Water resources in Central Asia: Regional stability or patchy make-up?

Central Asian Survey

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-290

  Wegerich, Kai ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Amu Darya; Central Asia; Syr Darya; Talas; transboundary basin; Zerafshan

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AMU DARYA BASIN; CENTRAL ASIA; KYRGYZSTAN; SYR DARYA BASIN; TALAS; ZERAVSHAN BASIN;

EID: 79957834650     PISSN: 02634937     EISSN: 14653354     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2011.565231     Document Type: Article

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