Stockholm International Water Institute » Aral Sea http://www.siwi.org Water Wise World Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Stockholm Water Front No.1 2003 http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-1-2003/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-1-2003/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:31:12 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-1-2003/ This issue of Stockholm Water front discusses the outcome of the World Water Forum in Kyoto and if there was a progress in thinking or if it was the same old ideas that were presented. You can also read about the Aral Sea basin which has everything necessary for a bright future according to a recent UNESCO study. Water availability is not a limiting factor for reaching the socio-economic development objectives in terms of health, nutrition and wealth according to the study.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-1-2003/feed/ 0 Projects in Aral Sea Basin http://www.siwi.org/publication/projects-in-aral-sea-basin/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/projects-in-aral-sea-basin/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:30:35 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/projects-in-aral-sea-basin/ This paper of finalised, ongoing and planned projects in the Aral Sea region was conducted by SIWI as a background document for a seminar held on water related issues and especially regarding the Aral Sea area, requested by Sida which wanted to elaborate a strategy for its activities in Central Asia.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/projects-in-aral-sea-basin/feed/ 0 Water Security: Opportunity for Development and Co-operation in the Aral Sea Area http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-opportunity-for-development-and-co-operation-in-the-aral-sea-area/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-opportunity-for-development-and-co-operation-in-the-aral-sea-area/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:29:43 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-opportunity-for-development-and-co-operation-in-the-aral-sea-area/ Co-convened by the Swedish section of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Stockholm International Water Institute, this seminar held in August 2000 presented ongoing framework programs, research work and future-looking methodologies to reach water security in the Aral Sea region.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/water-security-opportunity-for-development-and-co-operation-in-the-aral-sea-area/feed/ 0 Regional Options for Addressing the Water, Energy and Food Nexus in Central Asia and the Aral Sea Basin http://www.siwi.org/news/regional-options-for-addressing-the-water-energy-and-food-nexus-in-central-asia-and-the-aral-sea-basin/ http://www.siwi.org/news/regional-options-for-addressing-the-water-energy-and-food-nexus-in-central-asia-and-the-aral-sea-basin/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:38:50 +0000 Nora http://www.siwi.org/?post_type=news&p=836 SIWI authors have contributed an article to the International Journal of Water Resources Development. The article, “Regional Options for Addressing the Water, Energy and Food Nexus in Central Asia and the Aral Sea Basin” is published in a special issue of the journals entitled, “Water and security in Central Asia: A rubik’s cube.”

It is available for purchase here.

“Regional Options for Addressing the Water, Energy and Food Nexus in Central Asia and the Aral Sea Basin” by Jakob Granit, Anders Jägerskog, Andreas Lindström, Gunilla Björklund, Andrew Bullock, Rebecca Löfgren, George de Gooijer and Stuart Pettigrew.

Abstract
This article explores the water, energy and food nexus in Central Asia as an avenue to seek regional solutions to common challenges. A benefit-sharing scheme was in place between the countries in the Central Asia in the Soviet Union era, but since independence unilateral action has been the norm. It is concluded that a regional integrative approach would be beneficial in the water, energy and food nexus. Collaborative options include exploring existing regional frameworks with a focus on additional investment in hydropower power generation, regional power market development, irrigation reforms, and addressing regional environmental public goods such as water flows and quality.

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