Turkmenistan’s deepening water crisis could have far-reaching regional consequences

Turkmenistan’s deepening water crisis could have far-reaching regional consequences

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From Glaciers to Farms: How Regional Cooperation is Shaping Central Asia’s Water Issues

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. In a major show of regional cooperation, Central Asia’s five countries recently agreed to a new water-sharing framework for the Syr Darya and Amu Darya, glacier-fed rivers essential to agriculture, energy, and drinking water across the region. Syr Darya river. Photo credit: Saken Kenzhebayev Tajikistan, the source of both rivers and home to half of Central Asia’…