Improving Environmental Legislation in Central Asia

Improving Environmental Legislation in Central Asia

The article describes the results of a study of environmental problems that intensely limit socio-economic development in Central Asia. In the authors’ analysis, the most pressing current environmental problems are the loss of biodiversity and the complexity of the network of protected natural areas...

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Published in:Environmental Policy and Law Vol. 50; no. 1-2; pp. 69 - 79
Main Authors: Pobedinsky, Vyacheslav, Shestak, Viktor
Format: Book Review Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London, England SAGE Publications 2020
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Subjects:
Agricultural management
Aquifers
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Cooperation
Economic analysis
Economic development
Energy efficiency
Energy industry
Environmental impact
Environmental law
Environmental legislation
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Environmental regulations
Groundwater
Hydroelectric power
International agreements
Irrigation systems
Law
Legislation
Municipal solid waste
Municipal waste management
Population growth
Solid waste management
Waste disposal
Water shortages
Europe
Uzbekistan
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
environmental legislation
environmental safety
Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
environmental control
Central Asia
CAREC
regional cooperation
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Summary:The article describes the results of a study of environmental problems that intensely limit socio-economic development in Central Asia. In the authors’ analysis, the most pressing current environmental problems are the loss of biodiversity and the complexity of the network of protected natural areas; insufficient levels of municipal solid waste processing; energy efficiency problems, in particular, the deterioration of the energy production and supply system; the imbalance between hydropower, irrigated agriculture and the environment; and problems of the Aral Sea. The article proposes solutions, including amendments to the legislation, the adoption of managerial decisions, and strengthening judicial control over compliance with the law. This article examines gaps in the legislative regulation of environmental safety and in policies at the national, regional and international levels. It also identifies future trends in the distribution of global resources that will be effective in protecting the environment, including the activities of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC). It also analyses the basic environmental rights of citizens as well as cases and consequences of violation of such rights, focusing on the need to inform citizens about the state of the environment and existing environmental problems, which is now the aim of the regional environmental remediation programme, led by the EU.
ISSN:0378-777X
1878-5395
DOI:10.3233/EPL-200205