scholarly journals Water–Energy–Food Nexus Framework for Promoting Regional Integration in Central Asia

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1896
Author(s):  
Olimjon Saidmamatov ◽  
Inna Rudenko ◽  
Stephan Pfister ◽  
Jacek Koziel
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Aral Sea ◽  
Energy Conditions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Food Energy ◽  
Aral Sea Basin ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Published Research

This paper focuses on regional integration through the lenses of the Water–Food–Energy (WEF) nexus, a concept putting strong emphasis on cross-sectoral and multi-level interactions as well as on resource interdependencies. There is an extensive amount of published research focusing on the Aral Sea basin. In this paper, the authors build upon these different contributions and provide a meta-analysis of the literature of WEF nexus opportunities in Central Asia (CA) countries. This paper contributes to ongoing discussions regarding how the WEF Nexus can represent an opportunity for reinforced collaboration regarding resources management. To do so, focusing on existing literature, this paper first (1) explores how the nexus can be a relevant instrument for regional integration. Second (2), it provides an overview of water, food, energy conditions and challenges in the Aral Sea basin in particular. Third (3), synthesizing existing research, the authors identify critical variables to be considered as hurdles or leverage points for WEF nexus implementation in the Aral Sea basin. Finally (4), we go back to our initial set of questions and identify some possible avenues for future research.

Salt-induced land and water degradation in the Aral Sea basin: A challenge to sustainable agriculture in Central Asia

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manzoor Qadir ◽  
Andrew D. Noble ◽  
Asad S. Qureshi ◽  
Raj K. Gupta ◽  
Tulkun Yuldashev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Aral Sea ◽  
Water Degradation ◽  
Aral Sea Basin

scholarly journals A Great Game in Greater Central Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-243
Author(s):  
M. H. Glantz
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Aral Sea ◽  
Aral Sea Basin ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
Soviet Central Asia ◽  
Great Game ◽  
Central Asian Republics

The region historically referred to as Soviet Central Asia includes the 5 Central Asian Republics (CARs) of the Former Soviet Union (FSU): Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Their political status changed drastically when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and they became independent republics. Since the early 1990s, Central Asian leaders have referred on occasion to neighboring Afghanistan as the sixth CAR. In fact, it does occupy 14% of the Aral Sea Basin and its mountains supply about 15% of streamflow to the region’s mighty Amu Darya River that used to flow into Central Asia’s Aral Sea.

scholarly journals Happy to Help? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of performing acts of kindness on the well-being of the actor

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Scott Curry ◽  
Lee Rowland ◽  
Caspar J. Van Lissa ◽  
Sally Zlotowitz ◽  
John McAlaney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Multiple Control ◽  
Total N ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Behavioural Sciences

Do acts of kindness improve the well-being of the actor? Recent advances in the behavioural sciences have provided a number of explanations of human social, cooperative and altruistic behaviour. These theories predict that people will be ‘happy to help’ family, friends, community members, spouses, and even strangers under some conditions. Here we conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the experimental evidence that kindness interventions (for example, performing ‘random acts of kindness’) boost subjective well-being. Our initial search of the literature identified 489 articles; of which 24 (27 studies) met the inclusion criteria (total N=4,045). These 27 studies, some of which included multiple control conditions and dependent measures, yielded 52 effect sizes. Multi-level modelling revealed that the overall effect of kindness on the well-being of the actor is small-to-medium (δ = 0.28). The effect was not moderated by sex, age, type of participant, intervention, control condition or outcome measure. There was no indication of publication bias. We discuss the limitations of the current literature, and recommend that future research test more specific theories of kindness: taking kindness-specific individual differences into account; distinguishing between the effects of kindness to specific categories of people; and considering a wider range of proximal and distal outcomes. Such research will advance our understanding of the causes and consequences of kindness, and help practitioners to maximise the effectiveness of kindness interventions to improve well-being.

Study on the utilization efficiency of land and water resources in the Aral Sea Basin, Central Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 101693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaoyou Zhang ◽  
Yaning Chen ◽  
Zhi Li ◽  
Jinxi Song ◽  
Gonghuan Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Aral Sea ◽  
Aral Sea Basin

Regional Options for Addressing the Water, Energy and Food Nexus in Central Asia and the Aral Sea Basin

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakob Granit ◽  
Anders Jägerskog ◽  
Andreas Lindström ◽  
Gunilla Björklund ◽  
Andrew Bullock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Aral Sea ◽  
Aral Sea Basin

scholarly journals The Relationship between Family Violence and Self-Control in Adolescence: A Multi-Level Meta-Analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yayouk E. Willems ◽  
Jian-bin Li ◽  
Anne M. Hendriks ◽  
Meike Bartels ◽  
Catrin Finkenauer
Keyword(s):  
Family Violence ◽  
Statistical Power ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Low Self Control

Theoretical studies propose an association between family violence and low self-control in adolescence, yet empirical findings of this association are inconclusive. The aim of the present research was to systematically summarize available findings on the relation between family violence and self-control across adolescence. We included 27 studies with 143 effect sizes, representing more than 25,000 participants of eight countries from early to late adolescence. Applying a multi-level meta-analyses, taking dependency between effect sizes into account while retaining statistical power, we examined the magnitude and direction of the overall effect size. Additionally, we investigated whether theoretical moderators (e.g., age, gender, country), and methodological moderators (cross-sectional/longitudinal, informant) influenced the magnitude of the association between family violence and self-control. Our results revealed that family violence and self-control have a small to moderate significant negative association (r = -.191). This association did not vary across gender, country, and informants. The strength of the association, however, decreased with age and in longitudinal studies. This finding provides evidence that researchers and clinicians may expect low self-control in the wake of family violence, especially in early adolescence. Recommendations for future research in the area are discussed.

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