The Syr Darya River Basin Upstream Downstream Disputes

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Geolocation:	40° 40' 30.6128", 70° 37' 55.6805"
Total Population	1818,000,000 millionmillion
Total Area	444,000444,000 km² 171,428.4 mi² km2
Climate Descriptors	Dry-winter
Predominent Land Use Descriptors	agricultural- cropland and pasture, industrial use
Important Uses of Water	Agriculture or Irrigation, Domestic/Urban Supply, Hydropower Generation

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ASI:A Way Forward: Applying the Water Diplomacy Framework

A number of opportunities exist to improve the situation in this basin. Inclusion of all relevant stakeholders, the design and implementation of joint-fact finding, exploration of mutual gains (rather than zero-sum) negotiation, and opportunities to create additional value by exploring how to expand benefits from water through addressing irrigation inefficiencies in the basin are explored here.(read the full article... )

Contributed by: Jungwoo Chun (last edit: 14 May 2014)