The Shrinking of the Aral Sea: Socio-Economic Impacts

The Shrinking of the Aral Sea: Socio-Economic Impacts

Over the past 30 years, the Aral Sea in the former Soviet Union has shrunk to less than half of its original size. This graphic shows the Aral Sea as it was in 1960 and as it appeared in 2001. It shows that a former fishing zone is now a dry zone affected by salination….

  • Produced by:
    Philippe Rekacewicz, Delphine Digout, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
  • Year:
    01/05/2005

The Shrinking of the Aral Sea: Socio-Economic Impacts

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