Abstract
The situation in the Aralkum region is basically a consequence of problems and complex processes having their seeds outside the region. They crucially influenced the development of the Aralkum region in the past. One of the most important influencing factors is the national and regional management of water resources and its association with aspects of energy supply as well as with agricultural and pastoral production. The impact of climate change has to be added. In all Central Asian countries land degradation processes lead to negative socioeconomic problems such as increasing poverty and negative population shifts, reduced food security and life expectancy, increase in healthcare costs, social, economic and political instability, and deterioration in environmental quality. The causes and consequences of desertification and possible solutions for combating desertification in the Aral Sea region and the international relations are analysed. This chapter shows how the Aralkum situation is related to a broader regional context, and which general conclusions can be drawn with regard to the future development of the area in relation to the overall development of the Central Asian countries.
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Winckler, G., Kleinn, E., Breckle, SW. (2012). The Aralkum Situation Under Climate Change Related to Its Broader Regional Context. In: Breckle, SW., Wucherer, W., Dimeyeva, L., Ogar, N. (eds) Aralkum - a Man-Made Desert. Ecological Studies, vol 218. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21117-1_18
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