SECOND national communication on climate change to the UNFCCC

I. General information
What is the type of the document?:
National Strategy

Country:

Kazakhstan

Title of the programme/strategy:
SECOND national communication on climate change to the UNFCCC

Keywords:

Climate Change

Overview:
The Republic of Kazakhstan actively participates in international efforts to prevent climate change and mitigate the effects of climate change. In May 1995, Kazakhstan ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and on 12 March 1999 signed the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention (the Kyoto Protocol), joining the worldwide movement to prevent global climate change. In order to improve Kazakhstan’s inter-agency coordination and fulfill obligations under the UNFCCC, the Government created the Interdepartmental Commission in 2000. Its achievements include: • making an initial adjustment of requirements of the Kyoto Protocol within Kazakh legislation; • setting the base year (1992); • encouraging Kyoto Protocol ratification by 2006; • recommending for adoption the Regulations on procedures for selection, monitoring, verification and approval of projects to reduce greenhouse gas emission; • tentatively approving two pilot projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Given the international and economic implications of the Kyoto Protocol, and the affect on Kazakhstan’s development, an Interdepartmental Working Group on the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC was created in July 2004. The Group reviewed and analyzed the results of a preliminary study of the possible ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the processes taking place in other states, and it examined the economic and energy aspects of ratification. The Group discussed membership of Kazakhstan as an Annex 1 country and concluded that taking the stabilization of quantitative credit commitments for the first time at the base of 1992 would be both realistic and achievable.

Background and rationale:
The national strategy foreseens the research in different sectors.

II. Detailed information
Start date:
01/09/2009

Research policy priorities targeted:

Problem driven (basic) research

Geographic coverage:
Kazakztan

Target group(s):

Target fields:

Energy
Environment (including Climate Change)
Food and Agriculture
Health
Other (please comment below)

Overall budget of the programme:
N/A

IV. How to find out more
Information source:
http://www.climate.kz/eng/?m=html&cid=19

Administering agency:
Government of Kazkhstan

Date of submission:
09/11/2009 14:57