Papers by Berdakh Utemuratov
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East West Institute, 2012
Central Asia and Afghanistan are abundant in natural resources, including land, water, and energy... more Central Asia and Afghanistan are abundant in natural resources, including land, water, and energy. However, in the Amu Darya Basin, there is an imbalanced use of water resources between the different economic and livelihoods needs of all basin countries.
The major characteristics of the Amu Darya River include its transboundary nature, its division between hydropower use and irrigation use, and most importantly, the extent to which these two uses can be regulated. The lack of inclusive management and the lack of mutually agreed regulatory regimes of the Amu Darya Basin lead to challenges related to the balance of water usage between energy production and agriculture in the upstream and downstream of the Amu Darya Basin.
This policy brief reviews the major issues of balancing water usage in the Amu Darya Basin as well as the challenges to equitable water governance. It is the result of the collaborative work of the Amu Darya Basin Network.
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UCLA Central Asia Workshop Annual Graduate Student Conference, 2017
According to World Bank’s 2014 Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for the Aral Sea Basin b... more According to World Bank’s 2014 Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for the Aral Sea Basin by the end of the 21st century, Central Asia is likely to experience an increase in mean annual temperature by 4°C which is more than the global average. Meanwhile, precipitation projections being highly uncertain that might possibly impact the cryosphere and its water storage potential. The population growth from the current 65 to 90 million with above uncertainties will stress the demand for food, water, and energy among five Central Asian states and Afghanistan. The young independent republics having an integrated water – energy system established during USSR after its dissolution often competed among themselves neglecting the available potential for cooperation, where water could be used as a negotiation catalyst. Unfortunately mostly this rivalry was driven by region’s political leaders’ individual characteristics made an impact on States’ regional foreign policy decisions. However, the recently changed leadership of Uzbekistan located in the heart of Central Asia is making some positive steps in rectifying the disputed relations with all neighboring countries. These steps are especially highly appreciated and promising in the case of upstream “energy mode” preferred versus downstream “irrigation mode” preferred countries’ relationship. This paper is analyzing how these changes might impact the overall political landscape in the region that could potentially contribute to water – energy cooperation among Central Asian countries in adapting to potential climate change impacts, starting from hydrological data exchange to improving overall governance of existing regional water organizations? And if this co-operation could lead to some kind of “Central Asian Union” in future as in the case of European Coal and Steel Community which later evolved into the modern European Union?
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Papers by Berdakh Utemuratov
The major characteristics of the Amu Darya River include its transboundary nature, its division between hydropower use and irrigation use, and most importantly, the extent to which these two uses can be regulated. The lack of inclusive management and the lack of mutually agreed regulatory regimes of the Amu Darya Basin lead to challenges related to the balance of water usage between energy production and agriculture in the upstream and downstream of the Amu Darya Basin.
This policy brief reviews the major issues of balancing water usage in the Amu Darya Basin as well as the challenges to equitable water governance. It is the result of the collaborative work of the Amu Darya Basin Network.
Conference Presentations by Berdakh Utemuratov
The major characteristics of the Amu Darya River include its transboundary nature, its division between hydropower use and irrigation use, and most importantly, the extent to which these two uses can be regulated. The lack of inclusive management and the lack of mutually agreed regulatory regimes of the Amu Darya Basin lead to challenges related to the balance of water usage between energy production and agriculture in the upstream and downstream of the Amu Darya Basin.
This policy brief reviews the major issues of balancing water usage in the Amu Darya Basin as well as the challenges to equitable water governance. It is the result of the collaborative work of the Amu Darya Basin Network.