The Institute conducts several lines of research that are directly relevant to the project. The Institute also houses a Department of Glaciology, which conducts year-round monitoring and research at three remote stations in the Northern Tien Shen mountain range. esearch focuses on snow- ice and water resources in a changing climate. The Institute has been consulted and has contributed to the formulation of the project

State

hydrology, glaciology, geomorphology, landscape study, mapping

first Kazakhstani NGO that works in the field of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol (KP) and Vienna Convention on Ozone Layer Protection

Private

Capacity building and awareness raising on climate change, ozone layer, greenhouse gas emissions, environment protection.

An independent agency of the United States federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance

International

Humanitarian aid, enhancinh of different countries’ national DRR capacities, emergency response, water resources, environmental protection, health, etc.

Department of Climate Policy and Green Technologies of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources is an institutional focal point for the UNFCCC in Kazakhstan. The Ministry has been consulted and has contributed to the formulation of the project.

State

Geology, water resources, Ecology