Uzbekistan to urge public to save water as crisis looms

Tashkent (AFP) Nov 17, 2023

Uzbekistan on Friday said it would urge the public to save water, as global warming and creaking infrastructure point to a serious crisis in the landlocked arid country. Experts have said streamflows at its two main rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya, are set to drop by up to 15 percent by 2050. Over 90 percent of Uzbekistan's water is used for agriculture, and leaks on its vast, Soviet