Dundee welcomes Asian leaders for water talks

One of the most pressing issues facing Central Asian Nationals - the sharing of water resources - was the subject of an international discussion recently hosted by the University of Dundee.

Ministers and senior government officials from eight Central Asian states gathered at the University to discuss the role of water law in managing their international and national water resources.

Demands for water in the area have been rising at the same time as the main body of water - the Aral Sea - has been diminished.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan were represented at the meeting, which was convened under the auspices of the Global Water Partnership.

The meeting was chaired by Dr Patricia Wouters, Director of the International Water Law Research Institute at the University of Dundee, and Dr Vadim Sokolov, Central Asian Director of the Global Water partnership.