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Japan pledges US$3 million for Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea water decline

South China Morning Post

July 4, 2026

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Japan pledges US$3 million for Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea water decline

Japan has partnered with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to support Kazakhstan’s efforts to address the decline in the Caspian Sea’s water level driven by climate change, pledging a 465 million yen (US3 million) grant towards its sustainable use. Under the initiative for the world’s largest inland water body, Japan hopes to promote cooperation among littoral states on water resource management and enhance monitoring systems, according to the foreign ministry. The decline in the Caspian...

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