Abstract:
This research focuses on the conservation and environmental
safety of Kazakhstan’s water resources. Water scarcity is a global issue,
and its increase is likely to trigger a chain reaction with devastating
consequences, including threats to the world’s population, more than half
of whom already lack access to clean drinking water. In Kazakhstan,
disruptions to ecosystem stability, compounded by a lack of environmental
awareness among the population, undermine sustainable development,
regardless of the country’s strong economic potential. Sustainable
development in Kazakhstan is not only about oil production but primarily
concerns the environmental safety of its population and its social stability.
The authors’ analysis of the environmental safety of water resources and
the ongoing government conservation programs in Kazakhstan reveals
troubling conclusions. Despite the implementation of legal regulations and
the establishment of goals aimed at sustainable development, the level of
environmental awareness and education in Kazakhstani society remains
insufficient. Irregular water usage, the lack of adoption of water-saving
technologies, and human activities that contribute to pollution and
ecosystem degradation continue to pose significant challenges to
Kazakhstan’s water balance.
