Lessons on cooperation building to manage water conflicts in the Aral Sea Basin; Technical documents in hydrology: pc-cp series; Vol.: 11; 2003

Document Outline

• ACKNOWLEDGMENT
• CONTENTS
• LESSONS ON COOPERATION BUILDING TO MANAGE WATER CONFLICTS IN THE ARAL SEA BASIN
• 1.GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF THE ARAL SEA BASIN
  • 1.1. Hydro-geographical Characteristics
  • 1.2.Water Resources
  • 1.3.Land Use
  • 1.4.Ecosystem Dynamics
  • 1.5.Demographic Characteristics
  • 1.6.Ethnicity, Languages, Religion
  • 1.7.Economy of the Region
  • 1.8.Some Historical Background to Current Challenges
• 2.ANALYSIS OF PRESENT SITUATION
  • 2.2.Institutions
    • 2.2.1.The New Period of Interrelations after Independence
    • 2.2.2.Institutional Management at the National Level
  • 2.3.Legal Basis
    • 2.3.1.Correlation with Principal International Water Laws
    • 2.3.2.Legal Doctrines
  • 2.4.Financial Aspects of the Water Sector
  • 2.5.Technical Aspects of Water Management Improvement on the Interstate, System and Inter-farm Levels
    • 2.5.1.Improving the Accuracy of Water Measurement and Forecasts of Water Resources
    • 2.5.2.Implementation of SCADA System for BWO Structures
    • 2.5.3.Information System
    • 2.5.4.The Base of Knowledge
    • 2.5.5.Analytical Tools
    • 2.5.6.Elaboration of Joint Interstate Projects
    • 2.5.7.Water Saving: Main Direction for Regional Survival
  • 2.6.Technical Aspects of Future Development
  • 2.7.Training Systems
• 3.CONCLUSION
  • 3.1.Strengths and Weaknesses of the Existing System
  • 3.2.Lessons Learnt
    • 3.2.1.Socio-ecological Conflicts over Water Use
    • 3.2.2.Economic Conflicts over Water Use
    • 3.2.3.Water Conflicts in Perspective
    • 3.2.4.Prospect of Increased Water Use by Non-members of ICWC
• 4.SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 4.1.At the National Level
  • 4.2.At the Interstate Level
• ANNEX: DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Addendum to Section 2.3.1
  • Addendum to Section 2.3.2
  • Addendum to Sections 2.4 and 2.5.7
    • Water Saving and Rationalization of Water Distrib
  • Addendum to Section 2.5.6
• NOTES