Comments on: Sharing Central Asia’s Waters: The Case of Afghanistan http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2013/01/19/sharing-central-asias-waters-the-case-of-afghanistan/ Sun, 19 May 2013 08:51:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve Cullinan http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2013/01/19/sharing-central-asias-waters-the-case-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4246 Steve Cullinan Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:46:00 +0000 http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/?p=1056#comment-4246 Why no mention of the valuable ecosystems supported by these relatively undeveloped rivers. Hydropower destroys river natural hydrographs, riparian systems, and sediment dynamics. Storage only provides very limited buffer against drought – look at the empty reservoirs all over the SW US right now, in real time. It is time to bring “development” thinking into line with the concept of “soft power” and look for “soft” non structural solutions to meet development objectives,

]]> By: Eric Tilman http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/2013/01/19/sharing-central-asias-waters-the-case-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4189 Eric Tilman Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:27:17 +0000 http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/?p=1056#comment-4189 The interactive map under this link may be usefull to illustrate your paper:

http://www.riversnetwork.org/rbo/index.php/country-maps/asia/item/2126-afghanistan-watersheds-and-rivers

Best regards

Eric Tilman

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