Today, the World Bank specialists paid a visit to the Aktau seaport in order to present a team that will conduct research on the study of the drop in the Caspian Sea level, which is one of the urgent problems for the community of the region.

Over the next 18 months, HR Wallingford specialists will gradually study the data from previous studies on the Caspian Sea, the results of regional climate models (RCM), prepare a digital relief model and a hydrological model of catchments. Hydrodynamic modeling of the entire Caspian Sea and Aktau port will also be carried out using software (TELEMAC) to simulate future climate change scenarios.

The data and recommendations developed during the research will be used in subsequent projects for the reconstruction and modernization of the infrastructure and equipment of the Aktau port.

The decline in the level of the Caspian Sea over the past decades has become a serious problem affecting the ecology, economy and social aspects of the countries adjacent to this inland body of water. Experts have expressed concerns about the long-term consequences of this phenomenon, including loss of biodiversity, deterioration of water and air quality, as well as threats to economic stability.

The visit of representatives of the World Bank is a practical implementation of the initiatives of the port of Aktau in the direction of studying the problems of falling Caspian Sea levels.

As Abai Turikpenbayev, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC NC ASCP, noted at the meeting, only joint efforts of all regional structures will preserve the unique ecosystem of the region and ensure its sustainable development in the future.