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Energy Governance and Climate Change: Central Asia’s Uneasy Nexus

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Energy Security in the Era of Climate Change

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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union the international community has looked at Central Asia’s energy resources with increasing interest. The substantial hydrocarbon reserves of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and, to a lesser extent, the abundant yet untapped hydropower capacities held by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, have been the main factors behind the region’s growing relevance in international affairs.

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  1. Luca Anceschi
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  1. International Relations, LaTrobe University, Australia

    Luca Anceschi (Lecturer) (Lecturer)

  2. Department of Political Science, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China

    Jonathan Symons (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

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Anceschi, L. (2012). Energy Governance and Climate Change: Central Asia’s Uneasy Nexus. In: Anceschi, L., Symons, J. (eds) Energy Security in the Era of Climate Change. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230355361_11

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