Local and national institutions and policies governing water resources management

Cassara, Manon; Beekma, J.; Strasser, Lucia de; Anarbekov, Oyture; Murzaeva, Makhliyo; Giska, S.; Dörre, Andrei

doi:10.4324/9780429436475-10

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“…Nervous disorders are found to be at a relatively very high rate. Almost one in ten of the women surveyed in the crisis zone suffered from nervous system diseases, and the peak of the frequency of these diseases falls between the age of 20-50 years [87][88][89][90][91].…”

Section: Nervous Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Impact of Drying Aral Sea: One Health and Socio-Economical Approach

Anchita

Zhupankhan

Khaibullina

et al. 2021

Water

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Once one of the largest saline lakes, the Aral Sea, was recognized as a significant environmental disaster as the water level decreased dramatically. Water level decrease increases water salinity, affecting biodiversity. Exposed lake beds become the source for fine dust picked up by the dust storms and spread across a long distance, affecting people’s health in surrounding areas. This review paper attempts to evaluate the potential links between the Aral Sea shrinking and the existing health issues in the case of Kazakhstan. The literature-based research revealed that the population of the Aral Sea basin region has been suffering from exposure to various pollutant residues for a long time. There is an apparent increase in morbidity and mortality rates in the region, especially in people suffering from chronic illness. Furthermore, the catastrophic desiccation of the Aral Sea has led to the sharp deterioration in living conditions and negative trends in the socio-economic situation of the region’s population. While the dust storms spread the polluted salts from the exposed bottom across the Aral Sea region, specific contaminants define the relevance and importance of public health problems linked to the basin rather than the Aral Sea drying process. There is, however, no clear evidence that associated dust storms are the only primary source of the deterioration of people’s health. Moreover, One Health approach seems to play a crucial role in achieving better outcomes in the health of people and the health of the environment.

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Section: Nervous Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Impact of Drying Aral Sea: One Health and Socio-Economical Approach

Anchita

Zhupankhan

Khaibullina

et al. 2021

Water

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“…In the aftermath of the Soviet Union's dissolution, the independent states inherited extensive hydro-technical infrastructure, which they could hardly sustain with limited national budgets. The urgent need of all CA countries to reform their socio-economic systems set aside the prioritization of water resource management and planning by also downgrading the intra-regional cooperation (Cassara et al, 2019). Also, the dissolution of the Soviet Union brought some new realities for water security by accentuating the national priorities for each CA country (Granit et al, 2012;Abdullaev et al, 2019;Xenarios et al, 2019a).…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessing water security in Central Asia through a Delphi method and a clustering analysis

Assubayeva

Xenarios

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The accessibility to freshwater sources and even allocation among different uses has become one of the most challenging sustainability aspects, especially in developing and transition economies, where a rapid increase in water consumption and poor management practices are more frequent. Water security has been adopted as a relatively new concept to encompass the relevant dimensions for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Still, water security remains a rather abstract notion without well-established and measurable indicators. Central Asia (CA) is a region where water security was prioritized after the Soviet dissolution in 1991; however, several socio-economic, environmental, and transboundary aspects hinder establishing a common understanding. In this study, we have attempted to synopsize the concept of water security in CA as perceived by the views of water professionals with experience and expertise in the region. We applied a Delphi method and analyzed its outcome with clustering and regression analysis to better comprehend the agreement rate among water professionals on critical aspects of water security in the CA region. Our devised methodology can quantify the general agreement rate among professionals and assess the behavioural trends for iterative Delphi rounds. The findings suggest that the economic dimension of water security in CA is the ultimate priority for nearly all water professionals, while the national priorities for each CA county are not identical. The study anticipates identifying the elements needed for a commonly agreed water security framework in CA and offering methodological insights for the assessment of socio-ecological challenges.

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