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Name of the Open Forum: Environmental Catastrophe - Aral Sea
Specific issues that the Open Forum will focus on:
offers for new solutions
Rationale for holding this Open Forum:
Aral sea's surface area has now shrunk by approximately 60%, and its volume by almost 80%.
The ecosystem of the Aral Sea and the river deltas feeding into it has been nearly destroyed, not least because of the much higher salinity. The land around the Aral Sea is also heavily polluted, and the people living in the area are suffering from a lack of fresh water, as well as from a number of other health problems—the receding sea has left huge plains covered with salt and toxic chemicals, which are picked up, carried away by the wind as toxic dust, and spread to the surrounding area; the population around the Aral Sea now shows high rates of certain forms of cancer and lung diseases, as well as other diseases. Crops in the region are also destroyed by salt being deposited onto the
land.
Goals the organizer hopes to achieve by holding
this Open Forum for youth in the community:
New solutions, let more people know about the problem
Language in which the Open Forum will be held: English |
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