The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan is fully committed to achieving the SDGs, including SDG 6 on water. A number of governance processes are in place that will provide the framework for SDG achievement in relation to water resources. These include the national Water Code, the development programmes ‘Kazakhstan-2030’ and Kazakhstan-2050’, and the state programme ‘Water Resources Management in Kazakhstan for 2015-2020’. In addition, a National Plan on IWRM and water use efficiency is under development.
GWP Kazakhstan is a key support partner to the institutions mandated to achieve SDG 6 and will continue to provide this support function through the SDG-PF. The project will build on the results of the series of national consultations organised by GWP Kazakhstan between 2012 and 2013 on the role of water in the SDGs.
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Implementing Agency |
The Global Water Partnership of Kazakhstan |
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Financing partners |
To be confirmed |
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Key national partners |
The Committee on Water Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture |
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Implementing partners |
Center of Water Initiatives; Center of Promotion to Sustainable Development; Knowledge Dissemination Centre "Kyzylorda"; Association «KazAQUA»; Association "Kazakhstan Su Arnasy" |
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Targeted national governance processes |
National Water Code and National IWRM Plan; Development programmes ‘Kazakhstan-2030’ and Kazakhstan-2050’; State programme ‘Water Resources Management in Kazakhstan for 2015-2020’; "Ak Bulak" programme (2011-2020) on drinking water and sanitation |
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Objective |
To support SDG implementation through partner mobilisation, strengthened knowledge base and awareness, and support to national and local authorities |
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Main areas of intervention |
National dialogues on SDG 6 and sustainable development as part of the Interdepartmental Commission; Organization of round table discussions with ministries, local authorities, and river basin organizations on the topics of promoting SDG6 in eight cross-border basins; Trainings on access to finance in the water sector, adaptation to climate risk, land recovery, the transition to a green economy, and water-saving technologies, as well as workshops on the results of the WACDEP demonstration project on drought risk and irrigated agriculture; Organization of a national seminar on SDG 6 and outreach campaign to promote the water goals; Facilitating integration and optimisation of synergies between all relevant strategic programmes and projects ongoing and planned in Kazakhstan |