As Kazakhstan designs its mid-century decarbonisation strategy, there is a unique opportunity for Kazakhstan to direct investments towards energy, transport and industry infrastructure projects that not only support economic growth and job creation in the short term, but also assist the transition towards a more resilient economic model, less reliant on fossil fuels and more compatible with the Paris Agreement and the SDGs in the long term.

SIPA’s activities in Kazakhstan related to infrastructure planning and evaluation include support to help the country reach its net-zero emissions target by operationalising and implementing its long-term low-emission development strategy (implemented by IDDRI) as well as a pilot multidimensional assessment of a major infrastructure project (IISD). Sectoral work in Kazakhstan focuses on fossil-fuel subsidy reform (IISD), improving the connectivity and sustainability of freight in Central Asia (ITF), and decarbonising hard-to-abate industries (OECD). SIPA includes an array of capacity development activities, including to promote responsible business conduct (RBC) and due diligence (OECD).

• 2023 Summer School, 3-5 October, Istanbul, Türkiye.
  
  
• Previous events:
  • 19 December 2023: 2nd SIPA Webinar on Decarbonisation of Energy in Central Asia, virtual event
  • 14 December 2023: OECD Eurasia Week: SIPA session "Low Carbon Transition in Euraisa", Paris, France 
  • 3 December 2023: CAREC COP28 Pavilion: SIPA session "Potential and Opportunities for Low Carbon Development in Central Asia", hybrid event
  • 3-5 October 2023: SIPA Summer School Programme, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 12 September 2023: 1st SIPA Webinar on Decarbonisation of Transport in Central Asia, virtual event
  • 4-5 July 2023: Regional Workshop on ISO Standards for Carbon Management, Astana, Kazakhstan
  • 3 July 2023: Public-Private Discussion on Sustainable Infrastructure for the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate Industries in Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan
  • 22 June 2023: National Stakeholder Meeting "Policy Dialouge on Achieving Carbon Neutrality and COP28", Astana, Kazakhstan
  • 11-12 May 2023: GREEN Action Task Force Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 5 April 2023: Enhancing Regional Freight Connectivity for Central Asia, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 14-18 November 2022: National Workshop on ISO Standards for Carbon Management, Astana, Kazakhstan
  • 21-23 September 2022: SIPA Summer School Programme, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
  • 31 June - 1st July 2022: Annual Meeting of the GREEN Action Task Force, Tbilisi, Georgia.
  • 11 March 2022: Conference on CO₂ Capture in Central Asia, virtual event.
  • 23 September 2021: OECD Regional Dialogue "Accelerating the race to net-zero in Central Asia", virtual event.