Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province

While in the international literature water sharing in the Syr Darya Basin per past agreements is widely portrayed as most benefiting Uzbekistan, here the dynamics of water allocation within small transboundary tributaries in Ferghana Province show Uzbekistan as benefiting least. The case study high...

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Autores principales: Wegerich, Kai, Soliev, I., Akramova, Indira
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77037
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Soliev, I.
Akramova, Indira
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description While in the international literature water sharing in the Syr Darya Basin per past agreements is widely portrayed as most benefiting Uzbekistan, here the dynamics of water allocation within small transboundary tributaries in Ferghana Province show Uzbekistan as benefiting least. The case study highlights that water allocation for Uzbekistan within the tributaries has decreased over the years. Uzbekistan’s approach to compensate for the reduced allocations by means of other water sources has had large long-term cost implications for irrigated agriculture as well as the irrigation bureaucracy. This article contributes to the international debate on benefit sharing in transboundary rivers. The article highlights that costs should be incorporated into the benefitsharing approach, and therefore the focus on benefit sharing alone is misguiding riparian states. Furthermore, the article raises the need to reevaluate benefits, since perceptions of potential benefits change over time.
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spelling CGSpace770372024-08-27T10:36:01Z Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province Wegerich, Kai Soliev, I. Akramova, Indira water allocation water resources international waters water costs water supply water rights irrigation systems bureaucracy pumps tributaries rivers irrigated sites irrigated farming agriculture benefits riparian zones upstream case studies While in the international literature water sharing in the Syr Darya Basin per past agreements is widely portrayed as most benefiting Uzbekistan, here the dynamics of water allocation within small transboundary tributaries in Ferghana Province show Uzbekistan as benefiting least. The case study highlights that water allocation for Uzbekistan within the tributaries has decreased over the years. Uzbekistan’s approach to compensate for the reduced allocations by means of other water sources has had large long-term cost implications for irrigated agriculture as well as the irrigation bureaucracy. This article contributes to the international debate on benefit sharing in transboundary rivers. The article highlights that costs should be incorporated into the benefitsharing approach, and therefore the focus on benefit sharing alone is misguiding riparian states. Furthermore, the article raises the need to reevaluate benefits, since perceptions of potential benefits change over time. 2016-01-02 2016-09-13T08:41:08Z 2016-09-13T08:41:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77037 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Wegerich, K.; Soliev, I.; Akramova, Indira. 2016. Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province. Central Asian Survey, 35(1):38-60. doi: 10.1080/02634937.2016.1138739
spellingShingle water allocation
water resources
international waters
water costs
water supply
water rights
irrigation systems
bureaucracy
pumps
tributaries
rivers
irrigated sites
irrigated farming
agriculture
benefits
riparian zones
upstream
case studies
Wegerich, Kai
Soliev, I.
Akramova, Indira
Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province
title Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province
title_full Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province
title_fullStr Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province
title_full_unstemmed Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province
title_short Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province
title_sort dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of ferghana province
topic water allocation
water resources
international waters
water costs
water supply
water rights
irrigation systems
bureaucracy
pumps
tributaries
rivers
irrigated sites
irrigated farming
agriculture
benefits
riparian zones
upstream
case studies
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