— The Fund plays a significant role in consolidating international support and implementing joint initiatives aimed at preserving the Aral Sea. As part of its chairmanship in IFAS, Kazakhstan, with the active assistance of all founding states, consistently contributes to the solution of numerous pressing problems. For example, cooperation in the water and energy sector is intensifying, project financing mechanisms are expanding, and measures have been taken to increase the coordinating role of the Fund’s Executive Committee. Cooperation with international partners has been strengthened, including with UN agencies, financial institutions and donors. Work within the framework of international environmental initiatives has intensified. The Fund’s Executive Committee took part in a number of important events, including the One Water summit in Riyadh, the 7th UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, as well as the COP-29 conferences in Baku and COP-30 in Belem. The focus of close attention is the implementation of the Action Program to assist the countries of the Aral Sea basin and the Regional Environmental Protection Program for the sustainable development of Central Asia. In addition, more than 30 regional projects are being implemented with the participation of international organizations. The total funding for these programs and initiatives exceeds two billion dollars. The regional Road Map for 2026–2029, developed by Kazakhstan in partnership with the World Health Organization, is intended to make an important contribution to improving the health and well-being of residents of the Aral Sea region, the Head of State said.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spent meeting of the Council of Heads of State – founders of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea. Previously in Akorda profits participants of the meeting.
