The book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of development-directed investigations in the main rivers of wider Central Asia and Afghanistan. The book highlights the development of river systems, water reservoirs, ecosystems and risks as well as the impact of climate change on water resources in Central Asian countries and Afghanistan. It provides information on the genesis of river basins, physical and chemical properties of water in rivers, and the hydrological regimes of the rivers of Central Asia and Afghanistan. The book is useful for scientists and researchers whose work focuses on rivers and the use of water resources, irrigation, ecosystems, risks, water supply, climate change and remote sensing, as well as for students and planners, administrations and other stakeholders in the water sector.

Numerous state-of-the-art investigations help the reader to learn broadly about transboundary river hazards (including Afghanistan) A special chapter on climate change impact and forecasting as well as new approaches prepares readers for the future Includes interesting investigations on demography, water availability, ecosystem and hazards in the area of studies

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Chapter 1: Hydrologic Model for Runoff Simulation of the Kyzyl-Suu River.- Chapter 2: Integrated Water Resources and Environmental Management in the Transboundary Rivers Basins of Central Asia.- Chapter 3: Experience of Preparation of River Basin Planning and Management on Water Resource Development, Use and Protection in Main and Minor Transboundary River Basins.- Chapter 4: Assessment of Amu Darya Runoff Changes as a Result of Predicted Climate Change and Reduced Glaciation.- Chapter 5: Climate Change Forecast in Kyrgyzstan for 2050 and 2100.- Chapter 6: Reactions and Dynamics of Drains on Small Transboundary Rivers with Various Feeding Types and the Effect on Climate Change.- Chapter 7: Assessment of anthropogenic loads on the Talas River Watershed (within the Republic of Kazakhstan).- Chapter 8:The Glacial Systems of Kyrgyzstan under Climate Change.- Chapter 9: Water Resource Risks to Cotton Agriculture in Uzbekistan: Climate, Policy and Irrigation.- Chapter 10: Groundwater Flooding Risk Assessment Using Microseismic Arrays and VES Techniques in the Northern Part of Bishkek.- Chapter 11: Designing Sustainable Futures: Interdisciplinary Science and Social Creativity.- Chapter 12: Water Reuse for Irrigation in Rural Areas in Japan: Implications/Insights for Central Asia and Afghanistan.- Chapter 13: Physics-Chemical Properties of the Kyzyl-Suu River and its tributaries.- Chapter 14: Environmental and Water Resources Management Study of Ghorband-Panjshir and Kunduz Rivers Basins, Afghanistan.- Chapter 15: Investigation of the High Mountain Vegetation Using Satellite Imagery, Kyrgyzstan.- Chapter 16: New Approaches and Advanced Methodology in Integrated Water Resources Management: Amu Darya River Basin.- Chapter 17: Investigation of the Various Aspects of the Kafirnigan River Basin, Tajikistan.