My friend and colleague, Mariya Pak, recently released a publication she coauthored on the complicated history of a minor river in the Aral Sea basin, the Isfara River. In the paper the authors highlight the complications caused by water sharing between countries, even when those countries were under the auspices of the Soviet Union. The countries of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan share the Isfara basin, which is a sub basin of the Syr Darya, in the infamous Ferghana Valley. Ferghana Valley has been the theater for tremendous terrorist activity up until our present times. One small river basin, one big history of distinct negotiation and renegotiation of water rights, allocation, and management.
Central Asia is a region to watch in relation to water. Some of the densest projected dam construction are centered on this part of the world. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the counties here have struggled to integrate into the world market, some have been more successful than others - Tajikistan having had to declare a state of emergency due to the poverty of citizens with no electricity in tough winter conditions.
Central Asia is a region to watch in relation to water. Some of the densest projected dam construction are centered on this part of the world. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the counties here have struggled to integrate into the world market, some have been more successful than others - Tajikistan having had to declare a state of emergency due to the poverty of citizens with no electricity in tough winter conditions.
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