Kazakhstan - Institutions and Participation

Action 6 - Improvement of technical and financial base of the Committee for Water Resources at the Ministry of Agriculture and of the Basin Water Inspectorates

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 IWRM capacity in the country by improving the technical and financial capacity of the Committee for Water Resources at the Ministry of Agriculture (CWR) and of the Basin Water Inspectorates (BWI).

IWRM Dimension: Institutions and Participation
SDG 6.5.1 Question: 2.2a. Basin/aquifer organizations
Level: Sub-national
Status of action: Awaiting funding
Related SDG Goal: - 6.5 Integrated water resources management & transboundary cooperation
Responsible Agency: MA, CWR, BWI, River basin council
Timeline for implementation: 2019-2025