Regional framework could be set up to monitor rapidly shrinking Caspian Sea, Azerbaijani official says

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A senior Azerbaijani official announced plans to establish a regional legal framework this year for monitoring and responding to the rapidly shrinking Caspian Sea. This initiative aims to promote regional cooperation and adaptive strategies against falling water levels.

BAKU, June 30 - A legal framework could be drawn up this year on regional cooperation to monitor and seek to adapt to falling water levels in the Caspian Sea, which is shrinking at an accelerated pace, a senior Azerbaijani water official told Reuters.