Actau, Kazakhtan – In his childhood, the mother of Adilbek Kozibacov always placed a jar of sturgeon caviar in the fridge.
Every day, she spooned with small pieces of bread and butter for him and his siblings. She believes that Caviar will keep them well in health.
Kozibacov didn’t like it.
Kozibacov environmentalists said that it was salty and the smell of “sea”, now 511.
He grew up in the city of Akkatau, West Kazakhstan on the banks of the Caspian Sea.
But now, after more than 40 years, he looks at this family ritual. Today, the Actou shop has no more natural caviar balance. Sturgens are a dangerous species due to excessive fishing and degeneration of their habitat. And soon, maybe the sea will also go away.
According to A Study Published in Nature Magazine in April, the Caspian Sea level is likely to decrease by 18 meters (59 feet), and at the end of the century, its surface may be reduced to 34 percent at the end of the century.
The decline of five to 10 meters of water can interfere with the main circumstances in the area, which includes local Caspian seal and sturgeon residence, according to the study.
This year, it has been clear for residents like Kozibacov, a member of the Civil Advisory Board on the atmosphere of the Ecology Ministry.
Kozibacov told Al Jazir, “We have no need to study to know that the sea is collapse. It is visible with open eyes.
Located between Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea is part of the world’s largest water, “Medium Corridor” – the fastest way to pass to Europe to Europe is Russia and a major source of oil and gas.
Many fear that the Caspian Sea can share the fate of the nearest Arala Sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, which started to collapse in the 60s as the supply rivers used the Sovietly for irrigation in the cotton field.
Currently, only 10 percent of the original surface of the sea is covered and its phenomenon has had a huge impact on the local environment and the health of the people.
In the case of the Aral Sea, Caspian crisis are not only carried out due to the change.
‘Polluted by oil companies’
Volga Caspian water is the source of 80 to 85 percent water in Europe, the largest and largest river in Russia.
According to experts, Russia’s water management has affected the sea.
“For years, Russia has built a lot of dams and water reservoirs on Volga and its water has been used for agriculture and industry. As a result, a lot of water is flowing in the Caspian Sea,” Kozibakov told Al Jazira.
“A hundred years ago, the sturgeon will live for decades and no one will touch him. It grew in a large size that we can see on historic photos.
Three major oil fields of Kazakhstan found in Soviet times are run by foreign companies.
In February this year, Vadim Ni, an environmental lawyer in Kazakhstan, decided to file a claim on his own government.
They argue that a state agreement with multinational oil and gas companies has been kept secret, making it impossible to determine their real effect on the surrounding environment of the Caspian Sea.
In the 1990s 1990s, Kazakhstan was new to the Soviet Union after the collapse of the Soviet Union. When it is clear that its oil and gas reserves could be removed in other countries, and large energy companies and their lawyers went to the country to secure deals.
He spoke on his agreement with the Kazakh state, subject to international private law, and the details of these deals remained confidential. As a result, conflicts between the signatures will require international arbitration courts to resolve the dispute.
“It is unjust and is against international law, according to the Arahus convention, which ensures free access to environmental information.
“Oil companies do not want to reduce their revenue and increase the responsibility and responsibility of the environment. They do environmental research to show the right interest, but they are one of the reasons for questioning the objectives and credibility of these results,” NI said.
“In addition, we are discussing the energy transitions and German investment in the hydrogen energy on the cassavian. But it will be green energy not for Europe but for Europe. Hydrogen needs a large amount of electricity through renewal and we will face waste and water pollution,” he told Al Jazira.
The court did not acknowledge the matter, claiming that there was no reason for the lawsuit. But NE said that if his appeal fails, he would follow the matter under the international legal system.
Meanwhile, the battle to save the Caspian Sea has already begun.
In Actou, Kozibakov works with local administration, residents and civil society groups, while joining environmental activities and raising the alarm at the national level.
Kozibacov said, “We want to raise these issues from the bottom to show the government that people are concerned,” said Kozibacov. “Not only the environmentalists but also the average citizen, the residents of Aku, who have grown here and those who are worried about the future of their children and grandchildren.”
