Summary of Mar de Aral, el gran desastre ambiental de nuestra época

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The Aral Sea has shrunken to a tenth of its original size over the years due to water disputes between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. The Kokaral dike, which was meant to help the Aral Sea recover, has had mixed results.

• 00:00:00 The Aral Sea was once the fourth largest lake in the world, but it was reduced to a small, endorheic body of water in less than 50 years as a result of Soviet agricultural development projects. Weather conditions and fishing industry were also negatively impacted. In 1994, the five countries involved in the Aral Sea crisis signed an agreement to assign 1% of their budgets to repair the sea, but this collaboration was minimal. Today the Aral Sea continues to shrink at an alarming pace, and the countries with interests in the area are fighting over the remaining water.
• 00:05:00 The video discusses the environmental disaster that is the Aral Sea, which has shrunken to only a tenth of its original size due to years of water disputes between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia. The Kokaral dike, which was built to help the Aral Sea recover, has had mixed results.