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Assistant Professor, Asian Cultural Documentation Center, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
One of the waters that cross international borders is the Ili River, which originates from the Tian-Shan Mountains in Xinjiang and flows into Balkhash Lake in eastern Kazakhstan. Ili, a transboundary river, provides about 70 percent of the water input to Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan. Currently, there are growing concerns about the future of this lake. However, very few studies have been done in this field. Following such a research gap, this article uses a descriptive-analytic research method to answer this question: "What environmental and geopolitical threats does Lake Balkhash face?". The research findings show that climate change, competition over water extraction, Kazakhstan's economic plans and water policies, the lack of a joint comprehensive agreement, and China's development plans in the form of the Belt and Road Initiative have had destructive physical effects on Lake Balkhash and asymmetry relations between Kazakhstan and China has also hindered successful negotiations in this field.
Habibi,S. M. and Karimi,M. (2024). The Causes and Security Consequences of the Lake Balkhash Environmental Crisis. Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 30(125), 25-54.
MLA
Habibi,S. M. , and Karimi,M. . "The Causes and Security Consequences of the Lake Balkhash Environmental Crisis", Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 30, 125, 2024, 25-54.
HARVARD
Habibi S. M., Karimi M. (2024). 'The Causes and Security Consequences of the Lake Balkhash Environmental Crisis', Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 30(125), pp. 25-54.
CHICAGO
S. M. Habibi and M. Karimi, "The Causes and Security Consequences of the Lake Balkhash Environmental Crisis," Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 30 125 (2024): 25-54,
VANCOUVER
Habibi S. M., Karimi M. The Causes and Security Consequences of the Lake Balkhash Environmental Crisis. Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal, 2024; 30(125): 25-54.
