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Year: 2023


A new strategy for merging the environmental and commerce challenges of the Caspian

Year: 2023

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: Water, Green business

Authors: Hutson N., Taganova J.

Countries: Kazakhstan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Recent geopolitical events have thrust the Caspian region into a time of unparalleled opportunity. Specifically, the Middle Corridor (“MC”) has been presented as a potential savior for trans-Eurasian commerce. At the same time, its success relies on a sea that is in an ecologically precarious state.


Emotions in Water Diplomacy: Negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications, Review article

Topics: Water, Water diplomacy

Authors: Wondwosen Michago Seide, Emanuele Fantini

Countries:

Source: Water Alternatives 16(3): 912-929

This paper aims to foreground the importance of emotions in water diplomacy in general and in Nile water diplomacy in particular. Water diplomacy does not operate from a clean slate, but in a socio-hydropolitically mediated context which is, in turn, imbued with emotions. The existing water diplomacy approach primarily operates with the assumption that the riparian state is a rational actor. However, we argue that emotions have underpinned water diplomacy, including the ongoing Nile negotiations. These emotions are neither acknowledged nor negotiated but are dismissed as irrationality in both the theoretical understanding and practice of water diplomacy.


Gender Dynamics in Transboundary Water Governance: Feminist Perspectives on Water Conflict and Cooperation

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications, Books

Topics: Water diplomacy, Water, Gender, Water governance

Authors: Rozemarijn ter Horst, Jenniver Sehring, Margreet Zwarteveen

Countries:

Source: Routledge. Taylor & Francis

This volume assesses the nexus of gender and transboundary water governance, containing empirical case studies, discourse analyses, practitioners’ accounts, and theoretical refections.


Development of low-cost rainwater harvesting to support on-site water supply in rural Tajikistan

Year: 2023

Collections:

Topics: Water, IWRM

Authors: Domullodzhanov D., Rahmatilloev R.

Countries: Tajikistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Farmers in remote, arid areas, far from available water sources, need affordable water solutions for household and livestock use. In this study, the water needs and potential for rainwater harvesting (RWH) in the Kysylsu River Basin are estimated at different altitudes.


Current and potential conflicts for ecosystem services caused by agricultural land use in Central Asia, and essential implications for research on sustainable land management in the region

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Management

Authors: Conrad Christopher, Kussainova Maira, Schmidt G.

Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Sustainability and Climate Research

The increasing demand for food, bioenergy and other agricultural products, as well as the intensification of climate change, pose special challenges for Central Asia’s agricultural sector in terms of implementing sustainable land management. Central Asia is a climate change hot spot. Adaptation measures of agricultural land use to climate change imply new trade-offs in terms of quality and provision of ecosystem services. Based on literature studies, this paper identifies examples of such trade-offs and presents possible solutions. The ecoregions of Central Asia show strong interdependencies. Therefore, a special focus has to be put on the transregional effects of the use of ecosystem services. Against the background of different concepts of sustainable development (ESS, SDG, Global Environmental Syndromes) integrative approaches for sustainable use and design of landscapes are necessary.


Water diplomacy: A man’s world? Insights from the Nile, Rhine and Chu-Talas basins

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications, Review article

Topics: Water, Water governance Water diplomacy,

Authors: Rozemarijn ter Horst, Jenniver Sehring, Alexandra Said

Countries:

Source: Journal of Hydrology X

Based on Feminist Institutionalism, this paper analyses the reasons for gender disbalance in water diplomacy. To this end, it looks at three intergovernmental decision-making forums on shared waters, namely the Nile Technical Advisory Committee, the Chu-Talas Water Commission, and the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine. The perceived key obstacles for women’s access to decision-making positions were disciplinary gender divides that go along with a largely technical approach to water management, the gender division of labour, cultural norms, and perceptions of good leadership. While their relevance differed in the different socioeconomic, political and cultural contexts, the overall results show that male dominance in water diplomacy is not only a matter of numerical representation, but enshrined in professional norms and practices.


Trust in Transboundary Waters: Identifying Trust-Building in Water Diplomacy Literature

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications, Review article

Topics: Water, Water diplomacy

Authors: Juho Haapala, Marko Keskinen, Elina Häkkinen, Bota Sharipova

Countries:

Source: Water Alternatives 16(3): 949-977

This paper examines trust and trust-building activities in literature related to water diplomacy, linking them to conceptualisations of trust in the fields of international relations and natural resource management. The reviewed publications and key informant interviews emphasise the importance of trust in water diplomacy processes. The literature and interviews also allow us to identify ten categories of potential trust-building activities in water diplomacy.


Изучение эффективности различных систем землепользования для смягчения климата посредством измерения эмиссии парниковых газов

Year: 2023

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: Climate

Authors: Кусаинова Майра, Тойшиманов М.Р., Таменов Т.Б., Сыздык А.Б., Джикуан Ч.

