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Union treaty formally created the Soviet Union
Social or political factor -
Large scale building of Aral Sea irrigation canals
Technological, political factor -
Soviet Irrigation Policies
Political or social factor -
Aral Sea is identified as the World’s fourth largest lake
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Period: to
Water level decreased enough to split the Aral Sea into two bodies of water
Environmental factor -
Period: to
Commercial fishing industry of the Aral Sea was eliminated
Economical and social factor -
Kyzyl-Orda Agreement signed
Established 5 Aral Sea basin regional institutions: ICWC (Interstate Commission for Water Coordination) ICAS (Interstate Council on the Aral Sea Basin) EC-ICAS (Executive Committee of ICAS) IFAS (International Fund for the Aral Sea) SDC (Sustainable Development Commission)
Economical factor -
Funds from nearby countries
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan sign a treaty to pledge 1% of their budget to helping the Aral Sea recover.
Econimical factor -
Prediction of the disappearence of the Aral Sea
Scientists predict the Aral Sea will disappear in 2029 -
Kokaral dam was built (sand dam)
Environmental factor -
Scientists predict the disappearence of the Aral Sea
Experts predict that the Aral Sea will disappear in 2015 -
The Aral Sea level is +29.2 m in April 2008
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Current state of Aral Sea
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Citations
Untitled Document, no date, http://www.students.bucknell.edu/projects/enst319-03/amanda%20wooden/timeline.shtml Chronology of the Aral Sea Events
from the 16th to the 21st Century, no date, https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bbm:978-3-540-85088-5/1.pdf