Email: shakhboz.akhmedov@iais.uz mailto:shakhboz.akhmedov@iais.uz mailto:iabdullaev68@gmail.com Qosh-Tepa Canal in numbers In the wake of the Taliban's assumption of power in Afghanistan in August 2021, a signi@icant infrastructure project was initiated with the start of Qush-Tepa canal construction in March 2022. [...] The Qosh Tepa canal, upon its completion, is projected to utilize a maximum of 13 km3 of water sourced from the Amu Darya river.7 Of notable concern is that over 80% of this water abstraction is anticipated to coincide with the regional planting season, exacerbating the strain on the already limited water resources of the 3 The Economist. [...] The water resources of the Amu Darya River, already under signi@icant strain due to the impacts of climate change and glacier melt, face the prospect of further deterioration without effective coordination. [...] Impacts of Qush-Tepa Canal on the Agriculture Sector in Uzbekistan, June 2023, Policy Study Uzbekistan, German Economic Team ( ) result in a GDP reduction of 0.7 to 6 percent and the loss of 250,000 jobs in Uzbekistan.13 In Turkmenistan, the most of irrigated areas rel. [...] Central Asia: at the confluence of global water action and climate resilience Dushanbe conference to emphasize role of water in sustainable development, 2022, The World Bank Water Blog (Central Asia: at the confluence of global water action and climate resilience Dushanbe conference to emphasize role of water in sustainable development (worldbank.org)) 19 Gafurov et al.
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