The flow of the Amu Darya has decreased by 54–77%, mainly due to human activity. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ Water flow in the middle and lower reaches of the Amu Darya has declined by 54–77% over the past several decades, with human activity—not climate change—identified as the primary cause, according to
Image source: orient.tm ECOWORLD | ORIENT. In today’s media landscape, the topic of freshwater shortages is surrounded by a multitude of polarized opinions. On the one hand, environmentalists and politicians regularly warn of a threatening decline in the planet’s water resources; on the other, anyone who remembers their high school physics and
From June 1 to 2, 2026, the countries of Central Asia, together with the World Bank, held a two-day virtual regional meeting dedicated to reviewing the results of the third year of implementation of the large-scale multi-country project “Pandemic Preparedness and Response through the One Health Approach in Central Asia,” financed under
The 2026 update of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Ecosystem Profile for the Mountains of Central Asia has been published – we have a visual summary on our website: https://zoinet.org/product/cepf-summary-2/ Full report and technical summary: https://www.cepf.net/…/biodivers…/mountains-central-asia
At the end of April, the Regional Environmental Summit (RES 2026) and the Central Asian Climate Change Conference (CACCC) were held in Astana. A wide range of topics were discussed, including the most pressing for Central Asia: the water and energy complex. On topic: Central Asia is losing glaciers: what
Session 2.5. Water Resources Management under Climate Impact
This article investigates historical water management practices in Turkmenistan and the development of canal construction technology, comparing the operation of traditional irrigation canals with Soviet water management policies.
RiverBP.net (Eurasian River Basin Management Portal) is a key information resource in Central Asia dedicated to integrated water resources management (IWRM) . To put it simply, it is a “digital knowledge base” for everyone involved in the region’s transboundary rivers. The main directions of the site: Monitoring and data: Collection of up-to-date information on large
We so often discuss AI as a tool—for code, text, or images—that we forget the most important thing. AI is a mirror. It doesn’t just generate answers; it reflects our own fears, hopes, and what we call our “soul.” But can an algorithm understand the longing for the past or
Water crisis experts commented on the current water resource situation in the region’s countries and outlined key solutions. Aizhan Kosantaeva – from the expert’s personal archive ISTANBUL Per capita availability of renewable water resources in Central Asia continues to decline, despite some improvements in water conservation. This is according to
