaculture: Insights from Asia

Regulatory Initiatives of Central Asian Countries in Addressing Transboundary Water Issues

Sustainable Water Management and Elimination of Water Scarcity: A Case Study in a Remote District of Uzbekistan

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