Kazakhstan - Management Instruments

Action 22 - Introduce water saving and efficiency programmes in the municipal sector and industry

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 foster water saving in agriculture, utilities, and industry by developing and implementing water saving programmes in irrigated agriculture, reducing water losses in municipal water supply, and reducing water consumption and wastewater in industry.

IWRM Dimension: Management Instruments
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 3.1a. Water availability monitoring
Level: National
Status of action: Underway
Related SDG Goal: - 6.3 Water quality, treatment, safe reuse, - 6.4 Water efficiency, 12. Responsible consumption and production
Responsible Agency: MA, CWR, other water users
Timeline for implementation: 2019-2030