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== Type of Report ==
World bank Working Paper (No. 36)
== Title ==
Water Resource Development in Northern Afghanistan and Its Implications for Amu Darya Basin
== Author ==
Masood Ahmad,
Mahwash Wasiq
== Year Published ==
June 2004
== URL ==
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== Description ==
The overall purpose of this report is to gain a greater understanding of Afghanistan’s role in the
use and management of the Amu Darya Basin. The development and management of water
resources are critically important for the economic development of Afghanistan. This report
focuses on the use of water resources from the Amu Darya basin where great gains for the country
could be achieved by moderate investments, largely in rehabilitation of existing schemes. At the
same time, the Amu Darya River is an international waterway where numerous interests need to
be balanced.
The findings of the report illustrate that the current consumption of water from the basin by
Afghanistan is very low, and a sharp increase in water use is not probable in the medium term.
Moreover, the maximum amount of water that could be consumed by Afghanistan would never be
very significant, and efficient use of water resource in the basin as whole and in particular by the
lower riparians would more than offset any increased amount used by Afghanistan. Improved water
management regimes could also provide for the necessary environmental flows in the basin to revitalize
the environment around the Aral Sea.
Clearly, additional work is needed to establish detailed figures for potential needs and use of
water by Afghanistan, but we hope this paper provides a useful overview of Afghanistan’s role and
interests in water resources management in the Basin.
== ==
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