[Discussion] Aral

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Hatirlayacaginiz  üzere Kasim 2001'de Radikal gazetesinde arkadasımız
Ergun Çagatay'in  bu konuda yazi dizisi çikmisti.

PUBL.- ISAR and Oral Ataniyazova, Medical-Social Problems of
Karakalpakistan

Now available, "The Aral Sea Crisis and Medical-Social Problems of
Karakalpakstan" (in Russian), produced by "Bilim", Karakalpakstan,
Uzbekistan, 2001, 78 pp.

This unique publication about the Aral Sea and the crisis of the people
of
Karakalpakstan has been co-written by local NGO activist Oral
Ataniyazova.
Ataniyazova was selected in 2000 as one of a handful of global
environmental
activists whose work was deemed worthy of the Goldman Prize
(http://goldmanprize.org/recipients/recipientprofile.cfm?recipientid(tm))

--the environmental equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Unlike many other resources on the Aral Sea crisis, this publication is
written from the perspective of a resident and experienced physician
whose
health projects and independent civil society activities are closely
tied to
the fate of the Karakalpak people.  Exploring issues such as pesticides,

dioxin, women and children's health, and the history of Karakalpaks, the

book offers researchers excellent and rare primary source material into
the
ongoing disaster of the Aral Sea and its people.

For more information, please write to:

Perzent
PO: Box 27, Nukus-12,
Rep. Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) 742012

Or email: <perzent@intal.uz>; <oral@intal.uz>

John P. Deever
Publications Program Officer
Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia
1601 Connecticut Ave NW #301
Washington DC 20009
tel: 202-387-3034
fax: 202-667-3291
web: <http://www.isar.org>