Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have launched a 1,4 billion US dollar project to repair and reverse ecological damage done to formerly productive lands in the area.
Funded by international banks and aid organizations, the Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management (CACILM) will work to improve the health of lands in Kazakhstan, in an ecologically sustainable manner.
These efforts will come on the heels of the successful joint Kazakhstan-World Bank project to save the northern part of the Aral Sea, the so called Small Aral, which have already led to major improvements in the lives of the people in the area.
Kilde: www.worldbank.org
