A water rights trading approach to increasing inflows to the Aral Sea

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dc.creatorBekchanov, Maksud
dc.creatorRingler, Claudia
dc.creatorBhaduri, Anik
dc.date2018-04
dc.date2016-11-01T13:39:47Z
dc.date2016-11-01T13:39:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:56:28Z
dc.descriptionTremendous development of irrigation since the 1960s combined with unbalanced water resources management led to the destruction of the ecosystems in the delta zone and the gradual desiccation of the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest freshwater lake of the world. Command-and-control based water management in the Aral Sea Basin (ASB) inherited from Soviet times did not create any incentives for investing in improved irrigation infrastructure, adopt water-wise approaches, and thus maintain flows into the Aral Sea. This study examined the potential for market-based water allocation to increase inflows to the Aral Sea while maintaining stable agricultural incomes. We find that a water trading system can improve inflows to the Aral Sea but would require significant compensation for agricultural producers. Agricultural producers can use the compensation payments to cope with reduced water supply by improving irrigation and conveyance efficiencies and by developing alternative rural activities such as livestock grazing, agro-processing, and cultivation of low water consumptive crops. We also find that a water trading system would be more efficient if it includes both trade among irrigation sites and between sites and instream uses.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77525
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90045
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBekchanov, Maksud; Ringler, C.; Bhaduri, A. 2015. A water rights trading approach to increasing inflows to the Aral Sea. 34p. (Online first). doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.2394
dc.subjectwater rights
dc.subjectwater market
dc.subjectwater allocation
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectecosystems
dc.subjectenvironmental flows
dc.subjectirrigation water
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjecthydrology
dc.subjectmodels
dc.subjectrivers
dc.subjectflow discharge
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectdevelopment
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.titleA water rights trading approach to increasing inflows to the Aral Sea
dc.typeJournal Article

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