Consideration of Water Uses for Its Sustainable Management, the Case of Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of the Study Area
2.2. Data Collection and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Issyk-Kul Lake Water Level and Supply
3.2. Annual Precipitation Variation
3.3. Main Issyk-Kul Lake Water Consumers
4. Discussion
4.1. Water Resources and Increasing Demand
4.2. Climate Change and Water
4.3. Water and Sustainability
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Time (Years) | Agriculture | Manufacture | Household |
---|---|---|---|
1980–1989 | 2029.42 | 17.74 | 27.02 |
1990–1999 | 981 | 9.46 | 18.06 |
2000–2014 | 461.76 | 8.74 | 16.55 |
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Alymkulova, B.; Abuduwaili, J.; Issanova, G.; Nahayo, L. Consideration of Water Uses for Its Sustainable Management, the Case of Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan. Water 2016, 8, 298. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8070298
Alymkulova B, Abuduwaili J, Issanova G, Nahayo L. Consideration of Water Uses for Its Sustainable Management, the Case of Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan. Water. 2016; 8(7):298. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8070298
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlymkulova, Burul, Jilili Abuduwaili, Gulnur Issanova, and Lamek Nahayo. 2016. "Consideration of Water Uses for Its Sustainable Management, the Case of Issyk-Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan" Water 8, no. 7: 298. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8070298