Ministry of Environment Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan

RSE “Kazakh Research Institute of Ecology and Climate”

Kazakhstan’s Green Growth Strategy – Astana “Green

Bridge” Initiative - «Promotion partnership between
Europe, Asia and Pacific in implementation of “Green
Growth” plans and programs»

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New Delhi, 24 - 26 National expert of the RSE “Kazakh Research Institute of

November 2010 Ecology and Climate” Raipov Alibek
 Aims and objectives of Institute

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

1.            Eco‐Efficient  Use  of  Natural  Resources  and 

Investment in Ecosystem Services
2.     Low Carbon Development  and  Adaptation  to  Climate 
Change
3.      Promoting Sustainable Urban Development
4.      Promoting Green Business and Green Technology
5.            Promoting  Sustainable  Lifestyle  and  Improving  the 
Quality of Life
 Thematic directions

… Thematic direction № 1 - Eco-Efficient Use of Natural Resources and

Investment in Ecosystem Services - focuses on enhancing the eco-efficiency of
natural resource use and investment in ecosystem services.
…

… Thematic direction № 2 - Low Carbon Development and Adaptation to

Climate Change - focuses on policy options to improve eco-efficiency and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including low-carbon green growth
development to promote mitigation, and to promote climate change adaptation
and resilience.
…

… Thematic direction № 3 - Promoting Sustainable Urban Development -

focuses on policy options to address current unsustainable urban development
patterns.
 Thematic directions

… Thematic direction № 4 - Promoting Green Business and Green Technology -

focuses on a number of policies that can drive the greening of business, spur
eco-efficient innovation and production, enable the transfer of green
technologies and green investments, and promote sustainable products and
services to enhance people’s livelihoods.
…

… Thematic direction № 5 - Promoting Sustainable Lifestyle and Improving the

Quality of Life - focuses on policy options that promote a shift from inefficient
and intensive industrialization patterns to low-carbon green growth and that
will create long-term benefits for the quality of life of society for generations
ahead and reduce the ecological deficit to future generations through the
exchange of sustainable consumption and production practices between the
regions of Europe and Asia and the Pacific.
 Contribution of the Republic
of Kazakhstan

‰ Green  Bridge  Office  for  technical  support 

of the Partnership process

‰ Information  dissemination  and  media 

activities for two priority thematic areas:
„ Eco‐efficient use of water resources;
„ Low  carbon  development  and 
adaptation to climate change. 
 National measures

‰ Strategic  plan  of  the  development  of  the  Republic  of 

Kazakhstan by 2020
‰ Aims – to reduce GDP energy intensity by 25% and increase share 
of alternative energy sources by more than 3%

‰ “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!