PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IWRM) IN THE AMUDARYA RIVER BASIN

摘要

In this paper I would like to share my vision of the particular characteristics of the system of integrated trans-boundary water resources management in the Amudarya river basin, based on my experiences as Director of BWO "Amudarya.". Water resources in Central Asia are drawn primarily from the basins of the two largest Central Asian rivers, the Amudarya river and the Syrdarya river. These two rivers provide water to the populations of five states: Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; and Uzbekistan. For the purposes of this paper, I wish to concentrate principally on the Amudarya river basin.