Kazakhstan is interested in
studying China’s water saving technology. According to Kazakh Minister of Trade
and Integration Serik Zhumangarin, China has accumulated a number of effective
practical solutions due to its natural features. Zhumangarin intends to discuss
issues of water conservation at a meeting with the head of the Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region (XUAR) during his working trip to China. The Kazakh Ministry
of Agriculture has developed a 2023-2026 draft roadmap for efficient water
consumption. The document includes projects for the construction of tanks for collecting
and accumulating meltwater, reconstruction and modernization of interstate
canal sections, improvement of the accounting system for water coming from neighboring
countries and mechanisms for providing state support to farmers,
diversification of crop areas, and introduction of modern water accounting
systems and water-saving technologies. It bears noting that Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev proposed China to develop a joint program for the introduction of new
technologies in the water sector at the Central Asia-China summit this May.
