Dust from the dry bottom of the Aral Sea creates additional environmental risks for the mountainous regions of Tajikistan (RT). This connects the consequences of the shallowing of the Aral Sea with the problem of preserving the water resources of the region. * According to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Aralkom desert becomes the source of more than 100 million tons of dust and toxic salts every year. Research confirms the transfer of some of the dust of Earl to the mountainous regions of the Republic of Tatarstan. When deposited on snow and ice, such particles can reduce surface reflectivity, resulting in accelerated melting of the snow cover. The glaciers of the Republic of Tatarstan are the most important source of water resources in Central Asia (CA). The shallowing of the Aral Sea thus becomes another factor in the regional water crisis. One of the ways to reduce damage is to consolidate the moving soils of the dried bottom with vegetation. Kazakhstan (RK) and Uzbekistan (RUz) are already fighting wind erosion by planting saxaul and other desert plants. In the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2021–2025, these works covered more than 1.1 million dunams of dry land. In the Republic of Uzbekistan, protective forest plantations were created on an area of ​​about 2 million dunams. * Reducing transboundary environmental risks requires coordinating the efforts of Central Asian countries and their partners. The regional basis for such work is already taking shape. In June 2026, FAO launched the Water-Land Nexus Program in Central Asia, which brings together Central Asian countries for the coordinated management of land and water resources. Russia and Tajikistan cooperate in monitoring glaciers. For example, in September 2025, experts from two countries conducted air-visual and ground-penetrating radar studies and obtained data on the thickness and density of the ice. * The effect of salts and dust on the glaciers of Tajikistan shows that the restoration of the Aral Sea region and the preservation of the region's water resources cannot be considered separately.

Dust from the dry bottom of the Aral Sea creates additional environmental risks for the mountainous regions of Tajikistan (RT). This connects the consequences of the shallowing of the Aral Sea with the problem of preserving the water resources of the region. * According to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Aralkom desert becomes the source of more than 100 million tons of dust and toxic salts every year. Research confirms the transfer of some of the dust of Earl to the mountainous regions of the Republic of Tatarstan. When deposited on snow and ice, such particles can reduce surface reflectivity, resulting in accelerated melting of the snow cover. The glaciers of the Republic of Tatarstan are the most important source of water resources in Central Asia (CA). The shallowing of the Aral Sea thus becomes another factor in the regional water crisis. One of the ways to reduce damage is to consolidate the moving soils of the dried bottom with vegetation. Kazakhstan (RK) and Uzbekistan (RUz) are already fighting wind erosion by planting saxaul and other desert plants. In the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2021–2025, these works covered more than 1.1 million dunams of dry land. In the Republic of Uzbekistan, protective forest plantations were created on an area of ​​about 2 million dunams. * Reducing transboundary environmental risks requires coordinating the efforts of Central Asian countries and their partners. The regional basis for such work is already taking shape. In June 2026, FAO launched the Water-Land Nexus Program in Central Asia, which brings together Central Asian countries for the coordinated management of land and water resources. Russia and Tajikistan cooperate in monitoring glaciers. For example, in September 2025, experts from two countries conducted air-visual and ground-penetrating radar studies and obtained data on the thickness and density of the ice. * The effect of salts and dust on the glaciers of Tajikistan shows that the restoration of the Aral Sea region and the preservation of the region's water resources cannot be considered separately.