Kazakhstan heads the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea
Since 2024, the chairmanship of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea has passed to the Republic of Kazakhstan. The country will lead the organization for the next three years. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was elected president of IFAS until the end of 2026.
The International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, which includes Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, is engaged in the implementation of joint interstate environmental, scientific and practical programs and projects aimed at saving the Aral Sea and improving the environmental situation in the region, as well as solving common social and environmental problems.
“We are aimed at deepening cooperation both with the states of Central Asia and with other international organizations and financial institutions. This year we plan to begin the second phase of the project to preserve the Northern Aral Sea, implemented together with the World Bank. Saving the Aral Sea is a task that can only be accomplished through the joint efforts of all IFAS founding states. In the next three years, we intend to achieve significant results in this direction,” Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurzhan Nurzhigitov said.
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