WATER DIPLOMACY BETWEEN UZBEKISTAN AND KAZAKHSTAN

Normuhammadov Nurbek Shuxrat ugli

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Normuhammadov Nurbek Shuxrat ugli University of World Economy and Diplomacy, "Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers " NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, Master's student (1st year), Water Diplomacy program

Vol. 6 No. 7 (2026): July

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This article analyzes the current state of water diplomacy between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the legal and institutional framework for transboundary water resources management, and the prospects for cooperation in the context of climate change. Based on statistical data, the dynamics of water distribution in the Syr Darya basin are studied, and the "water-energy-food" nexus between the two countries is highlighted. At the end of the study, scientific and practical proposals for the digitalization of water resources and the improvement of the integrated management system are put forward.

Normuhammadov Nurbek Shuxrat ugli. (2026). WATER DIPLOMACY BETWEEN UZBEKISTAN AND KAZAKHSTAN. Journal of Ethics and Diversity in International Communication, 6(7), 14–20. Retrieved from https://oajournals.net/index.php/jedic/article/view/2789

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