Kazakhstan Allocates Funds to Advance Caspian Sea Research

In line with the Kazakh president’s directive to conduct a comprehensive study of the Caspian Sea, the government has allocated 305 million tenge ($563,797) to the Kazakhstan Research Institute of the Caspian Sea.

The funding was approved through a decree signed by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, The Caspian Post reports per Kazakh media.

The institute was established under the president’s guidance to address environmental challenges facing the Caspian Sea. Its work encompasses assessing fish populations, developing conservation methods and technologies, studying local fish species, investigating mass seal die-offs, and implementing measures for their protection.

In addition, the institute focuses on examining the sea’s hydrological processes, monitoring water levels, analyzing the effects of climate change on the ecosystem, and collecting data on water quality, biodiversity, and other parameters within Kazakhstan’s sector of the Caspian Sea and its coastline.

The allocated funds will support the institute’s further development and enable timely, effective research in hydrobiology, hydrochemistry, hydrometeorology, satellite monitoring, and other critical areas.