Once the fourth-largest lake in the world, the Aral Sea is now a haunting symbol of human environmental failure. Stretching ...

The Zhetyasar Oasis, located in the East Aral Sea area and along the middle Syrdarya River in the Kyzylorda Region, contains ...

With representatives from over 30 countries and 20 international organisations, the Eco Expo Central Asia 2025 served as a platform showcasing technologies and setting new policy directions.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 18. Astana hosted the Second China-Central Asia Summit on June 17, reaffirming its role as a key diplomatic center in Eurasia. Against the backdrop of rising geopolitical ...

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Water regulation Water use in Central Asia is regulated by the 1992 agreement on transboundary water use and protection, a descendant of the Soviet-era Protocol 566.

New research shows the dried Aral Sea region is rising due to Earths mantle, adjusting to lose water weight. The man-made environmental disaster has also led to the creation of the toxic Aralkum ...

Central Asia's desiccated Aral Sea is steadily rising as Earth's mantle beneath it bulges, new research suggests. The uplift is due to the "quiet Chernobyl" environmental disaster that struck the ...

The Aral Sea in central Asia was once one of the world’s largest bodies of water, covering almost 70,000 square kilometres.

The Small Aral Sea, located in northern Kazakhstan, is visible in the satellite image as a partially ice-covered body of water. This area has become the focus of international restoration efforts.

Formation of Aralkum Desert As the Aral Sea withdrew, its former seabed – spanning over 4 million hectares – transformed into the Aralkum Desert, often referred to as the world’s youngest desert. Each ...