According to a recent report, the Little Prespa Lake on the Albanian-Greek border is slowly dying due to receding waters.
- The once crystal-clear lake has mostly been transformed into a marshy watering hole in this corner of southeastern Albania.
- The majority of Little Prespa Lake, also known as Small Lake Prespa, sits in Greek territory, with just its southern tip crossing into Albania.
- It is a smaller cousin of the larger Great Prespa Lake to the north.
- Of the 450 hectares of Little Prespa Lake in Albania, at least 430 hectares have been transformed into swamps or dried up.
- The beginning of the misfortune dates back to the 1970s, when communist authorities diverted the Devoll River to irrigate fields around the nearby Albanian city of Korca. Climate change has exacerbated the problem.
