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@article{196026,
        author = {Aminjon Nurzoda},
        title = {Water Diplomacy and Sovereign Rights: Tajikistan’s Role in Transboundary Water Governance in Central Asia},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {2154-2164},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=196026},
        abstract = {This paper analyses the transboundary water governance in the case of Tajikistan, the hydropower policy, regional politics, and international politics. After the breakdown of Soviet era water management, Tajikistan has been aiming at ascertaining upstream sovereignty and developing cooperative systems to oversee shared river basins. The study is based on the qualitative, documentary method, where the policy documents, treaties, institutional reports, and academic literature are analysed. Results indicate that the new infrastructure of hydropower, such as the Rogun, Nurek, and Sangtuda dams, are the basis of country development and a source of bargaining within the region. Meanwhilst, the participation in UN projects and international water policy strengthens the soft power of Tajikistan, which strengthens its leadership identity. Regional political mistrust, lack of data sharing and variability due to climate are some of the challenges despite these successes. The paper concludes that to have effective governance, sovereignty should be combined with collaborative structures, institutions, transparency as well as multilevel diplomacy should be encouraged. The experience of Tajikistan can serve as the example of achieving the balance between the national interests and the cooperation in the region in terms of transboundary water management.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {April},
        }