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The Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the central
executive body in the field of environmental protection, which is carrying out management and
coordination on questions of development and realization of a state policy in sphere of
environmental protection.
The primary goal of the Ministry is improvement of quality of environment and achievement of
a favorable level of ecologically sustainable development society.
RSE “Kazakh Research Institute of Ecology and Climate” is the working body of the Ministry of
Environmental Protection to coordinate and implement the Kyoto Protocol in the Republic of
Kazakhstan
The primary purpose of Kazakh Research Institute of Ecology and Climate is the scientific
rationale, scientific and methodological support of the formation and implementation of state
environmental policy, environmental security, the development of environmental regulations
and standards, improving environmental legislation and obligations of the Republic of
Kazakhstan on international conventions on environmental protection and climate change.
Introduction
New paradigm of development ‐ green
economy and environmentally safe
development is needed
6–th Ministerial Conference on
Environmental Protection and Sustainable
Development for the countries of the Asian‐
Pacific region
27 September – 2 October 2010, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
ASTANA “GREEN BRIDGE” INITIATIVE
Ministerial Declaration on environment
protection and development
Regional implementation plan 2011‐2015
Astana “Green Bridge” Initiative
The main aim:
Promotion partnership between Europe, Asia and
Pacific in implementation of “Green Growth” plans
and programs
Thematic areas of Astana
Initiative
“Zhassyl Damu” (Green Growth) program for 2010‐2014
Comprehensive solution of environmental problems: GHG
emissions, air pollution, ecological catastrophes, specially
protected areas, production and consumption wastes, water
resources, biological diversity, planting
Staged rehabilitation of hydrometereological service
with formation of new environmental monitoring
model on the level of the world’s best practice has
started
Land resources management
Regional comprehensive
Program “Initiative of Central
Asian countries on land
resources management” and
Program of desertification
abatement in the Republic of
Kazakhstan for 2005‐2015 are
being implemented
Implementation of project “Arid
lands management” in Shetskii
region has been completed
Climate change
Kazakhstan has joined the Copenhagen Accord and took
the commitments to reduce GHG emissions by 15% by
2020 and by 25% by 2050 with regards to year 1992
Strategy on low emissions economy development
Program of adaptation to climate change
Legislative framework to implement Kyoto protocol
mechanisms
National carbon trading scheme
Law “On support of renewable
energy sources” adopted
The draft law “About energy saving”
is planned to adopt
Conclusion
It is essential to consistently form and define the
ways of further development of the humanity
without conflicts and destruction of natural basis of
future economy and life on the Planet
Thank you for your attention!