ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 30. Kazakhstan’s
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has called for the introduction of a
unified digital system for monitoring and managing water resources
in the Syr Darya and Amu Darya river basins,
Trend reports via the press service of the Kazakh
government.


The corresponding proposal was made by Prime Minister Olzhas
Bektenov during a meeting with members of the Board of the
International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS). The meeting
brought together senior representatives from Central Asian
countries, including Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and
Kyrgyzstan, as well as Chairman of the IFAS Executive Committee
Askhat Orazbay and Kazakh officials.


The parties discussed issues related to strengthening regional
cooperation in the water sector, improving the efficiency of the
fund’s activities, and preparations for the upcoming meeting of the
Council of Heads of State—founders of IFAS—scheduled for April 22
in Astana.


Bektenov emphasized that the preservation of the Aral Sea and
sustainable management of transboundary water resources remain
among the priorities outlined by President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev.


The sides also highlighted the importance of advancing
digitalization in water accounting and management to ensure
transparency and build trust among countries.







In addition, Kazakhstan proposed developing a Framework
Convention on water use in Central Asia to establish agreed
principles for the rational use of water resources, prevention of
transboundary damage, and expansion of hydrological data
exchange.


The International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) is an
intergovernmental organization established in 1993 by the Central
Asian states to coordinate joint efforts in addressing the
environmental and socio-economic consequences of the Aral Sea
crisis. The fund serves as a key regional platform for cooperation
on water management, ecological restoration, and sustainable
development, supporting projects aimed at improving conditions in
the Aral Sea basin and promoting coordinated use of transboundary
water resources.


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