Implementation of Circular Economy in the Water Sector in the Industrial Region of Kazakhstan

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3303/CET23103003" target="_blank" >10.3303/CET23103003</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Implementation of Circular Economy in the Water Sector in the Industrial Region of Kazakhstan

Original language description

The water sector has been considered as the priority in implementing the Circular Economy (CE) in Kazakhstan, aiming to reduce anthropogenic pressure on the environment and promote efficient water resource use. Challenges have been rising significantly in the water sector in Kazakhstan, while tailor-made research on the CE in the water sector has not been addressed. This study assesses the water management system in different sectors of the economy of the Pavlodar region of Kazakhstan, focusing on (waste)water distribution networks, irrational water use, emissions, and associated water and energy losses. Interviews were conducted with stakeholders from local industries, governmental bodies, water supply utilities, and academia to understand their willingness to adopt the CE principles. Responses from the interview were examined using the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approaches. The existing water infrastructure is recognised as a prominent strength and a crucial factor for the prospects of CE implementation. The inadequate and outdated state of the water infrastructure, along with substantial water losses, are recognised as highly influential weaknesses in the industrial water management systems of the region, which were also acknowledged as the weakest aspects and obstacles towards the implementation of the CE principles in the water sector. High investment costs for water infrastructure modernisation and the projected increase in water consumption were considered major threats to the successful implementation of CE practices in the studied region.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20400 - Chemical engineering

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF15_003%2F0000456" target="_blank" >EF15_003/0000456: Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL)</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Chemical Engineering Transactions

ISSN

2283-9216

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

neuveden

Issue of the periodical within the volume

103

Country of publishing house

IT - ITALY

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

13-18

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85179059755