Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa irrigation project: implications for transboundary water management in Central Asia
Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa irrigation project could exacerbate water scarcity and destabilize Central Asia. To ensure sustainable resource management and avert potential conflict, a multilateral water-sharing agreement must be negotiated among the states involved with mediation by the international community.
Authors
- Roman Vakulchuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6829-8294)
- Indra Overland
- Shokhrukh-Mirzo Jalilov
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NO)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
- Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (GB)
- University of Missouri (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Research Water
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/3033-4942/ae36ca
- Primary Topic
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00