Climate change in a small transboundary tributary of the Syr Darya calls for effective cooperation and adaptation

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-285

  Stucker, Dominic ^a,b   Kazbekov, Jusipbek ^b   Yakubov, Murat ^b   Wegerich, Kai ^b  

^a Sustainability Leaders Network   (United States)

^b Central Asia Office   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; cooperation; extreme events; Kyrgyzstan; Syr Darya Basin; Tajikistan; transboundary; Water management; water user association

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CANAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COPING STRATEGY; DROUGHT; EXTREME EVENT; FLASH FLOOD; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LIVING STANDARD; POPULATION GROWTH; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; TRIBUTARY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STORAGE; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

FERGHANA VALLEY; KYRGYZSTAN; SIRDARYO; TAJIKISTAN; UZBEKISTAN;

EID: 84866643410     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00127.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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