"For the first time in modern history, the eastern basin of the South Aral Sea has completely dried," NASA says, citing satellite photos from 2000... "For the first time in modern history, the eastern ...
President Tokayev of Kazakhstan has emphasised the need for decisive measures to effectively use the water resources of the Aral sea. Solving this problem - inherited from the Soviet Union - requires ...
Unless well-funded and coordinated joint efforts are stepped up, ongoing over-withdrawals compounded by climate change will cause dangerous water shortages for some 70 million people living in Central ...
The Aral Sea Basin, defined in red, straddles six countries in Central Asia. About 70 million people rely on the Basin's water resources, a population greater than Thailand, France, or South Africa.
Average temperatures in the Aral basin have increased by around 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit since 1968. And the shrinking of the Aral Sea itself has affected the climate; as the water disappeared, the air ...
Honduras has declared a national health emergency due to the prevalence of dengue, with 29,000 cases registered as of 25 July. So far, 54 people have died, mostly children. The United Nations is ...
Following the Soviet Union's collapse, the Central Asian states introduced new institutions for interstate environmental cooperation in the Aral Sea basin. This article examines why Central Asian ...
The Board of Directors of the World Bank (WB) has approved the allocation of $38 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to finance the first phase of the Climate Adaptation and ...
* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. This blog by Matthew Naumann appeared originally in Minority Voices. The opinions expressed ...