Kazakhstan consistently promotes the initiative to create a water-energy consortium of Central Asia. This was stated by the President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokaev at a meeting with employees of water management.
According to the press service of the Kazakh leader, Tokaev congratulated the workers of the water economy on a professional holiday and emphasized that the water is a source of life, an invaluable strategic resource for all countries of the world.
The President noted that the issue of water security has become the main condition for the sustainable development of Kazakhstan.
“In the priority – interaction with neighboring states to build an effective water use system in the pools of cross -border rivers. Kazakhstan advocates the rational, fair, equal use of water resources and compliance with mutual obligations to ensure the water security and stability of the entire region. We hope for continuing the constructive dialogue and cooperation with neighboring countries in the interests of the parties. The initiative to create a water -energy consortium of the Central Asian countries. due to close cooperation with the countries of the region last year, our farmers were fully provided with the necessary volume of water resources, ”Tokaev said.
He indicated that in conditions when global water demand may exceed the supply by 40% by 2040, it is important to consolidate the efforts of the entire international community.
“Therefore, Kazakhstan is actively involved in multilateral initiatives aimed at overcoming the water crisis. Last year, at a special summit in Saudi Arabia, I presented key approaches to solving water problems. Next year, a regional environmental summit is planned in our country under the auspices of the UN. Such steps contribute to the ensuring the water security of Kazakhstan,” said the Kazakhstan’s water security, ”said the Kazakhstan’s water security,” said Tokaev.
According to him, water has a special impact on the economy, ecology, health of the nation and, in general, on all spheres of life. “That is why it is so important that the water is clean and affordable to everyone. For many years, large -scale work has been underway to save the small aral. Thanks to these efforts, the sea is gradually returning, and its water area is again filled with water.
“It is necessary to take specific measures to preserve the Caspian Sea, Lake Balkhash and other sources of water. A rational attitude towards water is the path to a sustainable future, and unreasonable and uncontrolled use of water resources can lead to serious consequences,” Tokaev summed up.