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21 lut 2020 · The Aral Sea in 1964. Image: NASA. Drier, saltier, less productive. The lake’s ecology changed significantly. The water became saltier, concentrations of minerals increased, and fertilizer and pesticides caused pollution. The fishing industry – which employed about 60,000 people in the early 1960s – collapsed, and by the 1980s had ...
8 lis 2022 · The study warned that water levels in the Caspian Sea could fall by 9-18 metres by the end of the century. It paints a bleak picture of the impact of such declines on the ecosystem and people. "As the livelihoods and food security of millions of people depend on the Caspian Sea, a loss of these ecosystem services will have drastic socioeconomic ...
5 sty 2021 · SDG 13: Climate Action. By the end of the 21st century, the Caspian Sea is forecast to be nine metres to 18 metres lower. This could result in an 'ecocide' as devastating as the one in the Aral Sea, a few hundred kilometres to the east. Biodiversity could be destroyed and the Iranian coastal town of Ramsar, which depends on the sea, is becoming ...
31 sty 2020 · Cotton farming used up so much water from the Aral Sea that it dried up after about 50 years Image: NASA Fashion causes water-pollution problems, too. Textile dyeing is the world’s second-largest polluter of water, since the water leftover from the dyeing process is often dumped into ditches, streams, or rivers.
15 lut 2024 · As 90% of traded goods are shipped by sea, keeping these waterways flowing is crucial. Here are five of the most important ocean thoroughfares for global trade. In recent years, numerous incidents have disrupted the world’s most important trade waterways, impacting supply chains across industries and economies.
22 lut 2019 · 1. Buy less and wear more. As the Fixing Fashion report says: “The most sustainable garment is the one we already own.”. Extending the active life of 50% of UK clothing by nine months would save: 8% carbon, 10% water, 4% waste per metric ton of clothing, according to WRAP’s Valuing Our Clothes report. 2.
16 mar 2023 · The UN 2023 Water Conference is, as the UN says, the most important water event in a generation. It also marks the halfway point through the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, adopted by the UN General Assembly on World Water Day – 22 March 2018 – to help put a greater focus on water. Agenda.
12 maj 2022 · New Zealand has published its first draft national plan on how the country can adapt to rising sea levels and other climate risks like drought, wildfires and extreme weather events including storms and heat waves. One in seven people in New Zealand lives in flood-prone areas, and sea levels are rising 2.4 millimetres each year, the government ...
9 maj 2017 · The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (more commonly known as ASEAN) is an intergovernmental organization aimed primarily at promoting economic growth and regional stability among its members. There are currently 10 member states: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam.
22 sie 2022 · Rising sea levels this century could cost as much as $5.5 trillion, according to the OECD. From China to Senegal, countries are coming up with innovations including floating cities, and sponge cities, to adapt to climate change and protect people and property from flooding. By the end of the century, as many as 410 million people could live on ...
