Implementation of the 1992 Helsinki Convention in Transboundary Groundwater Management: A Comparative Analysis with the Case  of the Shu Basin

Д.К.  Аденова; Е.Ж. Муртазин; Дж. Сагин; Е.В.  Сотников; С.Р. Тажиев; А.М. Байкадамова

doi:10.51301/ejsu.2026.i1.06

Авторы

Д.К. Аденова У.М.Ахмедсафин атындағы Гидрогеология және геоэкология институты, Қазақстан
Е.Ж. Муртазин У.М.Ахмедсафин атындағы Гидрогеология және геоэкология институты, Қазақстан
Дж. Сагин Батыс Мичиган университетінің геология және қоршаған орта ғылымдары бөлімі, АҚШ
Е.В. Сотников У.М.Ахмедсафин атындағы Гидрогеология және геоэкология институты, Қазақстан
С.Р. Тажиев У.М.Ахмедсафин атындағы Гидрогеология және геоэкология институты, Қазақстан
А.М. Байкадамова У.М.Ахмедсафин атындағы Гидрогеология және геоэкология институты, Қазақстан

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Ключевые слова:

трансшекаралық жерасты сулары; су қауіпсіздігі; құқықтық реттеу; Орталық Азия

Аннотация

Тұщы су тапшылығының артуы және климаттың өзгеруі жағдайында жерасты суларының ресурстарын қоса алғанда, трансшекаралық суды тиімді басқару ерекше маңызға ие. 1992 жылғы Хельсинки конвенциясы трансшекаралық су ағындары мен сулы горизонттарды қорғау және ұтымды пайдалану саласындағы мемлекеттердің ынтымақтастығына халықаралық құқықтық негіз береді. Бұл мақала гидрогеологиялық аспектілерге баса назар аудара отырып, әлемнің әртүрлі аймақтарында – Еуропада, Орталық Азияда және Африкада Конвенция ережелерін іске асыру тәжірибесін салыстырмалы талдауға бағытталған. Халықаралық стандарттарды ішінара енгізу жағдайы ретінде Қазақстан мен Қырғызстан аумағында орналасқан Шу трансшекаралық бассейніне ерекше назар аударылады. Жерасты суларын басқару, мониторинг және қорғау тәжірибесін жүйелі талдау негізінде Конвенцияның ережелерін өңірлік су саясаты мен институционалдық тетіктерге интеграциялау бойынша ұсыныстар ұсынылады. Зерттеудің мақсаты – 1992 жылғы Хельсинки конвенциясының трансшекаралық жерасты суларына баса назар аудара отырып, әлемнің әртүрлі аймақтарында қолдану тәжірибесіне салыстырмалы талдау жасау, Шу бассейнінің мысалында оны жүзеге асырудың проблемалары мен перспективаларын көрсету. Зерттеу 1992 жылғы Хельсинки конвенциясын қолдану географиялық және саяси-институционалдық контекстке байланысты айтарлықтай өзгеретінін растады.

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