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Water in Central Asia - European Parliament
BRIEFINGEPRS | European Parliamentary Research ServiceAuthor:Martin RussellMembers' Research ServicePE September 2018 ENWater in Central AsiaAn increasingly scarce resourceSUMMARYW hile it is rich in fossil fuels and minerals, Central Asiais poor in Water . However, Water plays a keyrole in the economies of the five Central Asian countries. In mountainous Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan,hydroelectricity is already a vital energy resource; new dams could also make it a major exportrevenue earner. Downstream, river Water irrigates the cotton fields of Uzbekistan and Water use, particularly in agriculture, is putting Water supplies under pressure.
An abandoned fishing boat on the former bed of the Aral Sea. In this Briefing Central Asia's waterresources Water use in Central Asia Security implications of water scarcity: ... Source:FAO(2014). 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 KAZ KGZ TJK TKM UZB Rainfall Total internal renewable water resources EPRS | European Parliamentary Research.
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