water resources

Water resources used by Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are essential for the agriculture of both countries. Here’s a special coverage by CABAR.asia of the situation in one of such villages, where locals use water from the channels passing through the two countries. (more…)

The Small Taldykol lake system in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, has been destroyed for several years. It happens amid continuous talks about the importance of taking care of the environment. How the capital fights with lakes and for lakes is in the material by CABAR.asia. (more…)

Uzbekistan is striving to introduce new technologies for irrigating farmland by providing subsidies and tax incentives to farmers. However, many farmers still use old irrigation methods of watering for fear of failure.

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Now Balkhash is a natural site. If a nuclear power plant is built on the lake, it will turn into an industrial pond. It will let China limit the Ili river flow feeding the lake, and the new load on the lake will generally lead to the irreversible degradation of the Balkhash ecosystem. This is what experts told to CABAR.asia. (more…)