river. Upstream Kyrgyzstan operates the Toktogul reservoir which generates hydropower demanded mainly in winter for heating …. Downstream Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan need irrigation water in summer, primarily to grow cotton. Regional agreements obliging … due to lack of trust between the parties. Striving for self-sufficiency in irrigation water, Uzbekistan initiated new …

Water conflicts may arise on transboundary rivers with upstream hydropower use and downstream irrigation use. This … occurs because upstream water release does not coincide with seasonal irrigation needs of the downstream riparian. This paper … have a comparative advantage over other development agencies in promoting transboundary water management. We consider and …

-Einheit). Beispielhaft wird die Materialintensität verschiedener Systeme der Energieversorgung und des Wasser- und Abwasser … for water and waste water management is compared.Based on a comprehensive systems perspective Integrated Resource …

Contrary to current notions about water abundance in Lebanon, the country is facing serious problems of unavailability …, i.e. management, ill-finance, non-integration and lack of relevant awareness on water use, the new dimension of climate … change is unfortunately adding to the water problems in the country.Databases in Lebanon are not quite consistent and …

induced shift in land use patterns will cause secondary effects upon the water environment for which agriculture is the major … source of diffuse pollution. We model the consequent impact of changes in such pollution upon water ecology showing that … recreational benefits of water environments and these are assessed using a spatially explicit revealed preference database. Taken …

the trans-border transfer of the pollution of sea water into the regions, where there is no oil production. First of all … this relates to the coast of Bulgaria. The flow of the contaminated water from the Rumanian and Ukrainian sectors of the … forced have the national system of monitoring the pollution of sea water in their sector of Black sea. Will be first of all …

Though most direct water use is generally associated with agriculture, and therefore with the production of food, there … is a clear consensus that considering indirect water uses is a relevant factor to be considered in any environmental … analysis. In this regard, the subsystems input-output approach makes it possible to isolate the water relations of a limited …

This paper explores the potential of 'boundary work' perspectives for enhancing current approaches in water resources … currently leading approaches for water and natural resources management, i.e. Integrated Water Resources Management, Adaptive … Management, and the Ecosystem Approach. Given the political dimension of water resources management, questions of governance are …

Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services coupled with poor hygiene practices continues to kill, sicken … and diminish opportunities of millions of people in developing countries. Various interventions to improve drinking water … affects all the water cycle and thus drinking water quality and quantity, has been developed without looking into the …