Date: April.

26
Time: 01: 15 PM - 02:10 PM
Lesson 1
 
Topic: Central Asia- part one
 
LO: To analyse the cultural and political significance of Central Asia.

Activity 1

Activity 2
The temperature in Central Asia has risen by 5 degrees Celsius on average over the last few decades, and even more
at low altitudes. Droughts have become more frequent and last longer as a result of this increase in average
temperature. Droughts often ruin large portions of the crops in the affected area. Harvest destruction causes a
drastic drop in household income, limiting farmers' ability to buy seeds, fertilizer, and other inputs for the following
year. According to a World Bank study, changing climate trends are projected to reduce total crop yields in Central
Asia by 30% by 2050. This would only worsen the region's hunger problems. Over the past few years, the number of
people experiencing food insecurity has steadily increased, from about 4 million in 2015 to 4.3 million in 2017.

The rise in temperature has had two significant consequences: First, as the rate of water evaporation rises, less and
less water becomes available each year. When irrigation water evaporates, salty soil is left behind, which is
unsuitable for agricultural production. More than half of Uzbekistan's irrigated land has become saline. The salt
concentrations have also resulted in the extinction of most of the available fish in the Aral Sea's remaining areas. This
problem puts a lot of distress on the region's fishermen, causing them to lose their jobs and local residents to lose
access to a previously prosperous fish supply.

Second, the temperatures are going to accelerate the melting of Central Asian glaciers. Tajikistan, for example, has
8,492 glaciers, about 20% of which have already receded and up to 30% of which are at risk of disappearing by 2050.
The loss of glaciers would result in a major reduction in the region's water supply. Melting glaciers also result in
floating ice masses that obstruct water flow. In other cases, rivers overflow their banks as a result of a short-term
rise in water supply due to melting.