Sea
of islands’ – 1500 islands once dotted the sea
Once
the 4th
largest inland sea (68000 km2)
Soviet
irrigation schemes diverted water from the lakes which fed the lake in 1950s
Declining
since 1960s
By
2007 lake had declined to 10% original size
Back
from the brink - video
Make notes or answer the following questions on the Aral Sea:
- Why
was it exploited?
- Which
stakeholders thought it was a good idea to exploit – for each say briefly
why?
- Which
stakeholders are against the exploitation why?
- What
are the human welfare impacts of the exploitation of the Aral Sea?
- What
are the economic impacts of the Aral Sea exploitation?
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