Kazakhstan and Germany to implement water resource management program

Kazakhstan and Germany to implement water resource management program

Kazakhstan and Germany are set to implement a water resource management program. The Kazakh Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) signed an agreement to develop measures aimed at enhancing water use efficiency in the Central Asian region and adapting the Amu Darya and Syr Darya river basins to climate change. Germany will offer financial support in the form of grants, as well as provide experts and necessary equipment, and will conduct training for local specialists. It bears noting that Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are also participating in this program. The agreement will remain in effect until February 2027.

“We fully support the work of the regional working group initiated with the support of the German Agency for International Cooperation in discussing mutually agreed-upon mechanisms for water-energy partnership. The questions currently being addressed within your organization closely align with ours. I believe we should learn to efficiently use our resources together. This serves the mutual economic interests of each state,” said Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, Kazakh Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation.