Water is an irreplaceable and transient resource, which crosses political boundaries in the
form of rivers, lakes, and groundwater aquifers. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, led …

Water conflict is considered as one of the major cha llenges in agricultural water
management." Agricultural water conflict" is a term describing disputes and differences …

Transboundary water conflict and cooperation are often conceptualised through the
premises of national sovereignty and national interests, which leads to transboundary …

There is wide consensus among scholars and practitioners that improved irrigation
technologies increase farm productivity and improve resource use efficiency. However, there …

Unpredictability by local farmers, insufficiency and seasonality of rainfall have severely
affected productivity of rain-fed agriculture in Cheleleka watershed. Thus, irrigated …

The notion of water security in Central Asia has evolved throughout the years in an attempt
to control an extensive transboundary river network which divides the region between …

The main freshwater source of arid/semi-arid Central Asia is stored in its high mountain
glaciers. Water for the downstream countries is mainly supplied through the Syrdarya River …

The rapid shrinkage and salinization of the Aral Sea over the last few decades has
precipitated an environmental disaster, with widespread implications for people whose …

Most of the literature on transboundary water governance in Central Asia has approached
the issue from a state-centric and rationalist perspective. This paper aims to complement …

Increasing water demand in the Aral Sea basin (ASB) challenges policy makers to
implement in-time and effective water management measures to mitigate both the on-going …