Kazakhstan - Enabling Environment

Action 17 - Update of water use standards and regulations

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 further develop tools for IWRM implementation by updating water use standards and regulations, including Maximum Allowed Discharge and Maximum Permissible Emissions.

IWRM Dimension: Enabling Environment
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 1.1a. National policy
Level: National
Status of action: Underway
Related SDG Goal: - 6.1 Safe drinking water
Responsible Agency: CWR, BWI, River basin council
Timeline for implementation: 2019-2020