Rinat Abdrakhmanov , February 22, 2012

1. Stable ecological settlements,as a perspective model of food safety, autonomous energy and water provision and living in the conditions of changing climate Rinat Abdrakhmanov, February 22, 2012

2. Principles of ecological settlements • Goals and objectives • Model of settlements development • Expected results and benefits

3. Principles of an ecological settlement: • 1 hectare – 1 family – 1 house; • 1 settlement– 150-200 families; • The function of land – a farm allowing to build a house for one peasant; • Managing a farm based on the principles of ecological stability; • Allocating a 10% quota on land for immigrants

4. Purpose of the project: Creating and developing stable ecological settlements in Kazakhstan

5. Stages of the model 1. Formation of the stable settlements 2. Development of clusters and implementation of green technologies 3. Distribution of the practice on all levels

6. 1. Formation of the stable settlements • Changes or additions to the current legislation on land; • Allocation of 170-250 hectares of land by the local authorities; • Planning the settlement and organizing utilities; • Selling an area of 1 hectare (not higher than $1000/ha); • Creating and registering social foundations; • Constructing ecologically clean energy-efficient houses; • Establishing socio-cultural aspects of life.

8. Ecologically cleanconstruction

9. Organic farming

10. 2. Development of clusters and implementation of green technologies Creating a national coordination center for ecological settlements Promoting the settlement’s ecologically clean production Developing the government’s economic policy on the ecological settlements Exchanging information, experience, practices and implementation of technologies Exchanging advanced international experience Developing general social scheme (education, public health) Creating new schools with ecological slant and promoting healthy life style

11. New afforestation in Alma-Rai village

12. Greenhouses and winter gardens

15. 3. Distribution of the practice on all levels • Organizing a site for exchanging experience and demonstrating new methods and technologies; • Conducting regular practical seminars and exchange programs; • Creating and developing a network of ecological settlements in Central Asia; • Cooperation with other national and international networks of ecological settlements; • Designing methodical handbooks and instructional guides.

16. Work Plan

17. Local authorities Outflow of load on municipal objects Cities population Ecologically clean products Govenment $1 billion into budget (based on 20% inclusion) Participants Affordable accomodation; Food; Additional job placement Construction Companies Additional demand for roads, power lines, houses Expected benefits Environment Soil amelioration; Air improvement; Containing biological variety. Health Physical; Moral; Social.

18. Stock raising

20. Thank you for your attention!rinat.aidar@mail.ru