Kazakhstan launches Caspian Sea Research Institute amid environmental crisis

By&nbspMeruyert Zhakiya

Published connected 18/06/2025 - 15:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:25

Over nan past 2 decades, nan Caspian Sea level has dropped by much than 2 metres, putting section communities and ecosystems astatine risk. Scientists foretell an moreover sharper diminution successful nan years ahead. 

Ecologists constituent to ambiance alteration arsenic a awesome reason, peculiarly its effect connected nan Volga River — which flows done Russia and provides astir 85% of nan Caspian’s inflow.  

Experts accent nan urgent request for location cooperation, including nan long-standing but mostly inactive Tehran Convention, created to protect nan Caspian situation and beforehand sustainable usage of its resources. 

In consequence to nan biology crisis, nan Kazakh authorities is launching nan Caspian Sea Research Institute - a cardinal measurement toward knowing nan problem, protecting nan endangered Caspian Sea, and preserving nan region’s vulnerable ecosystem.