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The efforts included Syr Darya Control & Northern Aral Sea (NAS) project. [4] The $86 million NAS project, funded jointly by the World Bank through a loan of $65 million and the Government of Kazakhstan which covered the rest, was designed to mitigate the environmental and economic damage to the region, sustain and increase agriculture and fishing in the Syr Darya basin and secure the ...
Portions of Kazakhstan (top) and Kyrgyzstan at the bottom. The lake at the top of the image is Lake Balkhash. The environment of Kazakhstan has been badly damaged by human activity. Most of the water in Kazakhstan is polluted by industrial effluents, pesticide and fertilizer residue, and, in some places, radioactive elements.
An absence of a primary care approach in the health systems of this region also hinders services and access that could prevent and treat issues stemming from the Aral Sea crisis, especially in women and children. [61] The impoverished are also particularly vulnerable to the environmental and health related effects of changes to the Aral Sea.
An enlargeable relief map of Kazakhstan. ... Location: Kazakhstan is a region or subregion of: ... Environmental issues in Kazakhstan;
Important Bird Areas of Kazakhstan (19 P) K. Kazakh Uplands (88 P) N. Natural history of Kazakhstan (4 C, 1 P) ... Environmental issues in Kazakhstan; M.
Waste management in Kazakhstan is an important concern within the country, considering the billions of tons of industrial waste produced yearly, the currently less-than-optimal state of solid waste management, and existing toxins remaining from both pollutants and Kazakhstan's historical position as the USSR's testing grounds for rockets and nuclear weapons.
Pages in category "Environmental issues by country" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. ... Environmental issues in Kazakhstan;
The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources is a central executive body of the Government of Kazakhstan, providing leadership in the areas of formation and implementation of state policy, coordination of management processes in the areas of environmental protection, development of the green economy, waste management (excluding municipal, medical and radioactive waste), protection, control ...