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1487991035_65659.ppt the aral sea disaster the aral sea disaster the “quiet chernobyl” since 1960, the aral sea has: lost 50% of its surface area lost 66% of its volume left behind 3.6 mln ha of polluted soil contributed to the environmental degradation of water quality, air quality, and the melting of glaciers central asia has lost its fishing industry and other supporting industries had an increase in public health problems decreased its agricultural production experienced changes in climate (longer, colder winters and shorter, hotter summers http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/culture/articles/photo_pages/kohn1.html desiccation of the aral sea http://www.grida.no/enrin/graphics.cfm?data_id=9936&country=centralasia aral sea basin: central asia kazakhstan kyrgyzstan tajikistan turkmenistan uzbekistan afghanistan rivers: syr darya amu darya http://www.grida.no/aral/maps/geo.htm central asia population (million) gdp (us$) % gdp from ag / % employed by ag land river basin kazakhstan 14.8 22.3b 10 23 steppe syr darya kyrgyzstan 5 1.5b 39 55 mountainous syr darya & amu darya tajikistan 6.7 1.03b 20 …

factories – now closed or working at reduced loads soviet influence is still felt bureaucracy used to be soiviet officials and are not open to change citizens often still act as subjects as opposed to participants in democracy discussion the republics are moving from a centralized government to free market democracies. what avenues should be taken to help the populace move from the soviet culture (citizens as subjects) to this new culture (citizens have an active voice)? hydropolitics central asian republics have recognized they needed to cooperate on water management issues 1992, interstate coordination water commission (icwc) – for control, rational use and protection of interstate waters continue to use existing soviet structures and principles for resource management world bank / un 1993, international fund for the aral sea (ifas) – attract funding for programs to overcome the desiccation of the aral sea 1993, interstate council for the aral sea …

the soundness of each project? are donor agencies playing too big of a role in the development of these republics (replacing soviet control over the decisions of the region with donor control)? discussion will the barter agreement developed in the syr darya basin have longevity? three attempts have been made to create a dike to separate the small aral sea from the large aral sea, however it keeps getting washed away. when the dike is in operation, positive results are seen in the small aral sea – increases in water levels, moderation of the climate, increases in biodiversity and decreases in salinity. should efforts be made to create a permanent dike? is it feasible to restore the aral sea (in part or whole) or should it be considered a loss? should the focus of donor money be placed on development of water resources and energy in the river basins, or …

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1487991035_65659.ppt the aral sea disaster the aral sea disaster the “quiet chernobyl” since 1960, the aral sea has: lost 50% of its surface area lost 66% of its volume left behind 3.6 mln ha of polluted soil contributed to the environmental degradation of water quality, air quality, and the melting of glaciers central asia has lost its fishing industry and other supporting industries had an increase in public health problems decreased its agricultural production experienced changes in climate (longer, colder winters and shorter, hotter summers http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/culture/articles/photo_pages/kohn1.html desiccation of the aral sea http://www.grida.no/enrin/graphics.cfm?data_id=9936&country=centralasia aral sea basin: central asia kazakhstan kyrgyzstan tajikistan turkmenis...

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