Facts and Perspectives of Water Reservoirs in Central Asia: A Special Focus on Uzbekistan

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Facts and Perspectives of Water Reservoirs in Central Asia: A Special Focus on Uzbekistan

Shavkat Rakhmatullaev^1,2

, Frédéric Huneau^2,* , Philippe Le Coustumer²

, Mikael Motelica-Heino³

and Masharif Bakiev¹

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Received: 14 May 2010 / Accepted: 11 June 2010 / Published: 23 June 2010

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges and Developments on Water Resources Management in Central Asia)

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Abstract: The political transformation of the Central Asian region has induced the implosion of the interconnected physical hydraulic infrastructure and its institutional management system. Land-locked Central Asian countries, with their climatic conditions and transboundary water resources, have been striving to meet their food security, to increase agricultural production, to sustain energy sectors, and to protect the environment. The existing water reservoirs are strategic infrastructures for irrigation and hydropower generation. Upstream countries (Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) favor the reservoirs’ operation for energy supply, while downstream countries (Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan) push for irrigation use. This paper provides an overview of the current challenges and perspectives (technical, institutional, and legal regulations) and presents recommendations for the sustainable management of man-made water reservoirs in Uzbekistan.

Keywords: transboundary waters; dam management; water reservoirs; irrigation; hydropower; sedimentation; water policy

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Rakhmatullaev, S.; Huneau, F.; Le Coustumer, P.; Motelica-Heino, M.; Bakiev, M. Facts and Perspectives of Water Reservoirs in Central Asia: A Special Focus on Uzbekistan. Water 2010, 2, 307-320.

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Rakhmatullaev S, Huneau F, Le Coustumer P, Motelica-Heino M, Bakiev M. Facts and Perspectives of Water Reservoirs in Central Asia: A Special Focus on Uzbekistan. Water. 2010; 2(2):307-320.

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Rakhmatullaev, Shavkat; Huneau, Frédéric; Le Coustumer, Philippe; Motelica-Heino, Mikael; Bakiev, Masharif. 2010. "Facts and Perspectives of Water Reservoirs in Central Asia: A Special Focus on Uzbekistan." Water 2, no. 2: 307-320.

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