The Aral Sea disaster began in the 1960s, with the introduction of inadequate irrigation systems to support increased agriculture in the region during the Soviet era. Over time, ageing and ...
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. But what happens when the learned fisherman finds no fish at all? This has been one of numerous ...
Note: This article was originally published in the UN Chronicle, Issue 1, 1999. Environmental experts have rung the death knell for the Aral Sea in Central Asia. The world's fourth largest lake in ...