World Bank2014-04-162014-04-162013-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17849Kazakhstan's environmental situation is at a critical cross-road, where the pressures of economic growth without adequate environmental controls and the legacy of industrial production are beginning to take their toll on society in terms of health. In addition, Kazakhstan strives to promote itself as a modern and resource-efficient economy that is worthy of top international standing. In response, a series of proactive planning has emerged through such strategic initiatives as the Green Economy Concept with its accompanying actions that aim to reduce the ecological footprint of economic activities, promote sustainable economic growth and place Kazakhstan on a cleaner and greener development path. The document details the background and context of the situation in the country, and the initiatives that are being taken to improve air quality.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCIDENTSACETALDEHYDEAIRAIR EMISSIONAIR EMISSIONSAIR MONITORINGAIR POLLUTANTSAIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION CONTROLAIR POLLUTION INFORMATIONAIR POLLUTION MONITORINGAIR POLLUTION PROBLEMSAIR QUALITYAIR QUALITY DATAAIR QUALITY INFORMATIONAIR QUALITY MANAGEMENTAIR QUALITY MONITORINGAIR QUALITY PLANSAIR QUALITY STANDARDSALLOWANCE TRADINGAMBIENT AIRAMBIENT AIR POLLUTIONAMBIENT CONCENTRATIONSAMBIENT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYAMBIENT POLLUTIONAMMONIAANTIMONYARSENICATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONSATMOSPHERIC MONITORINGATMOSPHERIC POLLUTIONBARRIERS TO ENTRYBENZENEBRIDGECADMIUMCALCULATIONCARCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON MONOXIDECARSCHLORINECLEANER PRODUCTIONCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOCO2COALCOLD WINTERSCOMBUSTIONCONTROL REQUIREMENTSCOPPERCOPPER SMELTERSCOST SAVINGSDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDIESELDIFFUSIONDRIVERSDUSTECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC GROWTHELECTRIC POWEREMISSIONEMISSION LIMITEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTION MEASURESEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSION SOURCESEMISSION STANDARDSEMISSION TRADINGEMISSIONSEMISSIONS CONTROLEMISSIONS DATAEMISSIONS PERMITSEMISSIONS SOURCESEMISSIONS STANDARDSENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY GENERATIONENERGY PRODUCTIONENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL AGENCYENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCEENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLSENVIRONMENTAL COSTSENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL MEDIAENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTSENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDSEXHAUST EMISSIONSFERROUS METALSFINE PARTICLEFINE PARTICLESFORMALDEHYDEFOSSIL FUELFUEL STANDARDSFUELSFUGITIVE EMISSIONSGASESGHGGOLDGREEN HOUSE GASGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONGREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORYHAZARDOUS SUBSTANCESHEALTH PROTECTIONHEALTH STANDARDSHEAT PRODUCTIONHEAVY INDUSTRYHUMAN HEALTHHYDROGENHYDROGEN CHLORIDEHYDROGEN FLUORIDEHYDROGEN SULFIDEINDUSTRIAL EMISSIONSINDUSTRIAL FACILITIESINDUSTRIAL FACILITYINDUSTRIAL POLLUTIONINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONINPUT USEINSPECTIONIRONLABOR PRODUCTIVITYMERCURYMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONSMINESNATURAL GASNATURAL RESOURCESNH3NICKELNITROGENNITROGEN DIOXIDENITROGEN OXIDENITROGEN OXIDESNO2NOXO&MO3OILOIL REFINERIESOZONEOZONE FORMATIONPAHPARTICULATEPARTICULATE AIR POLLUTIONPARTICULATE MATTERPARTICULATESPHENOLPM10POINT SOURCESPOLICY INSTRUMENTSPOLICY MAKERSPOLLUTANTPOLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONSPOLLUTANT EMISSIONSPOLLUTERSPOLLUTION COSTSPOLLUTION EMISSIONSPOLLUTION LEVELSPOLLUTION PREVENTIONPOLLUTION REDUCTIONPOLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONSPOWER PLANTPOWER PLANTSPREMATURE DEATHSPREMATURE MORTALITYPRODUCERSPRODUCTION PROCESSESPROPAGATIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONQUALITY ASSESSMENTQUALITY REGULATIONQUALITY STANDARDSRECYCLINGROADSAFETYSAFETY REGULATIONSSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGESILVERSMOGSO2SOURCE OF POLLUTIONSOXSPEEDSSTATIONARY SOURCESULFATESULFURSULFUR DIOXIDESULFUR OXIDESSULPHATESULPHURSULPHUR DIOXIDESULPHUR OXIDESSUSPENDED PARTICLESSUSPENDED SOLIDSTANTALUMTEMPERATURETINTOLLTOLUENETRACE ELEMENTSTRADABLE PERMITSTRAFFICTRANSITTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORTATION SYSTEMURANIUMVEHICLEVEHICLE EMISSIONVEHICLE EMISSIONSVOCVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDSWASTEWASTE DISPOSALWASTE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWEATHER CONDITIONSWINDXYLENEZINC10.1596/17849