Kazakhstan - Institutions and Participation

Action 1 - Intensify the work of the Inter-ministerial Council on water resources management

Between 2018 and 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Country Water Partnership of Kazakhstan, brought together stakeholders from government agencies, river basin organisations, development partners, NGOs, civil society, academia, and the private sector to define a series of strategic actions for advancing on IWRM in Kazakhstan. The following action was defined as part of that process and identified as a priority action to be included in an action plan.

The purpose of this action is to strengthen national institutions’ ability to lead IWRM implementation by intensifying the work of the inter-ministerial council on water resources management that the Government of Kazakhstan has established.

IWRM Dimension: Institutions and Participation
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 2.1a. National institutions
Level: National
Status of action: Underway
Related SDG Goal: - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation
Responsible Agency: National Security Council of Kazakhstan; Ministry of Agriculture
Timeline for implementation: 2019-2020