TRANSBOUNDARY WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF CENTRAL ASIA

Journal: Water Conservation and Management (WCM)
Author: Chinara Adamkulova, Nelli Akylbekova, Alla Imakeeva, Kishimzhan Zhakshylykova, Almagul Attokurova
Print ISSN : 2523-5664
Online ISSN : 2523-5672

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

Doi: 10.26480/wcm.03.2025.595.602

ABSTRACT

Water plays a key role in sustaining life, promoting social equity, and eradicating poverty, yet the management of transboundary water resources is often accompa-nied by geopolitical challenges. This article examines issues related to access and governance of water resources in Central Asia, where river basins hold significant ecological and economic importance. The scope of water-related problems in the region, their geopolitical dimensions, existing legal frameworks for transboundary water management, and the potential of cooperative strategies for sustainable wa-ter resource management are analyzed. Special attention is given to the institution-alization of water conflicts, which have acquired an environmental dimension, as well as the development of approaches to assessing resilience and reducing water stress. The findings and recommendations presented in the article aim to contrib-ute to the development of more effective solutions at local and regional levels.

Pages 595-602
Year 2025
Issue 3
Volume 9

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