From Sea to Sand: the Social, Political, and Environmental Consequences of the Dessicated Aral Sea Disaster
| dc.contributor.author | Walton, Brett | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-23T17:39:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-03-23T17:39:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-05-25 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A half century of desert irrigation has caused the Aral Sea to shrink by 90 percent. Restoration of the sea is impossible and rehabilitation is blocked by political feuds. Meanwhile, disease incidence is rising and livelihoods are being lost. Come hear about why water management in Central Asia is so difficult. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Circle of Blue | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1773/16391 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Washington Water Center | en_US |
| dc.subject | deserts | en_US |
| dc.subject | Central Asia | en_US |
| dc.subject | irrigation | en_US |
| dc.subject | water management | en_US |
| dc.subject | irrigation management | en_US |
| dc.subject | ecological restoration | en_US |
| dc.subject | water | en_US |
| dc.title | From Sea to Sand: the Social, Political, and Environmental Consequences of the Dessicated Aral Sea Disaster | en_US |
| dc.type | Presentation | en_US |
| dc.type | Recording, oral | en_US |