World Bank2014-04-012014-04-012013-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17549This overview of climate change activities in Kazakhstan is part of a series of country notes for five Central Asian countries that summarize climate portfolio of the major development partners in a number of climate-sensitive sectors, namely energy, agriculture, forestry, and natural resources, water, health, and transport. Recognizing the nature and significance of climate change contribution to an increase in disaster risk, the note also looks into the development partners' approaches and measures in this area. The note further provides a brief overview of Kazakhstan's climate context in terms of observed impacts and historical trends as well as climate projections specific to sectors that are considered to be essential to the country's economic development. Finally, the note assesses national policy and institutional context related to climate change and suggests potential ways forward that can help Kazakhstan mainstream low-carbon, climate-resilient development.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAIRAIR POLLUTIONAIR TEMPERATUREALTERNATIVE ENERGYARABLE LANDARCTIC OCEANARID CLIMATEBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYBRIDGECARBONCARBON ECONOMYCARRIERSCLIMATECLIMATE ACTIONCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIESCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONCLIMATE CHANGE POLICIESCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOSCLIMATE CONDITIONSCLIMATE MODELSCLIMATE PROJECTIONSCLIMATE RESILIENCECLIMATE RISKCLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENTSCLIMATE TRENDSCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATE VULNERABILITYCLIMATE WARMINGCLIMATE-SENSITIVE SECTORSCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOCOALCOLD WINTERSCONTINENTAL CLIMATEDAILY TEMPERATUREDESERTIFICATIONDESERTSDISTRICT HEATINGDRAINAGEDRINKING WATERDROUGHTDRYLANDSECOLOGYECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC COSTSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC MECHANISMSECONOMIC SECTORSECOSYSTEMELECTRIC CARSELECTRIC POWERELECTRICITYELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY SUPPLYEMISSIONEMISSION TRADINGEMISSIONSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY SAVINGSENERGY SOURCESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGESENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME TEMPERATURESEXTREME WEATHERFARMSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISHERIESFLOODSFORESTFOREST FIREFOREST FIRESFOREST PROTECTIONFORESTRYFORESTRY ACTIVITIESFORESTSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFROSTFUELFUEL EFFICIENCYGAS FLARINGGHGGLACIER MELTGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITYGLOBAL WARMINGGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGROUNDWATER POLLUTIONHIGH TEMPERATURESHIGHWAYINCOMEINDICATORS OF CLIMATE CHANGEINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL TRANSITINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTLACK OF RAINFALLLAKESLAND USELOGGINGLOW-CARBONMERCURYMOUNTAIN GLACIERSNATIONAL CLIMATENATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGENATURAL RESOURCESOFFSET PROGRAMOILOIL PRODUCTIONOIL RESERVESPASSENGERSPASTURESPOPULATION DENSITYPORTFOLIOPOWER SUPPLYPRECIPITATIONPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONRAILWAYSRAINRAINFALLRANGELANDSRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENTROADROAD DEVELOPMENTROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD MANAGEMENTROADSSAFETYSCENARIOSSEASONAL PRECIPITATIONSMOKESPOT MARKETSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE USETEMPERATURETEMPERATURE DIFFERENCETEMPERATURE INCREASETEMPERATURE RISETRAFFICTRAFFIC SAFETYTRANSIT CORRIDORTRANSPORTTRANSPORT EFFICIENCYTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT SECTORUNCERTAINTY IN CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOSUNEPURBAN MOBILITYVEHICLEVEHICLESWALKINGWASTE MANAGEMENTWEATHER CONDITIONSWINDWIND POWER10.1596/17549