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Year: 2023


Динамика изменения запасов воды в снежном покрове в Есильском водохозяйственном бассейне

Year: 2023

Collections: Research Paper

Topics: Water, IWRM

Authors: Гафуров А. А., Тиллакарим Т.А., Кауазов А.М.

Countries: Kazakhstan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Water Research

В статье представлена динамика изменения максимальных запасов воды в снежном покрове в Есильском водохозяйственном бассейне в период 1971–2019 гг. Основной целью работы является изучение динамики изменения влагозапасов снежного покрова, так как снежный покров играет важную роль в климатических, гидрологических и гляциологических процессах, являясь мощным климатообразующим фактором.


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.


Spatio-temporal patterns of different tree species response to climatic factors in south Kyrgyzstan

Year: 2023

Collections: Scientific Publications

Topics: Climate

Authors: Kulikov M., Shibkov E., Isaev E., Azarov A., Sidle R.

Countries: Kyrgyzstan

Source: Central Asian Journal of Sustainability and Climate Research

Understanding forest phenology is essential for monitoring global carbon budgets and managing vegetation resources in a changing climate. In southern Kyrgyzstan, walnut and wild apple trees dominate the forest landscape. These forests contain unique genetic diversity and offer potential for the development of climate-resilient crop varieties. They also support local communities through activities such as grazing, firewood collection, and fruit harvesting. However, these practices pose a threat to natural regeneration. Climate change exacerbates these challenges by altering their ecological niche. Despite this, few studies have examined forest phenology and its relationship to climate in Kyrgyzstan.


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.


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. 


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.


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.


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