New words and expressions:
concerted – согласованный
alleviate – облегчать
beset – осаждать
adequate – адекватный, достаточный
implementation – выполнение
priority – приоритет
dike – насыпь, ров
trap – капкан, ловить
frequency – частота
expanse – пространство
feasible – осуществимый, возможный
consolidate – укреплять
loose – свободный, рыхлый
hence – отсюда, с этих пор. следовательно
restore – восстанавливать
revive – возрождать
reasonably – разумно, основательно
assume – принимать, предполагать
original – оригинальный, первоначальный, подлинный
remain – оставаться
maintain – поддерживать
competitor – конкурент
indigenous – туземный, местный
Read the international words and give their Russian equivalents:
chief, resources, storm, chemicals, consolidate, material, situation, practical, condition, zone, optimal, argument, original, flora, fauna, type, select, cooperative, state, national, community, critical, problem, region, adequate, population, result, reconstruction, irrigation, priority, decade
The Future of the Aral Sea
With a concerted and cooperative effort among the Aral Sea Basin States and the real help from Russia and the international community, there is hope to alleviate, at least partially, the most critical problems that beset the Aral Sea region. The key issues of health and medical improvement, providing an adequate supply of clean drinking water and implementation of measures to bring down population growth should be started immediately and could show major results within a decade. Reconstruction of irrigation systems to save water is also a priority, but will take decades to implement fully.
Efforts to preserve the delta of the Amu-Dar'ya are important because of its ecological and economic value. One proposal is to construct a low dike or dikes on the dried bottom in front of and around the delta to reflood former gulfs and raise ground water levels, partially restoring its former ecological character; improving agriculture, fisheries and trapping: and providing a barrier to salt, sand and dust blowing from the dried bottom of the Aral Sea.
Reducing the frequency and severity of salt and dust storms is also a priority. This could be accomplished by stabilization of the large expanses of saline former bottom along the northeastern and eastern shoreline of the sea which are the chief sources of such storms. The most feasible means for stabilization is planting of salt-tolerant vegetation (e.g. black saksaul) and application of chemicals to consolidate the loose surface material.