Problems of Ensuring the Availability and Safety of Drinking Water for The Sustainable Development of The Republic of Kazakhstan

Clean and affordable water is an integral part of life. Millions of people on the planet do not have access to clean fresh water. As you know, Kazakhstan belongs to the countries that are largely experiencing a shortage of water resources, including due to climate change. In conditions of scarcity and fragility of water resources, the problem of water security is considered as a component of the national security of the country, since it combines the problems of food, energy, climate, environmental and general human security. The purpose of the research of the scientific article is to consider the problems of ensuring the availability and safety of drinking water, to assess the quality of drinking water in the regions of Kazakhstan. The problems of providing the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan with safe drinking water are considered, the results of assessing the quality and level of drinking water supply by its regions are presented.