Water Security in the Syr Darya Basin

Water

Kai Wegerich³  Daniel Van Rooijen¹  Ilkhom Soliev²  Nozilakhon Mukhamedova³ 

[1] International Water Management Institute—East Africa and Nile Basin Office, IWMI c/o ILRI, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa 1000, Ethiopia; E-Mail:;Chair of Landscape and Environmental Economics, Technical University of Berlin, Straße des 17, Juni 145, Berlin 10623, Germany; E-Mail:;Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO), Theodor-Lieser-Str. 2, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany; E-Mail:

关键词: water security;    supply water security;    irrigation bureaucracy;    polycentric water management;    transboundary;    Central Asia;   

DOI  :  10.3390/w7094657

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The importance of water security has gained prominence on the international water agenda, but the focus seems to be directed towards water demand. An essential element of water security is the functioning of public organizations responsible for water supply through direct and indirect security approaches. Despite this, there has been a tendency to overlook the water security strategies of these organizations as well as constraints on their operation. This paper discusses the critical role of water supply in achieving sustainable water security and presents two case studies from Central Asia on the management of water supply for irrigated agriculture. The analysis concludes that existing water supply bureaucracies need to be revitalized to effectively address key challenges in water security.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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