(Translated by Yesukhei, edited by Odnoo)
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Mongolian high mountain peak’s snowcap and glaciers have been melting and thinning because of the Global Warming. The thickness of the snow melting will become 131 centimeters by 2039. According to the scientist, the whole world will start to face fresh water shortage by 2020 and 108 million people actually have to deal with the fresh water shortage by 2025. Since 1996, Mongolian groundwater level has been decreasing constantly. Some of the biggest lakes in Gobi region such as: Taatsiin tsagaan, Adgiin tsagaan, Ulaan, Orog lakes as well as many other rivers dried up.
The Ugii Lake, which is famous for its wetland area where different kinds of birds and other biological species live, was registered in Ramseur convention in 1998. The Ramseur convention is international agreement which protects the habitat of birds and internationally significant wetland areas. So far, Mongolian 11 wetland areas have been registered in this agreement. Unfortunately in last few years, Ugii lake eco-system has deteriorated so badly and its depth level has reduced. Bayan and Baga lakes dried up for good. Local people regret that if Ugii Lake shrinks, their life will “shrink” too.
According to the protocol in 1995, in Mongolia, there are 3500 both salty and salt free lakes, 3811rivers. The Orkhon waterfall, also known as Ulaan Zutgalan is gone forever as left us a nothing but good memory, was the largest one. In countryside, people are leaving their birthplaces and lands for search of water and on the way they all water their animals and themselves from the wells, which are one of the rarest thing you can find in the countryside and because of this overcrowding the grassland are being destroyed. Why these lakes and rivers are drying up? This is the direct result of our wrong action towards the Mother Nature. Although it can’t be denied that the Global Warming make its contribution in it, people are responsible for most of it. Shall we tell our kids one day that “we had a lot of lakes and rivers”. What a shame.
Mandukhai. B
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Taatsiin tsagaan, Adgiin tsagaan, Ulaan, Orog Lakes All Dried Up
By mandah
(Translated by Yesukhei, edited by Odnoo)
The Ugii Lake, which is famous for its wetland area where different kinds of birds and other biological species live, was registered in Ramseur convention in 1998. The Ramseur convention is international agreement which protects the habitat of birds and internationally significant wetland areas. So far, Mongolian 11 wetland areas have been registered in this agreement. Unfortunately in last few years, Ugii lake eco-system has deteriorated so badly and its depth level has reduced. Bayan and Baga lakes dried up for good. Local people regret that if Ugii Lake shrinks, their life will “shrink” too.
According to the protocol in 1995, in Mongolia, there are 3500 both salty and salt free lakes, 3811rivers. The Orkhon waterfall, also known as Ulaan Zutgalan is gone forever as left us a nothing but good memory, was the largest one. In countryside, people are leaving their birthplaces and lands for search of water and on the way they all water their animals and themselves from the wells, which are one of the rarest thing you can find in the countryside and because of this overcrowding the grassland are being destroyed. Why these lakes and rivers are drying up? This is the direct result of our wrong action towards the Mother Nature. Although it can’t be denied that the Global Warming make its contribution in it, people are responsible for most of it. Shall we tell our kids one day that “we had a lot of lakes and rivers”. What a shame.
Mandukhai. B