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Regional Water Intelligence Report Central Asia

admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:45:46 +0000

Water is an increasingly strategic resource in the Central Asian region for economic and social development. Water cuts across critical issues such as food and fibre production, energy generation, environmental sustainability and human security.

This paper highlights these issues and their inter-linkages and targets the Aral Sea Basin, with focus on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan (also a part of the basin) and influential neighboring countries like China and Russia are part of the regional analysis.

Innovations in Groundwater Governance in the Mena Region

admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:38:10 +0000

This report is based on a seminar on innovations in groundwater governance in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) Region during the World Water Week in Stockholm 2008. It demonstrated that there are lots of innovative activities being tried and tested in the region, for example in managing groundwater better at the local, national and cross border level, increasing the efficiency of use, creating new water, monitoring, decision support systems, and building management and business skills.

Water and Energy Linkages in the Middle East (Arabic version)

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:45:21 +0000

“Water and Energy Linkages in the Middle East – Regional Collaboration Opportunities” is now available in Arabic.

To be able to reduce poverty in the Middle East, reliable access to water and energy is a must. Without a reliable power supply, water for domestic use, industry, treatment, irrigation and desalination is at risk.

This report is based on two background papers prepared for the Middle East Seminar at the World Water Week 2009, which explored the specific linkages between development opportunities in transboundary water management and electricity development.