Principles of Transboundary Water Resources Management and Water-related Agreements in Central Asia: An Analysis

Rahaman, Muhammad Mizanur

doi:10.1080/07900627.2012.684311

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“…The more familiar are the principle of equitable and reasonable utilization; the obligation not to cause significant harm; the principles of cooperation and information exchange; the principles of notification, consultation, and negotiation; and the principle of peaceful settlement of disputes (Rahaman 2012). These principles form the foundation of the 1966 Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers (Helsinki Rules) and the 1997 UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UN Watercourses Convention) (Rahaman 2009;Loures and Rieu-Clarke 2013).…”

Section: Utilization Of Trans-boundary Riversmentioning

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Trans-boundary River Basin Management: Factors Influencing the Success or Failure of International Agreements

Mianabadi

Mostert

Giesen

2015

Conflict Resolution in Water Resources and Environmental Management

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Water is an environmental, political, cultural, historical, and economic natural resource that is of vital importance for human life. As many water resources are shared by more than one country and since there is no substitute for water, water has become a security issue. In this paper, we provide an overview of the factors that may potentially increase conflict among riparian countries and affect the success or failure of international agreements in addressing trans-boundary water management issues. Additional insight into these factors can assist in designing resilient water treaties, decrease the likelihood of the collapse of international water agreements, and consequently decrease the potential for conflicts among riparian countries.

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Section: Utilization Of Trans-boundary Riversmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trans-boundary River Basin Management: Factors Influencing the Success or Failure of International Agreements

Mianabadi

Mostert

Giesen

2015

Conflict Resolution in Water Resources and Environmental Management

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“…Schemes to compensate water drawdown with energy resource transfers, while the subject of serious negotiation and some agreements, most notably between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, have not worked well [47,48]. Indeed, the Uzbeks in the past have threatened recourse to military action in response to potential cuts in water flows [49].…”

Section: Water-energy-food Impacts On Fisheries and Aquaculture In Cementioning

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The Current Status and Future of Central Asia’s Fish and Fisheries: Confronting a Wicked Problem

Graham

Pueppke

Uderbayev

2017

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Central Asia's arid lowland ecosystems are dependent on water that originates in nearby mountains and is carried by rivers to terminal lakes and freshwater seas with no outlets to the ocean. Fish traditionally thrived in these waterways, but they have become increasingly jeopardized by water impoundment and diversion for energy and crop production. Fish capture in the five new Central Asian republics consequently entered a period of long decline, a trend that was accelerated by removal of the centralized controls imposed by the former Soviet Union. Production levels have recovered during the past decade, but only in some countries. A similar trend is evident with aquaculture, which reached its lowest production levels in 2003-2008 but now is partially recovering. In both cases, progress is most evident in water-deficient Uzbekistan. Fish capture in Kazakhstan's Ili River ecosystem, including Kapchagay Reservoir and Lake Balkhash, is now dropping precipitously. Effects on the lake's fisheries have been magnified by the disproportionate rates of disappearance of valuable carp and pike-perch. The interrelationships between water, energy, and food underlie these threats to Central Asia's fish and define a classic "wicked problem" that must be addressed regionally with explicit attention given to fish as important components of the ecosystem. Recent developments, although not all positive, give reason for cautious optimism that the region's fisheries and aquaculture industries can be stabilized.

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“…Recent case studies on conflict and cooperation in Central Asia (Sojamo, 2008;Wegerich, 2004Wegerich, , 2008 have utilized internationally discussed conflict-and-cooperation frameworks (Zeitoun & Mirumachi, 2008;Zeitoun & Warner, 2006). Analysis of agreements in Central Asia focusing on cooperation in large, basin-wide agreements is also widely available (Rahaman, 2012). However, no research has been undertaken on conflict and cooperation on small tributaries.…”

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Re-examining conflict and cooperation in Central Asia: a case study from the Isfara River, Ferghana Valley

Pak¹,

Wegerich²,

Kazbekov³

2013

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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While conflict and cooperation in Central Asia are mainly focused on the larger basins (Amu and Syr Darya) and the implementation of the agreement reached directly after independence (1991), here an analysis of the history of water-sharing agreements in the Isfara Basin is presented. The paper reveals that there have been fierce negotiations and renegotiations even during the Soviet Union period between the Central Asian riparian republics; agreement was reached mainly though engineering solutions that brought more water to the basin. The paper highlights that although water-sharing agreements were reached early on, the technical capability of implementing these agreements was lacking. Similarly, even after independence, agreements had been reached but lack of water control hindered their implementation

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Principles of Transboundary Water Resources Management and Water-related Agreements in Central Asia: An Analysis

Cited by 36 publications

References 11 publications

Trans-boundary River Basin Management: Factors Influencing the Success or Failure of International Agreements

Trans-boundary River Basin Management: Factors Influencing the Success or Failure of International Agreements

The Current Status and Future of Central Asia’s Fish and Fisheries: Confronting a Wicked Problem

Re-examining conflict and cooperation in Central Asia: a case study from the Isfara River, Ferghana Valley

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