Kazakhstan ratifies Convention on Transboundary Rivers Management

Kazakhstan ratifies Convention on Transboundary Rivers Management

Kazakhstan has ratified the Convention on the Management of Transboundary Rivers. The corresponding law was signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The international document represents a global legal mechanism ensuring fair and sustainable management of transboundary rivers, lakes, and associated groundwater worldwide. To date, 37 countries, including neighboring Uzbekistan, are parties to the convention. Members of the Mazhilis, a Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament, are deliberating on a draft of a new Water Code aimed at ensuring responsible water usage for sustainable economic development. Also, responsibility for violations in the water sector is being tightened at the legislative level.