The Importance of Water Resources in Central Asian Countries: Case Study of the Kyrgyz Republic

The article examines the situation in the field of water resources in the Central Asian region. Due to the uneven distribution of water resources and unilateral steps taken by some countries to use them from transboundary watercourses, interstate relations have been exacerbated. The article reveals the level of water resource management by the Central Asian states. Using the example of the Kyrgyz Republic, efforts to regulate transboundary water resources are considered. An assessment is being made of the ability of state governments in the region to resolve water issues without conflict. International water projects in the states of the region are considered to ease tensions. A number of features of the water policy in Central Asian countries which have not been resolved as problematic issues since the collapse of the Soviet Union are highlighted. The article reveals the importance of water resources for development of the Central Asian states.