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USOI Landslide Dam and Lake Sarez

An Assessment of Hazard and Risk in the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan

Series: ISDR Prevention Series
( Print: October 2000 )

Lake Sarez, which is located in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, was created in 1911. A massive landslide, triggered by an earthquake, blocked the Murgab River valley, creating a natural dam, which...

Lake Sarez, which is located in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, was created in 1911. A massive landslide, triggered by an earthquake, blocked the Murgab River valley, creating a natural dam, which...


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River Basin Commissions and Other Institutions for Transboundary Water Cooperation

Capacity for Water Cooperation in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia

Series: Capacity for Water Cooperation in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
( Print: December 2009, PDF: December 2010 )

The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes of 1992 places a significant emphasis on institutional cooperation between countries. It requires...

The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes of 1992 places a significant emphasis on institutional cooperation between countries. It requires...