Water as a natural
resource, role of water in the nature, the importance of management and
protection of the resource; Water as an object of management in human life,
types of water management, protection, rational use of water; technical
solutions, approaches; water supply at all sector of the life.
The course introduces the basic concepts of international and national relations in general and in the water field in particular. The course will cover a range of topics that are structured in five modules: (1) introductory module; (2) international water relations and law; (3) water security, politics, economics and diplomacy; (4) Central Asian water relations and law; (5) national water relations and law.
By the end of the course, students will
· Describe the different dimensions through which water and water relations can be understood.
· Explain the key norms of international water law and core features of effective river basin institutions.
· Define the concepts of benefit sharing, water security, water diplomacy and identify related practices.
· Articulate advantages and shortcomings of existing legal and institutional frameworks for transboundary waters in Central Asia.
· Explain key notions of national water regulations on the examples of Uzbekistan and other selected countries.
“Water Quality” science teaches the future magister students not only on
quantitative but also qualitative indicators of water resources which are of
great importance to humanity and nature. This subject provides the magister
students with theoretical knowledge in the study of qualitative indicators of
natural streams, rivers and lakes, anthropogenic impacts on them, assessment
and mitigation of adverse effects, the formation of methodological approaches
and scientific and practical skills for understanding of the hydroecological
phenomena and processes that determine water quality evolution, etc.