Ministerial Decree No. 1216 validating the Regulation on Agency on hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Monitoring Climate change Ozone layer Radiation Data collection/reporting Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract Agency on hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring is the authorized state institution entitled with the task of data collection, reporting and ensuring access to information related to climate change and environmental pollution. The Agency shall have the competence as regards: (a) access to hydrometeorological information and environmental data; (b) study of natural phenomena, climate change and radiation environment on soil; (c) keeping of the national hydrometeorological and environmental data bank; (d) coordination of activity regarding ozone layer. Full text Russian