ABSTRACT

As river basin reforms in the countries of the Aral Sea basin gain momentum, the focus is commonly on large basins. Thus, multiple interests at the sub-basin level are largely ignored, increasing the risk for potential conflicts. This research considers inland and transboundary small river watersheds to illustrate a basin governance scheme that emerged during larger basin reforms and successfully satisfies both contexts by linking governance at multiple scales. In particular, splitting river basins into smaller hydrologic constituencies to establish sub-basin councils is found to be instrumental in enhancing overall representation, stakeholder engagement, basin planning and transboundary water cooperation.

摘要

随着咸海流域国家的流域改革势头强劲，重点通常放在大型流域上。因此，子流域层面的多重利益在很大程度上被忽视，增加了潜在冲突的风险。本研究考虑了内陆和跨界小河流流域，以说明在更大的流域改革中出现的流域治理方案，并通过将多个尺度的治理联系起来成功地满足了这两种情况。特别是，将流域划分为较小的水文选区以建立子流域委员会有助于提高整体代表性、利益相关者参与、流域规划和跨界水合作。