FUNDAMENTALS OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OF BALKASH-ALAKOL WATER BASIN

Zauirbek Auelbek; Yesenkul Kalybekova; Ibragim  Seitasanov; Ulzhan  Onglassyn; Esen Zhandiyar

doi:10.37884/2-2023/32

Abstract

The principles of water management were developed based on the analysis of the water management situation in Balkash – Alakol water district.

The analysis of modern degradation of ecological systems shows that this process is a direct result of timely forecast assessments and foresight of possible consequences of decisions taken at the stage of developing schemes for integrated use and protection of water resources for separate river basins of Kazakhstan.

In water-scarce river basins, the further development of water management and, accordingly, the development of economic sectors require matching the available water resources and demand for them. Thus, ideally, it is necessary to coordinate the possibility of taking water from the environment of a certain amount of natural, including water resources, with the self-recovering ability of the environment.

Due to anthropogenic activity and a sharp increase in water consumption in the upper reaches of Ile River, tense water management and ecological situation has already developed in the Balkash-Alakolskiy water basin, in which the unique Balkash lake can share the same fate as Aral Sea. The planned medium and long-term measures for development of irrigated agriculture in the territories of Zhetysu and Almaty regions result in additional excessive burden on natural environment in the region. Possible comprehensive measures are proposed to solve the strategic task of water (socio-ecological and economically optimal) management in Balkash-Alakol water basin, taking into account the preservation of Balkash Lake.

water resources water consumption water management situation integrated measures efficient use runoff environmental flows

01 Introduction

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02 References

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[3] 3. K.Zh.Tokayev On measures for the conservation of Lake Balkhash. [Email resource] https://vlast.kz/kz/novosti/51970-tokaev-porucil-prinat-mery-po-sohraneniu-ozera-balhas.html. Oct 4 2022.

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[6] 6. The concept of the transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to sustainable development for 2007-2024. [Text], Astana, 2007. 20 p.

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[8] 8. Zauirbek A. K. Water and sustainability of hydroecosystems. Tutorial. [Text], Almaty, 2009. 579 p.

[9] 9. Water resources of Kazakhstan (surface and ground waters, current state). [Text], Smolyar V.A., Burov B.V. and others. Handbook. Almaty: SRC "Gylym", 2002. 596 p.

[10] 10. Water resources of Kazakhstan in the new millennium. [Text], Almaty: Kiik, 2004. 132 p.

[11] 11. Galaeva A. V. Resources of river runoff and the ecological state of the Balkash lake basin under conditions of modern climate change. [Text],Specialty: 25.00.36 - "Geoecology". Dis. for the degree of. c.g.s - Bishkek, 2017. 138 p.

[12] 12. Tursunova A., Myrzakhmetov A.B. Water resources of the Ile-Balkhash basin, taking into account the international principles of joint use. [Text], Material. International. Scientific Conference "European Science of the 21st Century". Przemysl, Poland, 2012. P. 23-34.

[13] 13. Rahaman, M.M., Varis, O. & Kajander, T. 2004. EU Water Framework Directive Vs. Integrated Water Resources Management: The Seven Mismatches. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 20(4): p.565-575.

[14] 14. Ambec, S., Dinar, A., & McKinney, D. (2013). Water sharing agreements sustainable to reduced flows. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 66(3), 639–655.

[15] 15. Biswas, A. K. (2004). Integrated water resources management: A reassessment - A Water Forum Contribution. Water International, 29(2), 248–256.