Issues of improving water legislation in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Keywords:
water resources, water legislation, water use, water conservation, water code, water management, climate change, transboundary waters.Abstract
The scientific article presents a review of the current legislation of the country regulating water resources management activities, assesses the current situation, and discusses the relevance of reforming water legislation at the current stage of development of Kazakhstan. According to the authors of the article, today there is a need for new approaches in solving the issues of legal regulation of relations in the field of water resources use and protection. Such necessity is connected, first of all, with the growth of threat coming from new challenges under conditions of ecological and economic problems in the country.
The purpose of the scientific article is to review the current legislation of the country regulating water resources management activities, assess the current situation, and analyze the actions and opportunities for reforming water legislation at the current stage of Kazakhstan's development.
The authors conclude that the adoption of a new code regulating the industry, revision of strategic documents and new approaches of the state policy in the development of the industry is a necessity and relevant for today.
