“Restoration efforts including a dam and water use controls are helping Kazakhstan revive part of the shrinking Aral Sea…

On a recent session of the people’s assembly, the National Kurultai, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasised the significance of preserving the North Aral Sea and reaffirmed it as one of the key priorities of the country’s water policy.

In his address to the nation he also emphasised the restoration gains already made. He noted that in 20 years of systematic efforts, the surface area of the Northern Aral grew by 36 per cent, the water volume nearly doubled, and salinity decreased by half.”

From Euronews.