Environmental Consequences of Water Crisis in Central Asia

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D of Political Geography

2 Assistant Professor of Geopolitics, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran

3 Ph.D. Student of Public Administration, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran

Abstract

The issue of water resources and their effect on human life doesn't need any analysis and reasoning. However, such factors as population growth, improved quality of life and development of urbanization along with improved industrial and technological dimensions of human life have necessitated logical and reasonable planning for optimal use of water and water basins of the world. These factors also require us to pay more attention to environmental issues and give up useless political competition to determine a fair regime for better exploitation of declining water resources by all countries. Thus, the environmental water crisis in Aral Sea basin which is surrounded by five countries is the main topic of this paper. As this lake is being gradually destroyed, the possibility of an environmental crisis in the region increases due to inefficient management. Therefore, it is necessary to come up with a multilateral regional management approach to reach a mutually agreed solution for this problem. 

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Central Eurasia Studies
Volume 6, Issue 12 - Serial Number 12
September 2015
Pages 41-54

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