Sustainable Use of Groundwater Resources in the Transboundary Aquifers of the Five Central Asian Countries: Challenges and Perspectives

被引：23

作者：

Liu, Yu ^{[1
]}

Wang, Ping ^{[2
,3
]}

Ruan, Hongwei ^{[2
,3
]}

Wang, Tianye ^{[2
,3
]}

Yu, Jingjie ^{[2
,3
]}

Cheng, Yanpei ^{[4
]}

Kulmatoy, Rashid ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Guangzhou Univ, Linkoping Univ Guangzhou Univ Res Ctr Urban Susta, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Guangzhou 510006, Peoples R China

[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Proc, 11A Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China

[3] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China

[4] Chinese Acad Geol Sci, Inst Hydrogeol & Environm Geol, Shijiazhuang 050061, Hebei, Peoples R China

[5] Natl Univ Uzbekistan, Dept Biol & Soil Sci, Tashkent 100170, Uzbekistan

来源：

WATER | 2020年 / 12卷 / 08期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Central Asia; groundwater resources; transboundary aquifers; sustainable development; MANAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.3390/w12082101

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Groundwater is critical for supporting socioeconomic development but has experienced gradual decreases in recent decades due to rapid population growth and economic development throughout the world. In recent years, the utilization of transboundary groundwater resources has received extensive attention globally. Because transboundary aquifers do not follow borders and are concealed, neighboring countries are prone to experiencing conflicts over the use of these transboundary groundwater resources. Therefore, an accurate and comprehensive assessment of the development potential of groundwater resources in these transboundary aquifers is necessary for the rational and fair use of those groundwater resources. Transboundary groundwater resources are an important water source for life, production, and ecological water use in Central Asia, which has a distinctive continental arid and semi-arid climate, and surface water resources in this region are relatively scarce. Considering the existing problems related to the utilization of groundwater resources in the transboundary aquifers in this region, we propose developing strategies for on-demand water abstraction, enhancing the ecological protection of transboundary aquifers, and strengthening international cooperation. This paper summarizes the distribution of 34 transboundary aquifers in Central Asia and analyzes the status and potential of groundwater resource uses in these transboundary aquifers.

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