Water Resources Management in Central Asia

Contents
Foreword ..................................................................................................... 7
Water resources management in Central Asia: security implications
and prospects for regional cooperation
Anar Khamzayeva ......................................................................................... 9
Impacts of climate change on water resources in Central Asia
Sulton Rahimov ........................................................................................... 33
Integrated water resources management issues in Uzbekistan
U. Islamov, F. Maksudov, D. Maksudova ...................................................... 57
Land and Water Management patterns in Ferghana Valley
Bektur Sakiev .............................................................................................. 77
Final report of the Workshop on water resources management in Central 
Asia: regional and international issues at stake. CIDOB, Barcelona, 23 
January 2009 ............................................................................................ 93
Resumen .................................................................................................... 99
Abstract ................................................................................................... 100

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Foreword
This publication presents the results of the workshop on Water 
resources management in Central Asia: regional and international issues 
at stake which was held at the CIDOB Foundation in Barcelona on 
23 January 2009. It also presents the 4 background papers and the 
conclusions. The aim of the meeting, which took place within the 
framework of the Observatory on Central Asia (a joint initiative set 
up by the Royal Institute, Casa Asia and the CIDOB Foundation), 
was to examine the way in which water resources are managed in the 
Central Asia region, as well as to debate issues such as the prospects 
for comprehensive water management, the importance of the latter in 
terms of international security, and the impact on the development of 
the countries in the region. The workshop’s participants also analysed 
the role of international organisations in Central Asia, with a view to 
the future role that Spain could play during its EU presidency in 2010. 
The seminar’s participants included four experts from Kazakhstan, 
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, together with some 20 experts 
and scholars, all specialised in the Central Asia region.
CIDOB Foundation

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