Advancing Dam Safety in Central Asia: The Contribution of the UNECE Water Convention in The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

This Review is based on the analysis of national reports conducted by the experts from Central Asian countries, as well as on the outcomes of the expert group and the World Bank specialists’ workshop in Almaty (RK) on December, 5-6, 2019, at which existing experiences in university level education in water sector specialties in Central […]

The study of climate in Kyrgyzstan in the aspect of measuring of various parameters and its subsequent analysis are carried out by the Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences (CAIAG) over the last decade. According to the direction of measuring climatic parameters is created and maintained the network of automatic weather stations transmitting information via […]

The need for climate change adaptation has received significant attention in Kyrgyzstan in recent years. The issue is strongly supported at the national level. Adaptation measures are included in the country’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and in the Third National Communication under the UNFCCC. National strategies and action plans have been developed and approved […]

As part of a series of case studies initiated and funded by The World Bank, the Study on Cooperation on the Syr Darya River in general aims to improve the regional water cooperation in Central Asia, particularly in the Aral Sea basin. The World Bank considers, in close cooperation with the other international funding agencies, […]

An official report describing the state of the environment in Tajikistan.

Environmental information is more relevant and necessary today than it was twenty years ago when the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro stimulated the rise of official national and international reporting on the environment. In the days before the Internet, finding official reports, facts and figures on the state […]

Main categories of FEMA dam safety publications and resources.

Dam Safety Guidelines,published by CDA in 2007 and revised in 2013, has become an important reference document for dam safety in Canada and internationally. Available in both English and French, the Guidelines consist of principles that are applicable to all dams, and an outline of processes and criteria for management of dam safety in accordance […]

The objective of this study is to prepare a comprehensive stakeholder analysis for the Nexus Dialogues Project. For the purpose of this study, stakeholders are defined as those organizations (international, regional, national, basin), sectors or groups of individuals which either benefit from or have positive or negative impacts upon the mainstreaming of inter-sectoral approach in […]

The Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers of Central Asia flow across deserts to empty into the Aral Sea. Under Soviet rule, so much water was diverted from the rivers for agricultural purposes that salinity levels rapidly rose and the sea shrank. There was an upsurge in dust storms containing toxic salt residue, and a […]

Surface water in Central Asia is a vital resource, and is particularly sensitive to climate change. The Chu River (in Kazakhstan it is called the Shu) and the Talas River flow through Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. These rivers support the livelihoods of more than 3 million people, and are the major sources of water used in […]