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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)

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Water is becoming increasingly scarce in Central Asian countries like Tajikistan.