Меню
The Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources is a central executive body of the Government of Kazakhstan, providing leadership in the areas of formation and implementation of state policy, coordination of management processes in the areas of environmental protection, development of the green economy, waste management (excluding municipal, medical and radioactive waste), protection, control and supervision the rational use of natural resources, the state geological study of the subsoil, the reproduction of the mineral resource base, the use and protection of the water fund, in water supplies, sanitation, forestry, protection, reproduction and use of wildlife and the specially protected areas.
At the site of the Ministry's subordinate organization – the NAO "International Center for Green Technologies and Investment Projects" (hereinafter – the Center), a Bureau for the Best available Technologies (hereinafter – the BAT Bureau) has been established, whose main tasks are to organize and coordinate work on the transition to BAT principles, prepare BAT reference books, conduct a comprehensive technological audit (CTA).
The Center was established in 2018 as a legacy of the EXPO-2017 exhibition, whose mission is to facilitate the accelerated transition of Kazakhstan to a green economy by promoting technologies and best practices, business development and investment.
Currently, according to the results of the KTA, industry reports on the main sectors of the economy have been developed, and the NTV Bureau has also begun to develop Reference Books on BAT.