Water since 1991 has been at the centre of competition and controversy among the downstream countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan) and the upstream countries (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan). In recent years, increasing competition for water at an alarming rate only added to an already uneasy tension. While the downstream countries require more water for their agriculture and domestic needs, the impoverished upstream countries are attempting resource nationalism to accrue benefits using the precious waters. In the context of this milieu, this article attempts to examine the connection between resourcefulness and interstate and intrastate conflict in Central Asia and particularly in Kyrgyzstan.

自 1991 年以来，水一直是下游国家（哈萨克斯坦、乌兹别克斯坦和土库曼斯坦）和上游国家（吉尔吉斯斯坦和塔吉克斯坦）之间竞争和争议的中心。近年来，对水的竞争以惊人的速度加剧，只会加剧本已不安的紧张局势。下游国家需要更多的水来满足其农业和国内需求，而贫困的上游国家则试图通过资源民族主义来利用宝贵的水资源获取利益。在此背景下，本文试图探讨中亚，尤其是吉尔吉斯斯坦，机智与国家间和国内冲突之间的联系。