On 29 November, 2018 the Scientific Research and Education Center “Green Academy” jointly with Statistics Committee, JSC “Center for the Development of Trade Policy” Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the OECD will conduct the first meeting of Interdepartmental Working Group (IWG) on the theme “Elaboration of green growth indicators and preparing of National Report on green growth of Kazakhstan”.

The aim of the event is to discuss the perspectives of implementation of green growth indicators into the system of national statistics. Within the framework of the OECD — Kazakhstan collaboration (2018-2019), Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy implements the project“Elaboration of green growth indicators and preparing of National Report on green growth of Kazakhstan”. The project aims to assist Kazakhstan in integrating the measurement of green growth into a regular reporting system and assessing progress towards implementation of the Concept for the transition to a “green economy”.

The OECD Environment Directorate, members of the inter-ministerial Working Group on Green Economy Indicators, representatives of the Ministry of

Economy, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Agriculture, Committee on Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy and other state bodies and institutions of Kazakhstan will take part in the IWG meeting.

On the results of the event, it is planned to adopt recommendations for the further implementation of indicators into statistical system and the preparation of national report on green growth.

Location: Astana, Mangilik el av., House of Ministries, entrance 4

Date and time of holding: November 29/2018, 10.00-13.00

Contacts: +7 (7172) 749311, 749778 — Assel Dzhartybayeva

+7(7172) 277293, 277294 — Indira Zhaisanbek