Climate change Turning the taps Previous Next This boy relies on a donkey to carry vital water between Kulab and Duchambe (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/Jean-Christophe Bott) Young girls fetch water from the river in Muminabad (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/Jean-Christophe Bott) A shrinking lake in the Pamir is captured from above during a helicopter flight (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/Jean-Christophe Bott) Lake Nurak, between Kulab and Duchambe, is one natural resource (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott) Marketing manager Dastanbui Mamadsaidov describes the workings of the Pamir Energy plant near Khorog (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/Jean-Christophe Bott) Cotton pickers in a field near Khujand rely on water for the crops (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott) Water management committees aim to upgrade heating systems such as the one in this family bathroom (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/Jean-Christophe Bott) Sanitation is an important issue, as witnessed in the Sino Health Reform and Family Medicine Project in Turzunzade (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/Jean-Christophe Bott) Many people rely on wells such as this one near Muminabad to source their water (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott) Workers need to find other sources of water in Lohuti near Khujand (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/KEYSTONE/Jean-Christophe Bott) The serene vista of the Syr Darya river in Khujand (SECO/PHOTOPRESS/Jean-Christophe Bott) Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Water is becoming increasingly scarce in Central Asian countries like Tajikistan. This content was published on November 10, 2008 - 16:50 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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