In 2005 - 2006, AEC provided a Field Operations Manager for the Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation Component of a major World Bank sponsored project to Regulate and Conserve the North Aral Sea and Syr Darya River. Responsible for supervising a team of local environmental specialists (8-10) engaged in field research to monitor the environmental effects of several large hydro-construction works along the Syr Darya River and North Aral Sea in Kazakhstan; prepare terms-of-reference for consultants, oversee their work and provide quality control on their output; coordinate involvement of expat experts, liaise with client and key stakeholders in the community, conduct environmental audits of construction sites and camps.
Making camp for environmental monitoring field work near North Aral Sea, Kazakhstan.
Fisherman shows off his catch on the shore of the North Aral Sea, Kazakhstan.
A boat on the beach of Lake Kamyshlybash, near North Aral Sea, Kazakhstan.
Striking reminders of an incredibly shrunken sea: two inhabitants of the “ship graveyard” where the Aral Sea used to be, west of Aralsk, Kazakhstan.
A bit of fun with the children of fishing families in a village near the North Aral Sea, Kazakhstan.
Repairing a pontoon bridge on the Syr Darya River, Kazakhstan.
A Kazakh couple with a carp caught from the Syr Darya River, Kazakhstan.
A shepherd near the Syr Darya River, south Kazakhstan.
A camel drinks from an artesian well near the North Aral Sea, Kazakhstan.
