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One Sea, Five Countries, Two Futures: Caspian Sea’s Next Test

By Ayana Birbayeva on 12 August 2026

ALMATY – Caspian Sea Day is being marked on Aug. 12, the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Tehran Convention, the main regional agreement on protecting the Caspian Sea’s marine environment, as environmental concerns over declining water levels and the future of the world’s largest enclosed...