Resources

SWAN textbooks

• Modeling in the Management of Water Resources: part 1
• Modeling in the Management of Water Resources: part 2
• Quality Improvement of Natural Water Resources
• Water Resources Management
• Natural Water Improvement and Wastewater Treatment
• International and Governmental Water Relations

Recommendations for a Sustainable Water Resources Management in Central Asia was prepared within the frame of the Tempus Project Swan , to provide an assessment of the key challenges, and recommendations for increasing regional cooperation with regards to water management. The aim was to propose viable options which could, through increased regional collaboration, lead to an acceptable arrangement that is sustainable and peaceful. This Document was prepared by a group of researchers from the project consortium.

The fourth edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR4), ‘Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk’ is a comprehensive review of the world's freshwater resources and seeks to demonstrate, among other messages, that water underpins all aspects of development, and that a coordinated approach to managing and allocating water is critical. The Report underlines that in order to meet multiple goals water needs to be an intrinsic element in decision-making across the whole development spectrum.

Managing water under uncertainty and risk

Water Crisis Central Asia

Drought is a serious challenge for Central Asia. Shortage of water supply would lead to real damage for the region, especially for its agricultural industry. This video shows the importance of cooperation among the Central Asian countries to avoid potential conflicts over this natural resources, water.

Connect yourself to water professionals around the globe through the International Water Association (IWA) which is "a global reference point for water professionals, spanning the continuum between research and practice and covering all facets of the water cycle."

Glossary of Water Resources

Here you can find common and frequently used terminologies in English from A to Z

The initiation of Water Management among Central Asian universities (only available in Russian) - Tolmasbek Boltayev and Farmon Mamatov

At the Aral Sea in Central Asia, irrigation and water diversion has led to a dramatic shrinking of the lake beginning in the 1960s and continuing today. Historical imagery, which can be viewed as part of Google Earth's imagery, show how the sea is now a quarter of the size it was 50 years ago. See this and other locations of environmental change as part of the UN Environmental Programme's (UNEP) "Atlas of Our Changing Environment."

VIDEO: Water under the bridge over the Nile

Can Ethiopia and Egypt reach a deal that will provide 160 million people living along the Nile with sufficient water? by inviting some water leading expert , Aljazeera programme inside story, try to make light on the subject.