Ministerial Decree No. 431 validating the Regulation on declarations of ecological disaster. País/Territorio Kazajstán Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2005 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Peligros Clasificación/declasificación Área geográphica Mar Aral, Asia, Mar Caspio, Asia Central, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Asia del Norte Resumen This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities for declaring an ecological disaster and for the delimiting and classifying the disaster area. Areas of ecological disaster shall be classified according to degree of degradation. The purposes of declarations of ecological disaster shall be: (a) delimitation of its boundaries; (b) assessment of the ecological state of the territory; (c) valuation of damage and of the possibility of recurrence; and (d) adoption of measures for the mitigation of consequences. The Ministerial Decree establishes criteria and indices for declarations of ecological disaster. Texto completo Ruso Página web www.government.kz