Climate change adaptation and flood/ drought management of the Aral Syrdarya Basin in the Republic of Kazakhstan

PROJECT PROPOSAL

PROJECT TITLE: Climate change adaptation and flood/ drought management of the Aral Syrdarya Basin in the Republic of Kazakhstan

BASIN AND COUNTRIES – REGION:

The Aral Syrdarya basin in Kazakhstan constitutes the crucial downstream part of the transboundary Syrdarya basin (Aral Sea), regulated at 93% by six large and dozens of small reservoirs. The Syrdarya river constitutes one of the main inflows into the Aral Sea, the shrinking of which has been called "one of the planet's worst environmental disasters".

ORGANIZATION CONCERNED:

Main beneficiaries are

  • The Aral Syrdarya basin inspectorate at basin level
  • The Water Resource Committee under Ministry of Agriculture, at national level, but the project will also involve and benefit to various others sectorial organizations such as“Kazhydromet” RSE
  • Committee of Emergency situation under Ministry of Interior
  • Department of Hydropower management and Environment committee under the Ministry of Energy
  • Public organizations

See the note below

Contacts

Pour l'Alliance signataire du "Pacte de Paris"
sur l'Eau et l'adaptation au changement climatique dans les Bassins

Pour l'Alliance des Mégacités

Pour l'Alliance Entreprises