Thursday, October 23, 2014

Desertification in the Aral Sea region

Desertification in the Aral Sea area

Introduction
Location - Get a map of the region and Country(s),
Any relevant statistics - Climate (Rainfall & temperature), Population, Area, History (soviet?)

Causes
Research the main Physical and Human causes of desertification in the region. which particular areas are at risk. Why etc

Effects
Outline some of the main effects of this large scale desertification - on people & the environment. E.g. Salinity, farming, population, unemployment, poverty, industry, social unrest, desertification

Responses/Management
What has been done to combat this problem? Who by? When?
What further could be done?
Any success stories? Any examples of failure? Reasons?

Contributors