UNDP highlights water and livelihood recovery around Aral Sea
UNDP reviewed water, services and livelihoods initiatives in Uzbekistan's Aral Sea region in an October 15 report, highlighting interconnected environmental…
UNDP reviewed water, services and livelihoods initiatives in Uzbekistan's Aral Sea region in an October 15 report, highlighting interconnected environmental and economic pressures.
Examples include a rehabilitated desalination plant in Kegeyli, irrigation upgrades, digital water management and biodiversity initiatives in Nukus.
Local dried-fruit processing and beekeeping are presented as ways to add value and reduce losses. The approach combines restored services, resource management and employment opportunities; it does not portray these projects as a complete solution to the sea's decline.
A ship on the dried bed of the Aral Sea. Archive photograph.
Source: www.undp.org.
Photo credit: Ecpirolli.
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