Water Resources in Central Asia: International Context

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zhiltsov, Sergey S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Zonn, Igor S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kostianoy, Andrey G. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Semenov, Aleksandr V. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 85
• Subjects: Environmental chemistry.; Environmental management.; Hydrology.; Water pollution.; Environmental Chemistry.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.

This book outlines the current status of water resources management in Central Asia countries, and provides a review of the history, policies and transboundary cooperation regarding water resources in the region. Particular attention is given to the water-energy-food-environmental nexus, and to the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Water resources in Central Asia: Historical overview
• Legal framework of interstate cooperation on water resources of Central Asia
• Institutional cooperation on water resources in Central Asia
• Transboundary rivers in Central Asia: Cooperation and conflicts among countries
• Application of the UNECE Environmental Conventions in Central Asia
• Water-Energy-Food-Environmental Nexus in Central Asia: From Transition to Transformation
• U.S. Policy in Central Asia: Water-Energy Nexus Priorities
• German water resources policy in Central Asia
• Water Transboundary Policy of Kazakhstan and China
• Water resource policy of Kazakhstan
• Contemporary Water Policy of Kyrgyzstan
• Impact of Water and Energy Problems on the Economic Development of Uzbekistan
• Soft Power of Tajikistan on the Water Agenda: Cross-Scale Dynamics
• Turkmenistan water resghources policy in Central Asia
• Afghanistan water resources policy in Central Asia
• Conclusions.