Countries: Kazakhstan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Актуальность исследований состоит в использовании автоматизированной системы непрерывного измерения выбросов CO2 из почвы – Li-8100 (Campbell Scientific) – при применении различных методов обработки почвы (без обработки, навоз и минеральные удобрения) под основные культуры (кукурузу, пшеницу, ячмень) на примере Алматинской области. В статье представлены данные, полученные учеными при проведении полевых исследований в условиях предгорной зоны.


COP28 UNFCCC Central Asia Pavilion Side Event “Assessing and Addressing Climate Change Impacts in Central Asia: Challenges and Solutions”

Year: 2023

Collections: Conferences, Video

Topics: Climate

Authors:

Countries: N/A

Source: carececo

Scientific journal “Central Asian Journal of Sustainability and Climate Research”

December 8th, 2023, 9.30-11.00

Place: Central Asia Pavilion (Zone B2, Building 15), Blue Zone COP28, Expo City Dubai, UAE


Anthropogenic Impacts in the Yesil River Basin

Year: 2023

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: Water

Authors: Makhmudova L., Mussina A., Ospanova M., Zharylkassyn A., Kanatuly A.

Countries: Kazakhstan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

The research aimed to assess the impact of human economic activities on the Yesil River Basin based on the observational data contained in Kazhydromet’s (Republic State Enterprise, RSE) hydrometeorological periodicals of 1933-2019. The additional analysis of numerous sources – statistics digests, online data of the Bureau of National Statistics under the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK), monographs and scientific papers also allowed to reliably evaluate the overall water consumption in the country.


Баланс массы ледника № 139 бассейна озера Каракуль Восточного Памира

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Water

Authors: Кабутов Х.К Каюмов А., Сакс Т., Наврузшоев Х.Д., Восидов Ф.К., Неккадамова Н.М., Халимов А.М.,

Countries: Tajikistan

Source:

Целью данной статьи является расчёт поверхностного баланса массы (SMB) ледника № 139 в бассейне оз. Каракуль, позволяющий на основе полученных результатов оценить степень влияния изменения климата на оледенение данной территории, а также перспективу изменения состояния ледников в будущем. 


Water availability for bioenergy in Kazakhstan: Review, preliminary results, and key points

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Water

Authors: Karatayev M.

Countries: Kazakhstan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Sustainability and Climate Research

In transitional countries with arid climates, water stress is rising as the demand for water rises with population, economic growth, and intensive development of agriculture and energy and change in climate environment. In this regard, transitional nations plan in national programmes and policies alternative energy sources, sustainable food development, and circular water resource usage. However, these nations frequently approach current water, energy, and food planning without taking interactions of these resources and their impact on each other into account. This paper intends to demonstrate the significance of the water, energy, and food nexus approach for Central Asian countries in transition.


Водная коррупция в Центральной Азии: краткий обзор

Year: 2023

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: Water

Authors: Мухтарова А.

Countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

Академическая наука определяет отраслевую коррупцию, а именно коррупцию в секторе водного хозяйства, как одну из главных угроз развитию Центральной Азии. Целью данной статьи является анализ академических исследований затрагивающих тему водной коррупции, ее форм и типологий в различных секторах водного хозяйства (таких как водоснабжение и санитария, ирригация, гидроэнергетика и управление водными ресурсами). В частности, исследование направлено на изучение вопроса как коррупция в водном секторе определяется и анализируется в академических источниках в Центральной Азии.


Аналитический обзор оценки секвестирования углерода лесными насаждениями Казахстана

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Climate

Authors: Борисова Ю.С.

Countries: Kazakhstan

Source: Цетральноазиатский журнал исследования климата и устойчивого развития

Процессы изменения климата происходят в глобальном масштабе и сопровождаются выбросами в атмосферу значительных количеств парниковых газов, преобладающими из которых являются оксид углерода и диоксид углерода. В аналитическом обзоре представлены результаты состояния изученности и оценки существующих исследований по секвестированию углерода лесными насаждениями. Леса играют ключевую роль в изменении климата, поглощая большое количество углекислого газа из атмо-сферы. Они являются наиболее важным наземным поглотителем углерода. Два ключевых показателя: биомасса и продуктивность лесов определяют уровень накопления углерода в экосистеме. Методы оценки секвестирования углерода лесными насаждениями включают использование различных моделей, таких как InVEST, CO2FIX, CBM-CFS3 и других.


Особенности распределения снежного покрова в насаждениях Рудного Алтая

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Water

Authors: Оканов К., Калачев А., Роговский С.

Countries: Kazakhstan

Source:

В статье представлены результаты изучения формирования и особенностей снежного покрова в пихтовых насаждениях в сравнении с открытым закустаренным участком в условиях Юго-Западного Алтая, полученные за снежный период 2020–2021 гг. 


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