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This 4-page paper focuses on water shortages in Central Asia, what has caused them, the political ramifications and what can be done to stop them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the scarcity of fresh water in the region has led to conflict between the nation-states of the CA (Elhance, 1997). The
CA region consists of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (Environment, Water and Security in Central Asia, 2003). Afghanistan
and Iran are in the south, China is in the east and Russia in the west and in the north (Environment, Water and Security in Central Asia, 2003). The region
is situated in the heart of the Eurasian continent and has a total area of 3882 thousand square kilometers (Environment, Water and Security in Central Asia, 2003). The population is
above 53 million people (Environment, Water and Security in Central Asia, 2003). Because farming and livestock are the mainstays of the economy in this region, dependence on water and land
resources have supported the growth of this region (Environment, Water and Security in Central Asia, 2003). The region started incorporating irrigation during the 6th-7th century B.C.E. (Environment, Water and Security
in Central Asia, 2003). However, problems with development (especially of living space and farmland) have meant destruction of the ecosystems in the region, as well as causing a drop in
the level of the Aral Sea, one of the regions primary water source (along with the Caspian Sea) (Environment, Water and Security in Central Asia, 2003). Population growth has also
had a huge impact on the water resources of the region (Environment, Water and Security in Central Asia, 2003). The result has been both deterioration of water quality, quantity and
health in the region (Environment, Water and Security in Central Asia, 2003). Another issue to be determined is that industry in CA
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