The region’s vital water resources – such as the Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, and the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers – are rapidly ...

Water levels in the Caspian Sea, which sits below sea level, have been falling almost continuously since 1996, and faster still since 2006. By 2100, water levels could plummet by between 9 and 18 ...

The Caspian Sea is drying up. The world’s largest inland ... In time, a smaller Caspian would lead to lower rainfall in Central Asia, where water is already scarce. Central Asia’s economies ...

global heating is causing the Caspian Sea to disappear. It is currently the world’s largest lake. However, with the rivers that feed it drying up, less rainfall and a hotter climate, this ...

Kazakh environmental activists, scientists, and thought leaders are calling on the international community to address the ...