National Aarhus Centre of Kazakhstan

The National Aarhus Centre of Kazakhstan supports and promotes the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in country.

The National Aarhus Centre of Kazakhstan promotes public participation in decision-making processes through access to information and justice in environmental matters.

The main areas of work are:

promotion of the Kazakhstani Aarhus Centres networking;;
promotion of the ratification of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers;
establishment of the national Register.

Centre facts and figures

Year of establishment

2009

Hosted by

Ministry of Energy

Website

https://aarhus.kz

Social Media

Urban waste management

Development and introduction of the waste management Cadastre

Sustainable development with focus on access to environmental information

Promotion and introduction of best practices and international standards in the ares of green growth and sustainable development through collection, adaptation and storage of available know-how

Environmental legilsation

Actualization of the national environmental legislation; support and maintanance of the national web site on environmental legislation
Monitoring activities over the environmental legislation implementation

Eco-journalism

Publication of ecological newspaper "Ecology of Kazakshtan"

Youth empowerment

Regular deliver of advance courses for the young specialists on the wide range of environmental issues

Aarhus Convention

Promotion of public participation in decision-making process through an improved access to information and justice in environmental matters.
Promotion of the Kazakhstani Aarhus Centres networking
Promotion of ratification of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and establishment of the National Register