OSCE supports seminar on transboundary water co-operation in the Zhaiyk (Ural) river basin between Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation
Seminar
- Date:
- Location:
- Uralsk, Kazakhstan
- Organized by:
- The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, the Energy Ministry, the Western Kazakhstan regional administration
- Source:
- OSCE Programme Office in Astana
- Fields of work:
- Environmental activities
About
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with the Energy Ministry and the Western Kazakhstan regional administration will support a seminar on transboundary water co-operation in the Zhaiyk (Ural) river basin for some 40 participants from Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation representing government authorities, academia, civil society and expert community. The OSCE-supported experts from Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom will share their recommendations on developing joint institutional and economic mechanisms for conservation of the ecosystem and sustainable use of Zhaiyk (Ural) river’s basin. The event aims to promote the 2016 Agreement signed between Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation on Conservation of Ecosystem of the Basin of the Ural River.