Note: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Content and Structure of This Book -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Water Resources and Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Central Asia -- 1.1 Water Resources, Lakes and Water Reservoirs, and Glaciers in Central Asia -- 1.2 Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Central Asia -- 1.3 Impact of Climate Warming on Glacier and Permafrost Melting in Central Asian Mountains -- References -- 2 Water Resources in Kazakhstan -- 2.1 General Characteristics of Water Resources in Kazakhstan -- 2.2 Water Reservoirs, Glaciers, Rivers, and Groundwaters in Kazakhstan -- 2.3 Water Availability and State of Water Resources Within Water-Economic Basins in Kazakhstan -- 2.4 Hydrochemical regime of rivers in Kazakhstan -- References -- 3 Lakes in Different Regions of Kazakhstan -- 3.1 Distribution of Lakes Within Kazakhstan -- 3.2 Lakes in the Northern, Western, Eastern, and Southern Kazakhstan -- References -- 4 Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan -- 4.1 Morphology and Genetic Types of the Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan -- 4.2 Hydrological Characteristics of the Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan -- 4.3 Hydrological and Hydrochemical Regimes of the Lakes in the Central Kazakhstan -- References -- 5 Morphometry and Genesis of Lakes in Kazakhstan -- 5.1 Morphometry and Genesis of Lake Basins in Kazakhstan -- 5.2 Tectonic Depressions -- 5.3 Depressions of Exogenous Origin -- References -- 6 Water Balance and Physical and Chemical Properties of Water in Lakes of Kazakhstan -- 6.1 Water Balance and Fluctuation of Levels in Lakes of Kazakhstan -- 6.2 Physical and Chemical Properties of Water in Lakes of Kazakhstan -- References -- 7 Lake and Sea Basins in Kazakhstan -- 7.1 Caspian Sea -- 7.2 Aral Sea Basin -- 7.2.1 Water Resources of the Aral Sea Basin -- 7.2.2 Environmental Impact of the Aral Sea Desiccation. , 7.2.3 Modern State of the Aral Sea -- 7.2.4 Use of Water Resources in the Aral Sea Basin -- 7.3 Balkash Lake Basin -- 7.3.1 Hydrography and Water Regime of the Balkash Lake -- 7.4 Alakol-Sasykkol Lake System in the Alakol Basin -- 7.4.1 Formation of the Alakol Lake System and Hydrographic River Network of the Basin -- 7.4.2 Modern State of Water Resources in the Alakol Lake System -- 7.5 Tengiz-Korgalzhyn Lake System -- References -- 8 Water Resources and Lakes in Kyrgyzstan -- 8.1 Water Resources and Hydrographic System in Kyrgyzstan -- 8.2 Water Balance of Natural Belts in Kyrgyzstan and Artificial Hydrological Network -- 8.3 Water Reservoirs, Fresh Groundwaters, and Wetlands in Kyrgyzstan -- 8.4 Use of Water Resources in Kyrgyzstan -- 8.5 Lakes in Kyrgyzstan -- References -- 9 Hydrographical and Physical-Geographical Characteristics of the Issyk-Kul Lake Basin and Use of Water Resources of the Basin, and Impact of Climate Change on It -- 9.1 Physical-Geographical Characteristics of the Issyk-Kul Lake Basin -- 9.2 Hydrography of the Issyk-Kul Lake -- 9.3 Hydrochemistry of the Issyk-Kul Lake Basin -- 9.4 Use of Water Resources of the Issyk-Kul Lake Basin and Sustainable Water Management -- 9.5 Impact of Climate Change on the Issyk-Kul Lake Basin -- 9.6 System Dynamics Modeling of Water-Level Variations of the Issyk-Kul Lake -- References -- 10 Water Resources and Lakes in Uzbekistan -- 10.1 The Main River Basins in Uzbekistan -- 10.2 Lakes and Water Reservoirs as a Source of Manufacture/Production -- 10.3 Use of Water Resources in Uzbekistan -- References -- 11 Water Resources in Tajikistan -- 11.1 Lakes and Water Reservoirs in Tajikistan -- 11.2 The Main River Basins and Rivers in Tajikistan -- 11.3 Glaciers in Tajikistan -- References -- 12 Lakes in Arid Regions of Northwest China. , 12.1 Distribution and Types of Lakes in Arid Regions of Northwest China -- 12.2 Ebinur Is the Largest Salt Lake in the Northwest China -- 12.3 Hydrograhical Characteristics of the Sayram Lake and Environmental Issues in the Region -- 12.4 Climate and Environmental Changes Over the Past 150 Years in the Chaiwopu Lake -- References -- Index.