ARAL LAKE DISASTER: WHAT TO DO AS DIFFERENCES IN EXPECTATIONS AND PRIORITIES ENDURE?
Öz
Environmental
problems have increased since the half of the 20th century, and they have
become one of the major concerns of international politics since the beginning
of the 21st century. Global warming, air pollution, desertification, depletion
of existing water resources, reduction of plant and animal species are some of
the leading causes of the problem to list. Primarily the result of careless and
unplanned industrialization, these problems for the most part associated with
colonial/industrialized powers’ unrestrictive use of natural resources.
European colonization is the fundamental cause of environmental issues in the
Afro-Eurasia region. This paper is concerned with shrinking of Aral Sea as a
result of Moscow's excessive cotton production in the era of Soviet Union. The
efforts particularly by Kazakhstan and other Central Asian republics after
independence to reverse the process is evaluated with. The achievements of
these attempts are evaluated with respect to current situation. Taking the
effects of these initiatives into consideration, to end the environmental
disaster in the Aral Sea, the need for decisive cooperation is highlighted. It
is also argued that Russia should share the cost this program.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
17 Aralık 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
10 Kasım 2017
Kabul Tarihi
1 Aralık 2017
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 4