Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Water dispute in Central Asia: Conflict potential Subject The topic of the resource Bilateralism; CARs; Environment; Moscow; Multilateralism; Soviet; Water management Description An account of the resource The Central Asian republics (CARs), which emerged as independent states in the post-Soviet phase, faced several challenges. During the Soviet era, the CARs were agriculturally oriented towards the Soviet economy and, accordingly, river water management was also centralized under the command economic model. However, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the CARs had to review the existing water management arrangements. This is where the absence of a Moscow-centric central authority has proven detrimental to the region endowed with two major rivers and their several subsidiaries. In this context, the paper suggests an emphasis on multilateralism, rather than bilateralism, as a more feasible approach to river water management. Clearly, multilateralism would promote a more equitable solution compared to bilateralism, which does not adopt a holistic approach to the region. Considering the fact that the region is characterized by a water crisis in addition to the fragility of the environment makes a multilateral arrangement significantly more appropriate for the region in the long term. 2019, CA and C Press AB. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tripathi A.; Gaur P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Central Asia and the Caucasus, Vol-20, No. 4, pp. 93-106. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available CA and C Press AB Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.37178/ca-c.19.4.09" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.37178/ca-c.19.4.09</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85076906211&amp;doi=10.37178%2Fca-c.19.4.09&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=875f3ed83282fbe6e756670323d97454" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85076906211&amp;doi=10.37178%2fca-c.19.4.09&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=875f3ed83282fbe6e756670323d97454</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 14046091 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tripathi A., Department of International Studies and History, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Gaur P., Center for G-Global and the Great Silk Road Projects Development, L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan, Department of Regional Studies, L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan