Water is a multidimensional issue, involving water availability, access to freshwater, spatial and temporal … other aspects. The water security approach manages such complexity and proposes a comprehensive view of human security in … relation to the water-related issues. Consequently, the solutions developed in order to face this multi-faceted concept should …

Increases in water demand due to population growth, industrial development and urbanization necessitate economically … efficient use of water resources worldwide. This is particularly true in the dryland zones of the world relying on irrigated … agriculture for economic development such as in Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Due to ill-managed water resources and the dominance of …

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 …