Aral Sea

Japan’s Role in Healing the Aral Sea and Engaging Central Asia

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Japan’s Role in Healing the Aral Sea and Engaging Central Asia

Multiple international actors have become involved in helping Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan alleviate the devastating consequences of one of the worst human-made environmental disasters across the Central Asian region: the loss of the Aral Sea. One notable partner in these endeavors is Japan. The East Asian nation has a long history of interactions with Central Asia, … Read more

Climate Change Is Fueling the Disappearance of the Aral Sea

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Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It's taking residents' livelihoods, too

Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the fall of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of it has deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living growing melons, pumpkins, and tomatoes on farms around the Aral Sea. Bayniyazova, 50, has spent most of her life near Muynak, in northwestern Uzbekistan, tending the land. … Read more