Agriculture is major sector in the economy of Central Asia. The sustainable use of
agricultural land is therefore essential to economic growth, human well-being, social equity …

As a result of the massive irrigation development during the Soviet Union era and intensive
chemization of agriculture, the surface runoff quality has been degraded in this arid and …

Soil water availability for plant transpiration is a key concept in agronomy. The objective of
this study is to revisit this concept and discuss how it may be affected by processes locally …

The Syrdarya River basin in Central Asia exhibits symptoms of scarcity because of growing
competition between hydropower upstream and environment, cities and agriculture …

Groundwater is an important resource. In many developed basins it meets part or all of the
water demands. In addition, the management of groundwater resources directly impacts …

The Syrdarya river is an example of a transboundary basin with contradictory water use
requirements between its upstream and downstream parts. Since the winter of 1992–93, the …

This paper tells the story of trade-off between hydropower and irrigation and its implications
for groundwater use in Syrdarya basin in Central Asia. With the independence of the central …

Storing flow of the Syrdarya River in the aquifers of the upstream Fergana Valley in winter
and recovery of this water in summer is examined as a solution for competing demands …

This paper argues that sequential in-channel reservoirs in the Syrdarya River Basin of
Central Asia are not sufficient to meet the needs of both upstream and downstream water …

Doubling of population, since the 1970s, in the Aral Sea Basin of Central Asia led to the
increased demand for water and energy. The shift of the key upstream reservoir on the …