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Institutional researches on reforming of water-management system in Tajikistan: May 15, 2007 09:54
This analytical report considers the process of forming water market in Tajikistan which, as a result, requires a change of relation to water consumption.

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Tags: water, consumption, Tajikistan, water, market, irrigation, tariff
Can poor consumers pay for energy and water?: May 15, 2007 09:54
This paper takes a detailed look at the affordability of electricity, district heating and water for low-income consumers in transition countries. It finds that affordability is particularly a problem in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and in the water sector. The paper also found that delays to tariff reform have little impact on affordability.

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Tags: CIS, electricity, heating, water, affordability
Profile of living standards in Kazakhstan in 2002: November 23, 2007 16:30
This report assesses the living conditions in Kazakhstan during 2001-2002, especially as concerning the poor. Based upon consultations with the Government, research institutes, and nongovernmental organizations, three key questions related to poverty were identified as critical to understanding the current situation, and to developing a poverty reduction strategy.

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Tags: Kazakhstan, poverty, health, education, water
Tajikistan: Agitating For a Central Asian Water-Management Framework: November 26, 2007 17:42
Tajikistan is agitating for greater cooperation among Central Asian states on water-related issues. Publicly, some of Dushanbe’s neighbors are resisting the Tajik water-management initiative. But some experts say Central Asian states, in particular Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, are working quietly to resolve differences.

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Tags: Tajikistan, water, Asia, Uzbekistan
Case Study of the Aral Sea Water and Environmental Management Project : an independent evaluation of the World Bank's support of regional programs: November 26, 2007 17:43
This review discusses the dire conditions of the Aral Sea which has seen its surface area declined by two-thirds since 1960.

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Tags: Aral, Central, Asia, environment, water
Measuring financial performance in infrastructure : an application to Europe and Central Asia: November 26, 2007 17:46
This paper examines the role and sources of hidden costs in the energy and water sectors in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. It reviews available data and introduces a model-the Hidden Costs Calculator-that can be used to quantify the burden on governments of infrastructure policy and implementation decisions.

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Tags: Europe, Central, Asia, energy, water
Small-scale private service providers of water supply and electricity : a review of incidence, structure, pricing, and operating characteristics: November 26, 2007 17:49
This paper summarizes the key findings and conclusions of a literature review of small-scale private service providers (SPSPs) of water supply and electricity conducted over a six-month period in 2003. It draws on more than 400 documents-including journals, articles, reports, case studies and project reports-which have been disaggregated and referenced in a publicly available database.

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Tags: water, energy, price, infrastructure
Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management: the Warta River Basin, Poland: November 26, 2007 17:51
The authors describe and analyze the emergence of river basin management in the Warta River Basin of Poland. The Warta basin's 55,193 km2 cover approximately one-sixth of Poland, and the Warta is a principal tributary to the Oder. Water management issues include pollution of the Warta and its main tributaries, prompting cities to rely on groundwater supplies that are beginning to show signs of overdraft, and growing problems of water allocation and scarcity as the basin urbanizes and industrializes.

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Tags: Poland, water, river, pollution, environment
Options for Continuing Energy Reforms in Uzbekistan: October 8, 2008 14:13
Current paper explores energy perpectives in Uzbekistan by sectors (electric power, heating, water) and offers recommendations to the government on priority areas.

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Tags: Uzbekistan, energy, electricity, heating, water
Economic evaluation and industrial development of mineral water in Tajikistan: November 19, 2008 14:15
Current work is a consideration and perfection of economic evaluation in industrial development of mineral water fields in Tajikistan. (Available only in Russian).

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Tags: Tajikistan, mineral, water, industry
Central Asian waters - Social, economic, environmental and governance puzzle: December 1, 2008 12:08
This book includes 11 articles that scrutinize the economic, environmental, social and governance challenges of Central Asia. The book consists of two parts. The first one, consisting of three chapters, provides an introduction to the issue and institutions. The second part of the book includes eight research articles.

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Tags: Central, Asia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, water