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Djumaboev, Kakhramon; Anarbekov, Oyture; Holmatov, Bunyod; Hamidov, Ahmad; Gafurov, Zafar; Murzaeva, Makhliyo; Sušnik, Janez; Maskey, Shreedhar; Mehmood, Hamid; Smakhtin, Vladimir

doi:10.4324/9780429436475-3

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“…Much of the funding from development agencies, with which many respondents are engaged, is still directed to infrastructural projects on irrigation and urban water systems. Many of these projects refer to climate change and its environmental implications; however, the primary goal remains to rehabilitate and develop infrastructural assets (Djumaboev et al, 2019;Vinokurov et al, 2021). On the other hand, the relevant literature mainly points to the environmental and global climate changes that will heavily affect infrastructure, society, and water governance and thus are more discussed among scholars.…”

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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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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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“…An inadequate capacity to collect and manage high-quality data, coupled with insufficient monitoring networks, is a major issue that hinders data availability in numerous regions worldwide, especially in developing countries. The transboundary context of Central Asian countries is affected by data scarcity due to the absence of a consolidated and credible platform, as well as the lack of progress on data exchange between countries [14]. As a result, policymakers struggle to make informed decisions about social, economic, water, and environmental issues in the region.…”

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Integrating Open-Source Datasets to Analyze the Transboundary Water–Food–Energy–Climate Nexus in Central Asia

De Keyser,

Hayes,

Marti

et al. 2023

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In today’s intrinsically connected world, the Water–Food–Energy–Climate Nexus (WFEC Nexus) concept provides a starting point for informed and transparent decision-making based on the trade-offs and synergies between different sectors, including aquatic ecosystems, food security, energy production, and climate neutrality. The WFEC Nexus approach is particularly applicable in regions requiring transboundary water management, such as Central Asia. Unfortunately, this region with unevenly distributed water resources—consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—is characterized by data scarcity, which limits informed decision-making. However, open-source geodata is becoming increasingly available. This paper aims to fill Central Asia’s WFEC Nexus data gap by providing an overview of key data. We collected geodata through an integrated survey of stakeholders and researchers, stakeholder consultation, and literature screening. Sixty unique datasets were identified, belonging to one of six thematic categories: (1) climate, (2) hydrology, (3) geography and topography, (4) geomorphology, (5) ecology, and (6) anthropogenic uses. For each dataset, a succinct description, including a link to the online source, is provided. We also provide possible applications of using the presented datasets, demonstrating how they can assist in conducting various studies linked to the WFEC Nexus in Central Asia and worldwide.

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Adaptation to climate change in the mountain regions of Central Asia: A systematic literature review

Saidaliyeva,

Muccione,

Shahgedanova

et al. 2024

WIREs Climate Change

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The mountains of Central Asia support many environmental functions and ecosystem services. The mountain environments and their services are affected by climate change and climate change adaptation (CCA) actions are required to increase resilience of regional communities. This paper is a systematic review of the English and Russian‐language literature published between 2013 (IPCC AR5) and May 2021 (IPCC AR6) focusing on CCA in the Central Asian mountains. In all, 52 publications have been reviewed. Criteria defining incremental and transformative adaptation were established and the reviewed studies were assigned to one of these approaches. The relatively low number of publications shows that the extent of CCA knowledge represented in academic literature is limited in comparison to other mountainous regions. There is a disparity between the growing body of publications addressing climate change and limited and decreasing number of academic publications focusing on adaptation in the region. Only 11 publications reported transformative adaptation actions. Most of the reviewed papers (55%) focus on water resources and future water availability; 15% focus on land degradation, 10% on changes in vertical zonation of plant species, 7% on loss of plant species, 3% on impacts of hazardous events, and 10% on multiple impacts of climate change. The awareness of the importance of CCA among the regional actors should be improved through closer collaboration between researchers, international organizations focusing on sustainable development and adaptation which have recently become more active in the region, practitioners, and local communities and co‐production of knowledge on the development and implementation of CCA.This article is categorized under: Trans‐Disciplinary Perspectives > Humanities and the Creative Arts Trans‐Disciplinary Perspectives > Humanities and the Creative Arts Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change > Institutions for Adaptation Assessing Impacts of Climate Change > Observed Impacts of Climate Change

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Surface water resources

Cited by 5 publications

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

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

Integrating Open-Source Datasets to Analyze the Transboundary Water–Food–Energy–Climate Nexus in Central Asia

Adaptation to climate change in the mountain regions of Central Asia: A systematic literature review

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