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The Future of the Aral Sea Lies in Transboundary Cooperation - WMO Bulletin;Based on the UNEP Global Environment Alert Service (GEAS) bulletin January 2014

dc.contributor.authorWorld Meteorological Organization (WMO)
dc.coverage.spatialCentral Asia
dc.coverage.spatialAsia and the Pacific
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:05:08Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:05:08Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/8430
dc.descriptionDiversion of water sources has caused the Aral Sea in Central Asia to decline significantly over the past five decades. It has broken into several smaller seas, leaving behind a vast desert and a multitude of environmental, economic and social problems. Recent restorative action has produced a rebound in the fishing industry in what is now the North Aral Sea, possibly indicating a turn for the better, but it has come at the expense of the South Aral Sea which was starved of water flow when the Kok- Aral dam was constructed. Although the water levels of the Aral Sea may never return to pre-1960s levels, transboundary co-operation on the implementation of and compliance with conservation policies and activities provides some hope for the survival of the Aral Sea and security of livelihoods in the region.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Meteorological Organization (WMO)
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectmeteorology
dc.subjectinternational co-operation
dc.subjectsea
dc.subjectsea water
dc.subjectsea water protection
dc.subjectsea resource
dc.subjectwater resource
dc.subjectwater resources conservation
dc.subjectwater resources management
dc.subjectfiltration
dc.subjectsea level
dc.subjectsea water desalination
dc.subjectsediment
dc.subjecttransboundary pollution
dc.subjectwater pollution
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectwater protection
dc.subject.classificationClimate Change
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Governance
dc.subject.classificationEcosystem Management
dc.titleThe Future of the Aral Sea Lies in Transboundary Cooperation - WMO Bulletin;Based on the UNEP Global Environment Alert Service (GEAS) bulletin January 2014
dc.typeSerials
wd.identifier.old-id10927
wd.identifier.uneplive1
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000051


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