Water Consumption of Agriculture and Natural Ecosystems along the Ili River in China and Kazakhstan

The Ili River is a transboundary river shared by China, upstream, and Kazakhstan, downstream. The Ili is the main water supplier to Lake Balkhash, the largest lake in Central Asia after desiccation of the Aral Sea. Agreements over water allocation have not been concluded between China and Kazakhstan...

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Main Authors: Niels Thevs, Sabir Nurtazin, Volker Beckmann, Ruslan Salmyrzauli, Altyn Khalil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/3/207