Heads of State of the Central Asian Republics recognized the impossibility of restoring the Aral Sea in its former volume and biologically activity in 1994. Since then, the governments of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have taken measures to stabilize the situation. This paper summarizes the work of the Interstate Commission for Water Coordination in Central Asia on possible ways forward.
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Dukhovny, V.A., Tuchin, A.I., Sorokin, A.G., Ruziev, I., Stulina, G.V. (2009). Future of the Aral Sea and the Aral Sea Coast. In: Jones, J.A.A., Vardanian, T.G., Hakopian, C. (eds) Threats to Global Water Security. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2344-5_44
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