A “green” conference was held in Nur-Sultan
24.09.2020
On September 23, 2020, an online "Green growth"
sustainable development goals in Kazakhstan: greening the economy"
Conference was held in memory of Saltanat Rakhimbekova, a public figure
in the field of "green" economy.  "The natural capital of our country is enormous, we are the fifth in the world in terms of pasture land area, the third in the area of land not contaminated with agrochemicals and GMO crops, we have many reservoirs, we have natural tourism and recreation potential." Saltanat Rakhimbekova Founder, Head of NGOs – G-Global Green Economy And Development Coalition, EXPO&Women, Agricultural Union of Women of Kazakhstan, Civil Alliance of Kazakhstan
Friends, students, followers of Saltanat Rakhimbekova, as well as independent experts spoke about this and much more at an online conferenc.organized by the Economic Research Institute. The first speaker was Toleutay Rakhimbekov, the Chairman of the Management Board of the National Agrarian Research And Educational Center Non-Profit JSC, husband of Saltanat Rakhimbekova. "Saltanat, indeed, gave a lot of effort to work in the field of green economy. She had been working on this issue for a long time. ... We were engaged in completely new technologies, which even today, after 30 years, are unknown to many specialists and scientists. These are issues of bridge farming, farm electrified technologies, which are directly related to the agricultural ecology. She was particularly impressed when in 2013 our Yelbasy, the First President, signed a decree approving the concept of Kazakhstan's transition to a green economy. Around this time, she formed For a Green Economy G-Global. Saltanat gathered around her the devotees, altruists who worked for the very idea of greening the economy. She was very active in promoting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This is the 2nd goal, which was related to agriculture; SDG 13, which calls on all of us to actively take up the challenges associated with climate change." Speaking about the development of the green economy, Rakhimbekov noted the special importance of soil conservation and protection of agriculture from climate change. Toleutay Satayevich, Doctor of Economics, academician, scientist in the field of formation and development of AIC processing sub-complex, is concerned about agro-industrial issues today: "I keep trying to remind specialists and officials that in addition to the current problems of agriculture, there are two global problems that the industry faces. The first is global climate change. In the development of agriculture, the state cannot ignore this issue. The number of dry periods increases from year to year. And this should be taken into account when developing public policy. The second problem is soil degradation." The pandemic has highlighted the importance of agriculture. According to the expert, the number of people at risk of starvation will increase by several hundred million people. Kazakhstan can contribute to this problem solution, due to the potential for the agricultural production - environmentally safe food. "The pandemic affects not only people and business, but also the environment and the economy," Vitaly Vremish says, the Deputy Permanent Representative of UN Development Program in Kazakhstan. As he noted in his welcome speech, the corona-crisis threatens the goals of sustainable development. "Today, achieving SDGs, in particular social goals, as well as goals related to the fight against climate change, requires a long-term approach in which the government, we, the private sector and civil society address these challenges. I am pleased to note that Kazakhstan continues to work on implementing the concept of transition to a green economy. During the pandemic, the meeting of the Green Economy Council was prioritized. The efforts that were planned at the beginning of the year are also continuing. Green growth is in the President's Address, so there are good prerequisites for further work on "green" Goals," the international expert said at the conference. "Certainly, the sustainable development
goals are comprehensive. And the fact that Expo&Women dealt with
agricultural issues, involving women in this process, will deliver
benefits," Aigul Sagadibekovna said. Aigul Solovyova, the Chairman of the Management Board of Association of Environmental Organizations of Kazakhstan ALE, was a close friend of Saltanat Rakhimbekova. Together they worked on large-scale projects such as Expo&Women. This is a new concept for involving women and feminist movements in support of the contribution of Expo exhibitions to sustainable and inclusive development, transition to a new technological paradigm, future society models, innovative charity and social entrepreneurship.
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