Nato/Ccms Pilot Study Meeting on Transboundary Water Management Issues in the United States & Central Asia: Problem Definition, Regulation and Management

2007 ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Khankhasayev ◽  
Steven Leitman
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
United States ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
Transboundary Water Management ◽  
Management Issues

scholarly journals Transboundary water management priorities in Central Asia countries – Tobol River case study in Kazakhstan

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulnara Yunussova ◽  
Józef Mosiej
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Aral Sea ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Transboundary Water ◽  
The Caspian Sea ◽  
The World ◽  
Transboundary Water Management

AbstractChanges in transboundary water resources management in Central Asia brought the river pollution issue even more up to date than runoff and water distribution problems. This survey demonstrates that the analysis of river flow dynamics. Their water consumption and pollution makes it possible to prioritize these aspects of water management.As in the case of the Tobol-Torgay basin in Kazakhstan it was shown that for this type of basins. anthropogenic pollution remains a priority factor in transboundary water management. The Tobol River a tributary of the Ob and the Irtysh rivers belongs to the Kara Sea basin and is situated in the territory of Kazakhstan and Russia. Tobol-Torgay River basin located within borders of Kostanay region of Kazakhstan covers the upper reaches of the Tobol River and its tributaries. It has been determined that the water quality of the rivers in the region is stable for the decade under study and its formation remains due to natural factors. The priority contaminants in the basin are heavy metals and organic matter introduced by anthropogenic sources.The idea of the article was to present the issues of cross-border water management, one of the largest in terms of area countries in the world (ranked 9th in the world in terms of area), Kazakhstan. In the scientific community involved in water management Kazakhstan is usually associated with a catchment area of two large bodies without the possibility of outflow – the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Can India Balance China in Asia?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Holslag
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Military Power ◽  
Regional Power ◽  
Political Fragmentation ◽  
Strong Interest ◽  
The One

The chapter argues that India has a strong interest to balance China and that the two Asian giants will not be able grow together without conflict. However, India will not be able to balance China’s rise. The chapter argues that India remains stuck between nonalignment and nonperformance. On the one hand, it resists the prospect of a new coalition that balances China from the maritime fringes of Eurasia, especially if that coalition is led by the United States. On the other hand, it has failed to strengthen its own capabilities. Its military power lags behind China’s, its efforts to reach out to both East and Central Asia have ended in disappointment, and its economic reforms have gone nowhere. As a result of that economic underachievement, India finds itself also torn between emotional nationalism and paralyzing political fragmentation, which, in turn, will further complicate its role as a regional power.

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