Water Resources Management in Central Asia

This book reviews the current status of water resources management in Central Asian countries, and outlines the history, policies and cross-border cooperation regarding water resources management in the region. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of water resources management in Central Asia, past and future water transfer projects, specific problems concerning water use and pollution, and national approaches to water management in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as to related conflicts between the Central Asian countries.

Together with the companion volumes on Water Resources in Central Asia: International Context and Water Bodies and Climate Change in Central Asia, it offers a valuable source of information for a broad readership, from students and scientists interested in the environmental sciences, to policymakers and practitioners working in the fields of water resources policy and management, international relations, and environmental issues.

Introduction.- Role of water resources in the modern world.- Evolution of Water Resources Management in Central Asia.- Water resources transfer in Central Asia: Projects, results and perspectives.- Legal aspects of water resources management in Central Asian countries.- Main Problems of Water Resources Use in Central Asia.- Water bodies and water resources of the Kyrgyz Republic and challenges in their transboundary use.- Tajikistan Water Resources and Water Management Issues.- Current Hydropower Potential of Kazakhstan.- The level of anthropogenic pollution of the Kapshagay Water Reservoir, Republic of Kazakhstan.- Current state of water resources and problems of their use in border regions of Russia (the Ob-Irtysh Basin as a case study).- Conclusions.

Igor S. Zonn is a full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Honored Meliorator of the Russian Federation, and General Director of the Engineering Research and Production Center for Land Reclamation, Water Management and Ecology “Soyuzvodproekt” (Moscow). He holds a Ph.D. in Geography, and is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief (since 1996) of the magazine “The Caspian Sea Bulletin”. He has authored over 450 scientific articles and 50 monographs, and also the encyclopedias of the Black, Caspian, Aral, Japan, Okhotsk, Bering, Barents, White, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian, Chukchi, Baltic, Adriatic, Ionian seas, Arctic Ocean and Danube River, published in 2004-2020 by "International Relations" (Russia) and "Springer" (Germany).

Sergey S. Zhiltsov is the Head of the Department of Political Science and Political Philosophy of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Sciences and his scientific interests comprise foreign and domestic policies of the post-Soviet countries, problems of regional integration in Central Asia and the South Caucasus, foreign and domestic policies of Ukraine and Moldova. He has authored and co-authored more than 40 scientific articles and 10 monographs on various problems of the Caspian Region, published in Russia and by Springer (Germany), including “Geopolitics of the Caspian Region” (2003), “New Caspian Sea” (2008), “Caspian Pipeline Geopolitics” (2011), “Caspian Sea. Encyclopedia”(2015), “Oil and Gas Pipelines in the Black-Caspian Seas Region” (2016), “Caspian Region: Politics, Economy, Cooperation”(2017), “Russia’s Policy in the Caspian Region” (2019).

Andrey G. Kostianoy is the Chief Scientist at the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia), and is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Liege (Belgium), and Honorary Professor of Tver State University (Russia). He holds aPh.D. in Physico-Mathematical Sciences, and he is a specialist in physical oceanography and satellite remote sensing. His research has focused on satellite monitoring, oceanography, regional climate change and environmental problems of the Black, Caspian, Aral, and Baltic seas. He is Editor-in-Chief of “The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry” and “Springer Water” book series published by Springer (Germany), and of the “Journal of Oceanological Research” (Russia). He has authored over 300 peer-reviewed papers, authored and/or edited 70 books, including the Encyclopedia of the Black, Caspian, Aral, Japan, Okhotsk, Bering, Barents, White, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian, Chukchi, Baltic, Adriatic, Ionian seas and Arctic Ocean, published in 2006-2020 by "International Relations" (Russia) and "Springer" (Germany).

Alexander V. Semenov is the Rector of S.Yu. Witte Moscow University. (Moscow), and Honorary Professor at the Higher School of Finance and Management (Bialystok, Poland). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics, and has authored more than 100 scientific publications, authored and edited 25 books, including the encyclopedia of the White, East Siberian, Baltic, Adriatic, Ionian Seas and the Arctic Ocean, published in 2014-2020 by "International Relations" (Russia) and "Springer" (Germany).