Azerbaijan's Water Resources Expected To Decrease Significantly By 2050 - Official
Date
9/25/2024 5:20:58 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 25. Water resources
in Azerbaijan are projected to decline by 20-25 percent in
2020-2050 and by 30-35 percent in 2070-2100, Zakir Guliyev, Deputy
Chairman of the State Water Resources Agency of Azerbaijan, said at
the Regional Climate conference on "Enhancing climate action in
agriculture in Europe and Central Asia", Trend
reports.
Guliyev noted that in the current conditions, maintaining the
ecological balance, rational use of natural resources, and
protecting water, soil, and the atmosphere from pollution have
become a universal problem.
"The negative impacts of global climate change are intensifying
worldwide, including in our country, particularly in arid regions
like Azerbaijan," he stated.
He pointed out that demographic growth and alarming issues such
as rising consumption, global warming, and resource depletion
necessitate immediate environmental action. In the context of a
global ecological crisis, achieving balance among the economy,
society, and the environment requires developing a new,
ecologically safe, and economically viable model.
Azerbaijan's water resources are severely limited, with surface
water reserves amounting to thirty billion cubic meters. Only
thirty percent of this water is sourced within the country, while
seventy percent comes from neighboring regions. Recent climate
changes and prolonged droughts have significantly reduced the flow
of Azerbaijan's major rivers, Kura and Araz, leading to the
complete drying up of many internal rivers. This situation
exacerbates irrigation challenges for agriculture during the warmer
months.
“The solution to this problem creates the need for a more
rational use of available water resources and, on the other hand,
further investigation into utilizing unconventional water sources
(underground, collector-drainage, waste, and sea) for agricultural
irrigation," he added.
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