BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 24. The problems of
the water infrastructure of the Absheron peninsula in Azerbaijan
are planned to be eliminated by 2035, Riad Akhundzade, head of the
Department of Strategy, International Cooperation, and Science at
the Azerbaijan Water Resources Agency, said during a roundtable
discussion titled "Water Security in Azerbaijan: Regulation, Risk,
and Responsible Business Action," held in Baku, Trend reports.
According to him, since the population of the country is about
10 million people and more than 4.5 million water users live on the
Absheron Peninsula, it's especially important to concentrate on
this region.
"Until 2035, we plan to modernize and eliminate all
infrastructure problems on the territory of the peninsula,"
Akhundzade explained.
He noted that one of the priorities of the national water
strategy is the modernization of worn-out infrastructure.
The official also noted that the second priority is to increase
the availability of water: the country must be able to control the
volume of water within its borders. For this, he emphasized, it's
necessary to build new reservoirs and the corresponding
infrastructure.
In addition, he emphasized that part of the water used in
agriculture and industry should be replaced by alternative sources,
which corresponds to global trends. As part of the development of
alternative water resources, work is being carried out on the
project of water desalination and rehabilitation of treatment
facilities. Possibilities of collecting rainwater are also
considered.
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