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Can Water Abundance Compensate for Weak Water Governance? Determining and Comparing Dimensions of Irrigation Water Security in Tajikistan

Year: 2017

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: Water, Water Security

Authors: Frederike Klümper, Thomas Herzfeld, Insa Theesfeld

Countries: Tajikistan

Source: Water

This scientific article examines the concept of water security in the irrigation sector of Tajikistan at the individual farm level. The authors develop a comprehensive Water Security Index that incorporates hydrological, governance, and hybrid dimensions to assess the actual availability and accessibility of water resources. The study reveals that, despite the physical abundance of water, weak governance and institutional barriers are the primary sources of water insecurity. Based on a survey of 399 farming households, the authors establish a typology of farms, demonstrating that large and small producers face fundamentally different water-related challenges. The findings show that effective governance can compensate for infrastructure deficiencies, thereby enhancing the resilience of agricultural production. The article concludes by emphasizing the need to shift from broad national water security indicators toward targeted support for local water distribution and management systems.

Legal challenges to the management of transboundary watercourses in Central Asia under the conditions of Eurasian Economic Integration

Year: 2017

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: IWRM, Water law, Water diplomacy, Transboundary Water Resources, Hydropolitics

Authors: Daria Boklan, Barbara Janusz-Pawletta

Countries:

Source: Environmental Earth Sciences

This article explores the legal challenges of managing transboundary watercourses in Central Asia in the context of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The authors analyze whether existing international, regional, and bilateral legal mechanisms are sufficient for regulating shared rivers such as the Syr Darya, Chu, Talas, Irtysh, Ural, and others.

Overview of modelling techniques for Geo Hazard Risk Assessment

Year: 2017

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Water, Climate

Authors: Gafurov A., Sagintayev J.M., Atanov Serikzhan

Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Lithology of mudflow-forming deposits

Year: 2017

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Water

Authors: Yerokhin S.A., Zaginayev V.V.

Countries: Kyrgyzstan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Future bottlenecks in international river basins: where transboundary institutions, population growth and hydrological variability intersect

Year: 2017

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: Water, Transboundary cooperation

Authors: Marloes H.N. Bakker, James A. Duncan

Countries:

Source: Water International

Using global data, this article examines the nexus of transboundary flood events and future social vulnerability. Which international river basins are forecast to experience an increase in both hydrological variability and population in the future, but currently lack institutional provisions to deal with these shared events?

Intra-seasonal Variation of Rainfall and Climate Characteristics in Kabul River Basin

Year: 2017

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Water, Climate

Authors: Klove B., Shokory Jamal Abdul Naser, Tsutsumi Jun-ichiro Giorgos, Yamada Hiroyuki

Countries: Afghanistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Influence of Climate Change on the Ice Regime of the Caspian Sea

Year: 2017

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Water, Climate

Authors: Klove B., Naurozbayeva Zhanar, Ivkina Natalya

Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Developing GIS databases to work with Disaster Management

Year: 2017

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Water, Climate

Authors: Sagintayev J.M., Kerimkulov Zhandos

Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Обзор методов моделирования для оценки риска геологической опасности

Year: 2017

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Water, Climate

Authors: Гафуров А. А., Сагинтаев Жанай, Атанов Серикжан

Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Local Water Management in Tajikistan: Legal Framework

Year: 2017

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Climate, Sustainable Development, Green business

Authors: Kabilov Firdavs

Countries: Tajikistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Adapting Agricultural Water Use to Climate Change in a Post-Soviet Context: Challenges and Opportunities in Southeast Kazakhstan

Year: 2017

Collections:

Topics: Water governance Climate, IWRM, Irrigation,

Authors: Tristam Barrett, Giuseppe Feola, Marina Khusnitdinova, Viktoria Krylova

Countries: Kazakhstan

Source: Human Ecology

The convergence of climate change and post-Soviet socio-economic and institutional transformations has been underexplored so far, as have the consequences of such convergence on crop agriculture in Central Asia. This paper provides a place-based analysis of constraints and opportunities for adaptation to climate change, with a specific focus on water use, in two districts in southeast Kazakhstan.

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