The problem of risks along the cross-border rivers in the Republic of Kazakhstan

In this article, the authors consider the issues of flood risk along the Transboundary Rivers of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Floods significantly affect the ecological and socio-economic development of the country. It was found that traditional methods of collecting information about floods do not meet modern requirements and do not allow for prompt management decisions on flood prevention and response. The authors come to the conclusion that the most effective monitoring of floods and high waters is space monitoring. Due to the large frequency of observations and high efficiency of receiving and processing, satellite data are indispensable for solving problems of operational monitoring of the situation on rivers during the spring flood.