Launch of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD): 2013
NPD Chair: Ministry of Agriculture
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UNECE: 2017 (in English and Russian)
Current priority areas
- Strengthening bilateral cooperation with the Russian Federation on the use of transboundary rivers Ural, Kigac (in Volga delta), Small and Big Uzen
- Support to the accession to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health and setting of national water and health targets
- Support to activities of the International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC), established under the Water Convention in Astana in 2017
Key achievements
- Following the request by the Government of Kazakhstan, and preparatory work in 2012, the NPD on IWRM was launched in June 2013.
- Both the OECD and UNECE provided comments on Kazakhstan’s draft State Programme for Water Management to 2040. The programme was adopted in April 2014. It provides a set of targets and priority activities, some of which will be supported through the NPD process.
- In October 2015, the Kazakh-Russian bilateral committee on transboundary waters decided to launch a joint assessment on the Ural river and Kigac tributary of the Volga river. Joint background studies and fieldworks have been conducted and bilateral agreements drafted jointly by Kazakh and Russian experts.
- In 2016-2017 trainings were organised for representatives of all basin administrations and a set of recommendations were developed for reforms in the basin system.
- In 2015-2018, an EU-funded project “Supporting Kazakhstan’s transition to a Green Economy model” was successfully implemented jointly with UNDP Kazakhstan to assist in the water sector reforms.
Meetings
The 7th NPD Steering Committee (14 December 2022)
The 6th NPD Steering Committee (20 November 2020)
The NPD working group meeting (28 November 2018)
The 5th NPD Steering Committee (12 July 2017)
The 5th NPD working group meeting (31 May 2017)
The 4th NPD working group meeting (6 December 2016)
The 3rd NPD Steering Committee meeting (15 May 2015)
The 2nd NPD working group meeting (14 October 2014)
The 2nd NPD Steering Committee meeting (24 April 2014)
The 1st NPD working group meeting (6 December 2013)
The 1st NPD Steering Committee meeting (21 June 2013)
Intergovernmental preparatory meeting for the National Water Policy Dialogue in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the framework of EU Water Initiative (14 September 2012)
Documents and publications
Title | ENG | RUS |
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National Policy Dialogue in Kazakhstan. Overview of activities in 2013-2017/ Национальный Диалог по Водной Политике в Казахстане. Обзор деятельности по НДВП за 2013-2017 гг. |