Cross Border River Cooperation between China and Kazakhstan:Process,Opportunities,and Deepening Paths
The Sino Kazakhstan cross-border river cooperation mechanism,led by the Joint Committee,has achieved outstanding results in hydrological information exchange,water quality protection,water allocation,water conservan-cy project cooperation and other aspects.The improvement of political relations between China and Kazakhstan,the active cooperation of the Environment Committee and the support of relevant policies of the"the Belt and Road"ini-tiative are the main factors to promote cross-border river cooperation between China and Kazakhstan;At the same time,the cooperation mechanism also faces a series of challenges:formulating practical and effective rules for water resources allocation,deepening cooperation on environmental protection,emphasizing the signing of cross-border aquifer treaties,building a systematic cross-border water cooperation system and a diversified water dispute resolu-tion method,are key to addressing challenges and realizing the sustainable use of trans-boundary water resources be-tween China and Kazakhstan.
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