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This informational brochure is dedicated to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea (Tehran Convention), signed in 2003 and entered into force in 2006, and the path it took from its origins to its formation and development, and presents in a short and systematic way a chronology of events and activities under the Tehran Convention.
Prepared by the interim Secretariat of the Tehran Convention with the collaboration of the Convention’s Parties, this brochure includes contributions from individuals involved in the development and implementation of the Tehran Convention at various stages of its establishment and advancement.
The materials in this brochure are intended to foster understanding among the public and other stakeholders regarding the role of the Tehran Convention in preserving the marine and coastal environment and achieving sustainable development goals in the Caspian Sea region.
The presentation of the materials in chronological order shows the wide range and scope of the Convention’s thematic areas of activity and highlights its importance for solving environmental problems in the Caspian Sea region.

The materials of the information brochure can be used by the authorities, the public, and other interested parties of the Caspian littoral states as information and reference material for wider familiarization with the Tehran Convention and its activities in the field of marine and coastal environment protection in the Caspian Sea region.

The Booklet in better quality in English and Russian languages is available here. 

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015 (Resolution 70/1), “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” defines the directions of the sustainable development for particular regions and states, including activities aimed at achieving a balanced and sustainable economy.

It contains seventeen sustainable development goals and one hundred sixty-nine targets, many of which are important for the activities under conventions and regional sea action plans.  Governments are responsible for the implementation of commitments to achieve these goals and targets, while the regional sea conventions are the basis for promotion of the corresponding regional activities.  The regional sea conventions reinforce the application of the ecosystem approach and form multilateral partnership for achieving the sustainable development goals.

In this regard, the event, which takes place in Astrakhan, 10-11 August 2017, under the Year of Ecology in the Russian Federation, is timed to the celebrations of the “Caspian Sea Day” under the Tehran Convention, might be considered as one of the most significant events in the calendar of the international environmental cooperation within the Caspian Sea region.

The event, organized by the Administration of the Astrakhan oblast, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, PJSC “LUKOIL”, and Interim Tehran Convention Secretariat, traditionally brings together representatives of the Caspian littoral countries, executive authorities of different levels, experts, as well as business sector and academic community with a view of the professional discussion of the implementation of the provisions of the Tehran Convention in the context of sustainable development.

Review of Kazakhstan's activities in fulfillment of obligations under the Tehran Convention

The article examines recent Caspian Sea level change by using both satellite radar altimetry and satellite gravity data. The altimetry record for 2002–2015 shows a declining level at a rate that is approximately 20 times greater than the rate of global sea level rise. Seasonal fluctuations are also much larger than in the world oceans. With a clearly defined geographic region and dominant signal magnitude, variations in the sea level and associated mass changes provide an excellent way to compare various approaches for processing satellite gravity data. 

Baku 2017