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Water Resource Development in Northern Afghanistan and Its Implications for Amu Darya Basin

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  • Masood Ahmad
  • Mahwash Wasiq

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This study attempts to provide an overview of (a) the amount of Amu Darya flows generated in the northern Afghanistan; (b) the amount of water presently used in northern Afghanistan, prospective use in the near future, and possible impact of the increased use on the riparian states and the Aral Sea; (c) existing agreements between Afghanistan and the neighboring Central Asian States regarding the use waters in the Amu Darya Basin, their relevance and applicability in the present and in the future; and (d) future directions for water resources development and improved water management in the basin. Scarcity of data and information has been a key constraint in carrying out this study and the main reason for somewhat indefinite answers to the above questions. Adequate data is not available to provide assessment of non-agricultural water uses, such as the supply and potential for hydropower production and domestic water use, as well as future trends. Non-agricultural water uses should be addressed in future studies as the information becomes available.

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  • Masood Ahmad & Mahwash Wasiq, 2004. "Water Resource Development in Northern Afghanistan and Its Implications for Amu Darya Basin," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 14939, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbpubs:14939
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    1. Wegerich, Kai & Olsson, Oliver & Froebrich, Jochen, 2007. "Reliving the past in a changed environment: Hydropower ambitions, opportunities and constraints in Tajikistan," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 35(7), pages 3815-3825, July.
    2. Ziauddin Safari & Sayed Tamim Rahimi & Kamal Ahmed & Ahmad Sharafati & Ghaith Falah Ziarh & Shamsuddin Shahid & Tarmizi Ismail & Nadhir Al-Ansari & Eun-Sung Chung & Xiaojun Wang, 2021. "Estimation of Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Soil Erosion in a Cold Arid River Basin in Hindu Kush Mountainous Region Using Remote Sensing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-14, February.
    3. Danish, Mir Sayed Shah & Senjyu, Tomonobu & Sabory, Najib Rahman & Danish, Sayed Mir Shah & Ludin, Gul Ahmad & Noorzad, Ahmad Samim & Yona, Atsushi, 2017. "Afghanistan's aspirations for energy independence: Water resources and hydropower energy," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 1276-1287.
    4. William Byrd & Martin Raiser, 2006. "Economic Cooperation in the Wider Central Asia Region," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6969, December.
    5. Abdul Basir Mahmoodzada & Divyesh Varade & Sawahiko Shimada & Hiromu Okazawa & Shafiqullah Aryan & Gulbuddin Gulab & Abd El-Zaher M. A. Mustafa & Humaira Rizwana & Yogesh K. Ahlawat & Hosam O. Elansar, 2023. "Quantification of Amu River Riverbank Erosion in Balkh Province of Afghanistan during 2004–2020," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-15, October.

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