Social, Political and Economic Crisis of Central Asia

Social, Political and Economic Crisis of Central Asia Crisis of Central Asia During the Soviet Rule Mar 26, 2018 in Economics Introduction Political, social and economic crisis that emerged in the Central Asia and its effects since the fall of the Soviet Union were complex and multifaceted. The complexity of issues surrounding management of resources in the region required careful analysis. Due to the nature of distribution of resources in these countries, there was the need to ensure interdependency and coexistence in sharing of these resources. Distribution of water was initially based on the agricultural requirements. As a result of this, a system of canals and pumps was constructed to draw water from the Amu Darya and Syr Drya for discharge into cultivated areas as well as desert areas such as Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Reservoirs were built to save water for use during irrigation and generation of electricity. Examples of power generating stations that were built include Tokogul Hydroelectric Power Station that produces at least 93% of general electricity produced in Kyrgyztan (Brunn, S, Toops, S., Gilbreath, R 109). In order to make use of water throughout the year, it was collected during non-irrigation period and released downstream to Karzakhstan, Turmenistan and Uzbekistan during irrigation periods. This resulted into low water supply for generation of electricity upstream. As a result, these upstream regions were provided with stable supplies of mineral resources from southern republics. Thus, this m utual sharing in South East Asian region was the sign that the growth of Central Asian region had already began.