Researchers in Russia are once again evaluating a plan — first proposed more than a century ago — to divert water from Siberia’s Ob River to Central Asian countries currently facing acute shortages, ...

Central Asia’s prospects for critical mineral mining and transport connectivity will sink if the region cannot reach an agreement on water sustainability. The water crisis in Central Asia is one of ...

A joint Australian-British expedition has discovered the true source of the Oxus River in the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan in the mountains above ...

A little part of the Toktogul Reservoir seen through the surrounding mountains. Credit: Photo by Azamat E on Unsplash Every year, rain and snow that falls in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan provides water ...

Central Asia’s worsening water crisis risks regional instability, but also creates a rare opening for the US to engage diplomatically, support infrastructure, and counter rival powers through ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

Uzbekistan launched a three-year plan to modernize irrigation, save up to 14 billion cubic meters of water, and restore farmland. Kazakhstan is funding Caspian Sea research, securing emergency water ...