Kazakhstan - Management Instruments

Action 15 - Restore the status of groundwater as a strategic resource

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 water legislation in the country by amending the Water Code and the Code “On subsoil and subsoil use”of Kazakhstan to restore the status of groundwater as a strategic resource. 

IWRM Dimension: Management Instruments
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 3.2b. Aquifer management instruments
Level: Sub-national
Status of action: Underway
Related SDG Goal: - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation
Responsible Agency: CWR
Timeline for implementation: 2019-2020