Conflict over a hydropower plant project between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Abstract

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Central Asian countries struggled to reach an agreement on the use of their shared fresh water resources. The conflict between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan regarding construction of the Rogun Hydropower Plant in the Amu Darya Basin seems deadlocked at present, despite copious efforts made by donor agencies. Therefore, this paper examines each country’s position using the numbers featured in the media.

Keywords:

• Central Asia
• conflict resolution
• hydropower
• Tajikistan
• transboundary river
• Uzbekistan

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.