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This document describes an independent study on Sea-level rise prevention. The aim of the study was to find out how much of Ocean Sea-level-rise could be averted by filling the Caspian Sea, which is 28m below Sea-level, with Ocean water. In a preliminary study the Carbon Capture- and Storage potential of saltwater ecosystems like Mangrove swamps and Salt marshes was calculated. This study simulates a 100 year long filling of the Caspian Sea creating large areas of seawater agriculture and natural Salt-marshes on the shore of the Caspian Sea and first of all on land between the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea. The filling of the Caspian Sea in the model is up to 22 m above Ocean Sea-level, raising the water level of the Caspian Sea 50 m altogether. The study shows that 76% of global Sea-level rise can be prevented just by the withdrawal of Ocean water from the Sea of Azov and more than 45% of Global warming prevented through Carbon Capture- and Storage by Salt-water farming and creation of natural Salt-marshes on all borders of the New Dawn Canal with 8 km width (on both sides of the Canal). The area around the Caspian Sea is sparsely populated and the resources for the local economy dwindling. A plan for the economic rescue of the region and the 11 Million people living in 19 cities is necessary. Several plans have been proposed, but none could be executed so far. The region is currently in the prolonged ending phase of a prosperous time from oil, gas, and use of water from the Caspian Sea. But the current population size gives a wrong picture of the area. The overall area affected by the revitalization and new industry is roughly 1.5 Million km² (a third the size of Europe) with twice as much desert lands lying to the East. There are two possible extensions of this Inland Seawater farming scheme in which the water flow and the farming can be extended to these deserts in the East of the Caspian Basin reaching above 100% prevention in both categories of Sea-level rise and Global warming prevention. During the main operational period of the infrastructure project with more than 30,000 m³/s of water-lifting the New Dawn Canal requires 10 GW to pump up the water by 20 m. This main period might just be a few years long until the canal bed is washed out and lower. The pumping energy gradually increases over the years. It starts with just 3 MW in the first phase of flushing out a small canal 24 m above Sea-level and 11 km long. During the incremental increase of puming energy requirement, over a period of possibly several decades, the over 500 pumps can be manufactured. They are installed in 5 different locations with low, but wide dams for the water-lifting. The project is valuable for attaining a positive outlook for the future and learning about a multitude of important topics. It is also a proposal for the Russian government to implement a Master Plan for the region. Download the original document:
