RAS History & PhilologyAsia and Africa Today

  • ISSN (Print) 0321-5075
  • ISSN (Online)2782-2389

The Amu Darya River Basin and the Development of Irrigated Agriculture in Northern Afghanistan

PII
S032150750030438-3
DOI
10.31857/S032150750030438-3
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
Authors
Volume/ Edition
Volume / Issue number 3
Pages
30-38
Abstract
The article is devoted to the issues of construction by the interim government of the Taliban of hydraulic structures in the northern regions of Afghanistan. In particular, it describes the progress of work on the Qoshteppa project, which is the most discussed in expert circles and at the level of governments of some countries in Central Asia, and which is capable of influencing the water regime of the Amu Darya under conditions of growing scarcity of hydro resources. A brief background of the Afghan state plans for the development of irrigated agriculture based on the waters of this transboundary river, the reasons for delaying their implementation, the prospects for the development of relations with neighboring countries on the joint use of water resources, technical specifications of the planned facilities, information on demography and the ratio of irrigated and rainfed agriculture in the Afghan northern provinces, as well as other projects under implementation, the likelihood of their realization, the impact of future facilities of the Amu Darya and other projects on the development of the national agrarian sector and the economic life of the Northern Afghanistan population in the process of implementation.
Keywords
Афганистан Узбекистан Амударья Куштеппа ирригация плотина дефицит воды
Date of publication
28.02.2024
Number of purchasers
0
Views
66

References

  1. 1. Zonn I.I., Zhiltsov S.S., Semenov A.V., Kostyanoy A.G. 2018. Water policy of Afghanistan in Central Asia. Bulletin of Moscow University named after S.Yu. Witte. Series 1. Economics and Management, № 3 (26), Pp. 54–66. (In Russ.). DOI:10.21777/2587-554X-2018-3-54-66
  2. 2. Zhiltsov Sergey S. 2023. The Problem of Water Scarcity in Central Asia: The factor of Afghanistan. International Relations and World Politics. № 10 (2), рр. 110–119. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.24975/2313-8920-2023-10-2-110-119
  3. 3. Doskozhaeva A.K., Kharlanov A.S. 2023. Water Economy Resources as a Geopolitical Asset of the EAEU Countries and the Formation of Sovereign Development Strategies. Russia & World: Sc. Dialogue. (4), рр. 69–81. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.53658/RW2023-3-3 (9)-23-3-4(10)-69-81
  4. 4. Kochetkov V.V., Medvedkov A.A., Kuzmenko E.A., Nessar O.M. 2023. “Water Wars” as a Source and Instrument of International Conflicts. Russia & World: Sc. Dialogue. (4), рр. 118–133. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.53658/ RW2023-3-4(10)-118-133
  5. 5. Davydov A., Chernyakhovskaya N. 1973. Afghanistan. Moscow. (In Russ.)
  6. 6. Pikulin M.G. 1956. Afghanistan (Economic essay). Tashkent. (In Russ.)
  7. 7. Afghanistan: Problems of War and Peace. Moscow. (In Russ.)
  8. 8. Ezhov G.P. 1990. Economic geography of Afghanistan. Moscow. (In Russ.)
QR
Translate

Индексирование

Scopus

Scopus

Scopus

Crossref

Scopus

Higher Attestation Commission

At the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Scopus

Scientific Electronic Library