ПРИОРИТЕТЫ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ ЖАМБЫЛСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ В УСЛОВИЯХ ВОДНОГО ДЕФИЦИТА В ШУ-ТАЛАССКОМ БАССЕЙНЕ

Н. Ермек; Али-Хан Медеу; Маулкен Аскарова; Акнур Жакупова

doi:10.26577/

Authors

N. Yermek Al-Farabi Kazakh National University https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0291-8042 (unauthenticated)
Ali-Khan Medeu Institute of Geography and Water Security https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-4592 (unauthenticated)
Maulken Askarova Al-Farabi Kazakh National University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-3827 (unauthenticated)
Aknur Zhakupova https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1305-4593 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26577/

Keywords:

sustainable development, socio-economic development, sustainable use of natural resource, water scarcity, investment assessment, Kazakhstan

Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive ecological and geographical assessment of the current state of the Zhambyl Region, aimed at identifying the characteristics of its natural resource potential, environmental problems and factors contributing to the region’s sustainable development. The aim of the study is to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the natural conditions, natural resources and environmental situation in the Zhambyl Region, identifying the main factors of human impact and the prospects for rational use of natural resources. The research methods are based on systemic, comparative-geographical, statistical, analytical and cartographic approaches.
The research was based on data from the National Statistics Bureau of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the State Enterprise ‘Kazhydromet’, as well as the findings of recent domestic and international scientific studies.
The findings of the study showed that the Zhambyl Region possesses significant natural resource potential, including water, land and biological resources, which support the development of agriculture, industry and other sectors of the economy. At the same time, pressing environmental problems have been identified, relating to water scarcity, land degradation, air pollution, high anthropogenic pressure and the impact of climate change. An assessment has been carried out of the current state of surface and groundwater, biodiversity, land resources and air quality, and the main sources of environmental risks and the characteristics of their geographical distribution have been identified. The need for further improvement of the environmental monitoring system, the rational use of natural resources, the introduction of resource-saving technologies and the implementation of environmental protection measures has been substantiated.

Author Biographies

N. Yermek, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Ph.D. doctoral student at the Department of Economics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail: nazerkeer@mail.ru);
Ali-Khan Medeu, Institute of Geography and Water Security

Doctor of Economics, Senior Research Scientist at JSC “Institute of Geography and Water Security” (Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail: shania258@gmail.com); Assistant Professor (acting) at the Department of Management, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
Maulken Askarova, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

Doctor of Geography, Professor at the Department of Geography, Land Management, and Cadastre, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail: maulken@mail.ru);
Aknur Zhakupova

Junior Researcher at JSC “Institute of Geography and Water Security” (Almaty, Kazakhstan, e-mail: jakupovaas@gmail.com).