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Why Lakes Shrink: The Decisions behind Water Crises

Human decisions, not just drought, are driving the world's shrinking lakes. New commentary argues that water management choices—over-extraction, damming and poor planning—sit behind many lake crises, from the Aral Sea to shrinking salt lakes. The piece urges policymakers to treat water allocation as a political decision with lasting ecological consequences, as declining lakes threaten livelihoods, ecosystems and regional stability.

Why now: Growing concerns about climate change and water scarcity are putting lake management decisions in the spotlight.

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