However, large-scale irrigation projects diverted most of this water to cotton fields, causing the Aral Sea to shrink rapidly. By the early 2020s, the lake’s surface area had diminished nearly ...

Before the 1960s, the fourth largest lake on Earth glistened for miles across the borders of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 2. The European Union (EU) is preparing to launch a significant environmental project in Uzbekistan in 2025 aimed at restoring degraded lands in the lower Aral Sea basin, a ...

Once the fourth largest lake (the Aral Sea) in the world, it has become a deadly desert. Located between Uzbekistan and ...

There has been plenty of negative news of late about the damage done by global warming in Kazakhstan, but the Ministry of Water Resources recently had a positive tidbit to announce: the Northern Aral ...

ASTANA — Efforts to restore the Northern Aral Sea have shown significant progress. From October 2024 to January, one billion cubic meters of water were added, exceeding expectations. Ongoing projects, ...

The water volume of the North Aral Sea off of Kazakhstan has increased by 42% to 27 billion cubic meters, according to The Times of Central Asia. This is a large improvement to the local environment, ...