At this time, The Republic of Kazakhstan, like the majority of countries, is experiencing a lot of environmental issues and now the resolving of these issues has been elevated to the level of state policy. In "Strategy-2030" of the Republic of Kazakhstan the leading topic of discussion would be "improving nutrition, environmental cleanliness and ecology". According to the world ecological rating, Kazakhstan is a zone of ecological catastrophe, where the worsening state of the environment has hit its critical limit, which is a direct threat to the physical wellbeing of the population, balance of flora and fauna and depletion of non-renewable natural resources.

The leading causes of pollution and deterioration of natural systems are:  industry, agriculture and road transport. Of all the elements, the atmosphere is the most sensitive one

The mining and processing industry is well advanced and is only advancing further. A big bulk of twenty billion tons of waste that have been accumulated in the last years have been the result of the mining industry. Enormous industrial facilities are being constructed and put to action, which leads to an increase in air pollution and of overall worsening of the environment.

In the cities, the main contribution to air pollution is made by road transport. The low quality of the fuel used, the absence of filters for cleaning exhaust gases, the poor condition of the rolling stock of vehicles, the increase in the number of cars, leads to the emission of a huge amount of carbon monoxide, lead, etc. which leads to air pollution.

The availability and condition of water resources is a basic factor that has impact on the development of the country. At the same time, the overall condition and quality of water resources in Kazakhstan are significantly deteriorating.

Tests of nuclear weapons, conducted for 40 years at the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, caused irreversible damage to human health and the environment, caused an increase in the overall morbidity and mortality of the population.

This was a brief introduction to the topic of ecology in Kazakhstan and I will go into more details in future posts.