Environmental risks in Central Asia and its impact on regional cooperation
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Keywords:
environment, ecology, security, cooperation,Abstract
In the XXI century, questions of environmental problems in Central Asia go beyond the region, defying the international community. It is known, environmental issues that were raised repeatedly on the agenda of international tribunes and scale concepts of environmental security requires clear actions and decisions in some areas of international politics. During the Soviet period lands of Central Asia used for production. These and other policies were hold incorrectly, aiming only to get economic benefits. The results were destructive for the development of CA. The region and its inhabitants had to pay for its costs: environmental degradation; water shortages and pollution, health problems. Nowadays these problems are still actual and need solutions. Therefore leaders of CA countries looking ways of cooperation in order to provide environmental security.References
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Сембеков, Н. Н., & Кукеева Ф. T. (2016). Environmental risks in Central Asia and its impact on regional cooperation. International Relations and International Law Journal, 66(2). Retrieved from https://bulletin-ir-law.kaznu.kz/index.php/1-mo/article/view/531
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