]> 2026-09-29T18:53:19+02:00 Efforts to Resolve the Aral Sea Crisis 0 en 1233403 45.0275461,60.6144344 The environmental problems of the Aral Sea basin are among the worst in the world. Water Quantity Water Quality Ecosystems Governance 46.98724 Sovereign state/national/federal government Local Government Non-legislative governmental agency Environmental interest Community or organized citizens Cultural Interest Agriculture or Irrigation Domestic/Urban Supply 2014-05-27T16:10:27Z 2456805.1739236 Efforts to Resolve the Aral Sea Crisis 0 1 template 3 [[ASI:+]] [[Case Study::Efforts to Resolve the Aral Sea Crisis]] Efforts to Resolve the Aral Sea Crisis# QUERYc98b2ebe23002f311cf3b24abb81e4bc 0 [8,"smw-constraint-error-allows-value-list","Semi-arid\/steppe (K\u00f6ppen B-type); Arid\/desert (K\u00f6ppen B-type); Continental (K\u00f6ppen D-type); Dry-summer","Moist tropical (K\u00f6ppen A-type), Semi-arid\/steppe (K\u00f6ppen B-type), Arid\/desert (K\u00f6ppen B-type), Humid mid-latitude (K\u00f6ppen C-type), Continental (K\u00f6ppen D-type), Moist, Monsoon, Dry-summer, Dry-winter, cold-climate (permafrost, tundra, polar), ...","Climate"] Efforts to Resolve the Aral Sea Crisis# ERR96ebd2bde492267ceaf5b922f2b54598 0 [8,"smw-constraint-error-allows-value-list","agricultural- cropland and pasture, forest land, rangeland","agricultural- cropland and pasture, agricultural- confined livestock operations, conservation lands, industrial use, mining operations, forest land, rangeland, urban, urban- high density, religious\/cultural sites","Land Use"] Efforts to Resolve the Aral Sea Crisis# ERR76ccac00b166651c0532c92a2995719b 0 A strong regional economic entity can provide support when issues arise between basin states. The Central Asian Economic Community, now the Central Asian Cooperation Organization, played a key role in mediating between the Aral Sea Basin states when there were difficulties within the International Fund for the Aral Sea. Even though regional economic entities sometimes may be too narrow in their interests, they can provide a stability that basin states may otherwise not have. Efforts to Resolve the Aral Sea Crisis# 78d2476c9ac41f37e33507ce8cd7742a 0 Lack of trust and credibility can hinder the process of cooperation. It was apparent during the years of "dormancy" of the International Fund for the Aral Sea that issues of trust and credibility were having a severe effect on the functioning of the organization. Efforts to Resolve the Aral Sea Crisis# c56515da208148a7e10a2aa55984aed4 Case Study 102 en Case Study