1. Water Politics and the Human Geographies of the Aral Sea Crisis
- Author:
- Vincent Artman
- Publication Date:
- 09-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- The ecological dimensions of the death of the Aral Sea are fairly well known. Once the fourth largest lake in the world, the Aral has all but disappeared since 1960. The complex and fragile ecosystems that once characterized the Aral Sea basin have been supplanted by the parched landscape of the Aralkum Desert, leading to a dramatic collapse of biodiversity. Desertification, in turn, has profoundly altered the regional climate, for the absence of the sea’s moderating influence has resulted in drier, hotter summers and more frigid winters.
- Topic:
- Agriculture, Energy Policy, Environment, Water, Geopolitics, and Crisis Management
- Political Geography:
- Kazakhstan, Asia, and Aral Sea