| 摘要 | 第4-5页 | 
| Abstract | 第5页 | 
| List of acronym | 第7-8页 | 
| 1. Introduction | 第8-17页 | 
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9页 | 
| 1.2 Literature Review | 第9-15页 | 
| 1.2.1 Water wars | 第10-13页 | 
| 1.2.2 Water Cooperation | 第13-15页 | 
| 1.3 Motivation and Research Questions | 第15-16页 | 
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第16-17页 | 
| 2. Water Conflicts in Central Asia and Their Major Causes | 第17-35页 | 
| 2.1 Overview of Water Conflicts in Central Asia | 第17-18页 | 
| 2.2 Causes of Water Conflicts | 第18-35页 | 
| 2.2.1 Soviet Union Heritage | 第18-20页 | 
| 2.2.2 Regional Political Affairs | 第20-23页 | 
| 2.2.3 Natural Resources Distribution | 第23-25页 | 
| 2.2.4 Climate Change | 第25-26页 | 
| 2.2.5 Water Sector Management | 第26-32页 | 
| 2.2.6 Tragedy of the Aral Sea | 第32-35页 | 
| 3. Existing Mechanisms to Solve Water Conflicts in Central Asia | 第35-46页 | 
| 3.1 Common Pool Resource Management Framework | 第35-37页 | 
| 3.2 Regional and International Endeavors | 第37-43页 | 
| 3.2.1 Chu-Talas Joint Rivers Commission | 第37-38页 | 
| 3.2.2 International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) | 第38页 | 
| 3.2.3 Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) of UNDP | 第38-40页 | 
| 3.2.4 Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management (CACILM) | 第40页 | 
| 3.2.5 The World Bank (WB) Efforts | 第40-41页 | 
| 3.2.6 European Union (EU) Engagement | 第41-42页 | 
| 3.2.7 UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) | 第42页 | 
| 3.2.8 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) | 第42-43页 | 
| 3.3 Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead | 第43-46页 | 
| 3.3.1 Political Dynamics | 第43-44页 | 
| 3.3.2 Development of and Infrastructure and technical support | 第44-45页 | 
| 3.3.3 International organizations | 第45页 | 
| 3.3.4 International prototypes of water collaboration | 第45-46页 | 
| 4. Conclusion | 第46-49页 | 
| 4.1 Conclusion | 第46页 | 
| 4.2 Recommendation | 第46-49页 | 
| 4.2.1 Recommendation for Central Asian States | 第46-47页 | 
| 4.2.2 Recommendation for International Organization | 第47-49页 | 
| Bibliography and References | 第49-54页 |