The purpose of this study was to assess the role of the glaciers in the Pamir, Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Alai, and Tien Shan mountains in the volume and timing of stream flow of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya...
Agriculture in Uzbekistan is almost entirely dependent on irrigation. However, despite reforms to institutional arrangements, much of Uzbekistan’s irrigation is reportedly caught in a vicious cycle of...
Agriculture in Uzbekistan is almost entirely dependent on irrigation. However, despite reforms to institutional arrangements, much of Uzbekistan’s irrigation is reportedly caught in a vicious cycle of...
Central Asia (CA) was impacted adversely by significant economic shocks during 2015. The region experienced a series of external shocks from late 2014 through 2015, including a sharp drop in commodity...
Central Asia (CA) was impacted adversely by significant economic shocks during 2015. The region experienced a series of external shocks from late 2014 through 2015, including a sharp drop in commodity...
From 2011 to 2014, the World Bank supported two studies to evaluate the viability of the Rogun Hydropower Project (HPP), proposed by the Government of Tajikistan. The purpose of the studies was to provide...
Tajikistan’s electricity system is in a state of crisis. While the region’s Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers provide abundant hydropower electricity in the summer, approximately seventy percent of Tajiks...
This report details the results of the Central Asia Energy-Water Development Program (CAEWDP) in 2014. CAEWDP is a knowledge and technical assistance multi-donor trust fund (MDTF) administered by the World...
In Central Asia, water and energy systems are interdependent. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan each benefit from the water resources of the Syr Darya and Amu Darya...
The Central Asian Power System (CAPS) was created under the auspices of the Soviet Union in the 1970s and was constituted from the power networks of present-day Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz...
This report details the results of the Central Asia Energy-Water Development Program (CAEWDP) in 2014. CAEWDP is a knowledge and technical assistance multi-donor trust fund (MDTF) administered by the World...
This annual report describes the Central Asia Energy Water Development Program (CAEWDP) activities, accom¬plishments and management for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2013. CAEWDP was formally...
The Central Asian countries are endowed with significant energy and water resources. However, the distribution of these resources is highly skewed across individual countries, creating multiple challenges...