Volume 11 Issue 3 ( September 2024)

Pages_1530-1543

Study of Water Stress in Plains Rivers: Climate and Human Influence

Lyazzat Makhmudova, Marat Moldakhmetov, Ainur Mussina, Ersin Kurmangazy, Galymzhan Kambarbekov, Adilet Zharylkassyn, Madina Zhulkainarova

[ABSTRACT ]

The study aims to assess recent changes in water consumption, stress, and supply in Northern and Central Kazakhstan amidst significant climate and socio-economic shifts. The study used methods of analysing long-term changes in annual and seasonal runoff, statistical analysis, and assessment of the anthropogenic impact on water resources. The article presents new data on the assessment of the multi-year dynamics of water resources formed in the basins of the Yesil, Tobyl – Torgai and Nura – Sarysu rivers and the multi-year dynamics of water used.

Keywords: water resources; minimum flow; winter low water