Water Resources Management for the Republic of Uzbekistan

Being a landlocked and arid state, Uzbekistan is a country with a very serious problem of handling scarce water resources. Growing demand in pursuant aspects of agriculture, industry, and population depicts an effective and data-driven approach of water management strategies. This paper overviews the existing situation with water resources in Uzbekistan and introduces a new model of a hydrological balance that applies specifically to an arid area, along with a list of recommendations on sustainable water governance. These findings reveal major areas of inefficiency and areas to improve using scientific modelling and data at the regional level.