Kazakhstan : Overview of Climate Change Activities

• Main Author: World Bank
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC 2013
• Subjects: AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE; AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT; AIR; AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ARABLE LAND; ARCTIC OCEAN; ARID CLIMATE; BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; BRIDGE; CARBON; CARBON ECONOMY; CARRIERS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE ACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS; CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATE PROJECTIONS; CLIMATE RESILIENCE; CLIMATE RISK; CLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENTS; CLIMATE TRENDS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLIMATE VULNERABILITY; CLIMATE WARMING; CLIMATE-SENSITIVE SECTORS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CO; COAL; COLD WINTERS; CONTINENTAL CLIMATE; DAILY TEMPERATURE; DESERTIFICATION; DESERTS; DISTRICT HEATING; DRAINAGE; DRINKING WATER; DROUGHT; DRYLANDS; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Climate change
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17549; http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/19185591/kazakhstan-overview-climate-change-activities

This overview of climate change activities in Kazakhstan is part of a series of country notes for five Central Asian countries that summarize climate portfolio of the major development partners in a number of climate-sensitive sectors, namely energy, agriculture, forestry, and natural resources, water, health, and transport. Recognizing the nature and significance of climate change contribution to an increase in disaster risk, the note also looks into the development partners' approaches and measures in this area. The note further provides a brief overview of Kazakhstan's climate context in terms of observed impacts and historical trends as well as climate projections specific to sectors that are considered to be essential to the country's economic development. Finally, the note assesses national policy and institutional context related to climate change and suggests potential ways forward that can help Kazakhstan mainstream low-carbon, climate-resilient development.