The Kazakh government has allocated KZT 305mn (over $560,000) to study environmental and ecological challenges facing the Caspian Sea.
The funding is said to be directed to the non-governmental joint-stock company Kazakhstan Caspian Sea Research Institute. The resources will be used to strengthen the institute’s infrastructure and support laboratory research in hydrobiology, hydrochemistry, hydrometeorology, and satellite monitoring.
The institute conducts a wide range of studies, including assessing fish stocks, developing conservation methods, researching ichthyofauna, and investigating the causes of mass seal deaths to protect the species.
It also monitors hydrological processes, tracks sea level changes, analyzes climate impacts on the marine ecosystem, and collects data on water quality, biodiversity, and other environmental indicators in the Caspian Sea and its Kazakh coastline.
Environmentalists warn that the Caspian Sea’s water level is falling by around 70 centimeters each year. In some areas of Kazakhstan, the coastline has retreated by as much as 18 kilometers.
In May, Russian scientists confirmed that a new island had formed in the northern part of the sea due to the drop in water levels.
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