Central Asia Faces Worsening Water Crisis from Glacier Melt, UN Report Says

If the glaciers melt anyway, you can also put them under water, thinks an energy supplier from Switzerland. The Germans could do the same and cut down forests.

Central Asia Faces Worsening Water Crisis from Glacier Melt, UN Report Says

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Downstream countries in Central Asia could face growing water shortages as intensive agricultural practices, climate change, and population growth continue at an unprecedented pace, according to the UN World Water Development Report 2025 titled Mountains and Glaciers: Water Towers, presented online on May 21. Photo credit: Shutterstock. The event was de…