The Minister of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan has called on the international community to include the protection of the unique high-altitude lake in the global climate agenda.
At the "Sustainable Impact Forum," held as part of the World Government Summit, Bakyt Torobaev, the Minister of Water Resources and Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan, presented alarming data on the state of Issyk-Kul. Since the mid-19th century, the water level in this one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world has decreased by almost 14 meters, and the total loss of water volume has reached a critical mark of 85 billion cubic meters.
Key factors contributing to the ecological crisis include rapid glacier melting, changes in the hydrological regime of rivers, and significant increases in water consumption in the region. Torobaev noted that the reduction in river inflow poses a threat to the biodiversity and tourism potential of this unique ecosystem, which has international significance.
Kyrgyzstan has officially called on international partners to expand cooperation in sustainable water resource management. According to the minister, the issue of preserving Issyk-Kul should move from being a local problem to the realm of global dialogue on the protection of water ecosystems. Kyrgyzstan has expressed its readiness to implement joint innovative projects to prevent ecological disaster.
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